GAME DAY 17: vs Huskies

A preview of tonight’s game between the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and Saint John Sea Dogs…

When and where: Tonight at 7:30 p.m., Harbour Station

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Huskies are first in the West Division and first overall in the QMJHL standings with a 13-1-3-1 record for 30 points. The Sea Dogs are second in the Maritimes Division and 10^th overall with a record of 9-6-1-0 for 19 points.

Last games: The Huskies are coming off a 4-1 win over the Islanders in Charlottetown last night. Jean-Christophe Beaudin, Gabriel Fontaine, Francis Perron and Antoine Waked all scored for Rouyn-Noranda while Chase Marchand made 25 saves in the victory. The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss in Moncton on Sunday. Sam Povorozniouk, Spencer Smallman and Nathan Noel all scored for Saint John while Marc-Antoine Turcotte made 37 saves in the loss.

2014-15 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 1-1-0-0 against the Huskies last season while Rouyn-Noranda went 1-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Dec. 12, 2014 at Iamgold Arena where the Huskies defeated the Sea Dogs 5-1. Jeremy Lauzon, Francis Perron, Mathieu Lemay, Mathieu Boucher, and Jean-Christophe Beaudin scored for Rouyn-Noranda while Saint John’s lone goal came from Samuel Dove-McFalls. Alexandre Belanger made 30 saves in the win while Alex Bishop made 23 in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Huskies: None

Random fact/stat: Jean-Christophe Beaudin had one goal and three assists in two games against Saint John last season.

R-N notes: Francis Perron leads the Huskies in scoring and is sixth in league scoring with 13 goals and 13 assists for 26 points in 14 games… Jeremy Lauzon leads the team and is fourth in the league in assists with 18… Perron’s 13 goals are a team high… Perron is third in the league in power play points with 13… Chase Marchand has the second best GAA in the league with a rating of 2.24. His SV% of .916 is fourth best… Martins Dzierkals leads all rookies in scoring with nine goals and 13 assists for 22 points. He is second in rookie goals and assists… Jeremy Lauzon is second in defensemen scoring with 21 points… the Huskies are 6-1-1-1 on the road this year… 11-0-2-0 when scoring first… the Huskies have the second worst penalty kill in the league with a rating of 77.8%... averaging 4.43 goals per game, the second most in the league… Perron is on a 14-game point streak… Dzierkals and Lauzon are each on 12-game point streaks… Perron has goals in seven straight road games… the Huskies are on an impressive 12-0-3-1 streak.

SJ notes: Sam Povorozniouk – seven goals and seven assists – and Matthew Highmore – five goals and nine assists – are tied for the team scoring lead with 14 points each… Adam Marsh leads the team in goals with eight… Highmore’s nine assists are a team high… the team will be without forward Joe Veleno who is taking part in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge… the Dogs announced this morning that they’ve recalled forward Ryan Chiasson from MHL Dieppe… Marc-Antoine Turcotte’s GAA of 2.68 is fourth best in the league while his SV% of .920 is the best… 4-3-0-0 at Harbour Station… 8-2-0-0 when scoring first… their power play rating of 9.5% is the worst in the league… their penalty kill rating of 84.3% is third best in the league.

Out of town:

Val-d'Or at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT
Shawinigan at Chicoutimi - 7:00 PM EDT
Halifax at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT
Drummondville at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT
Gatineau at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EDT
Sherbrooke at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Val-d’Or Foreurs tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at Harbour Station.