PLAYOFF GAME DAY 2: at Baie-Comeau

A preview of today’s game between the Saint John Sea Dogs and Baie-Comeau Drakkar…

What: 2015 President Cup playoffs, first round, game two. Baie-Comeau leads the best-of-seven series 1-0.

When and where: Today at 5 p.m., Henry Leonard Centre

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs finished the regular season third in the Maritimes Division and 10th overall in the QMJHL with a record of 32-26-4-6 for 74 points. The Drakkar finished fourth in the East Division and seventh overall with a 35-25-5-3 record for 78 points.

2014-15 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-2-0-0 against the Drakkar this year while Baie-Comeau went 2-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Previous meetings:

Game 1: Saint John 1 @ Baie-Comeau 3 (March 27 2015) Final

Reg. Season: Saint John 1 @ Baie-Comeau 3 (Nov 15 2014) Final
Reg. Season: Baie-Comeau 2 @ Saint John 6 (Oct 25 2014) Final

Last meeting: In game one last night, the Drakkar defeated the Sea Dogs 3-1. Jasmin Boutet had two goals for Baie-Comeau while Nicolas Meloche added a single. Luke Green had Saint John’s only goal. Philippe Cadorette made 26 saves in the win while Sebastien Auger made 24 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Drakkar: None

Random stat: With last night’s loss, Sebastien Auger is now 0-5 in playoff games with a GAA of 5.35 and SV% of .883. His only other playoff action came in the first round of the 2013 playoffs against Halifax.

NOTES: Each team struggled on the power play last night with Baie-Comeau going 0/8 and Saint John 1/8… Thomas Chabot was a -3… Jakub Zboril had four shots… Nicolas Meloche had seven shots… the Drakkar improved to 27-5-1-2 on home ice this season with last night’s win.

Out of town:

Victoriaville at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EDT
Halifax at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EDT
Charlottetown at Sherbrooke - 4:00 PM EDT
Gatineau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EDT
Cape Breton at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT
Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EDT

Next game: The series shifts to Saint John where game three will be played on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.