Some random regular season stats

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

SAINT JOHN - The most unique regular season in Saint John Sea Dogs history came to an end last weekend.

Saint John played in 33 games and recorded a 15-14-3-1 record. Their .515 points percentage placed them third in the Maritimes Division and 11th overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Here's a look at a few other noteworthy numbers from the regular season (and remember that some teams played quite a few more games than others, which impacts where players finished in certain statistical categories):

• Ryan Francis finished sixth overall in league scoring (50 points) and fifth in assists (34).
• Sherbrooke's Joshua Roy, who the Sea Dogs traded to Sherbrooke a couple months ago, finished fifth in goals with 22.
• Peter Reynolds finished second in rookie scoring (31 points) and tied for second in rookie goals (15). Only Halifax's Bobby Orr, who the Sea Dogs traded last summer, had more rookie points (32) but did play eight more games.
• Jeremie Poirier finished fourth in defensemen scoring (37 points); fifth in goals (nine); and fifth in assists (28).
• Former Sea Dog Nathan Larose led all QMJHL defensemen in goals with 17.
• Saint John scored first in just 11 of their 33 games. Teams averaged a .738 points percentage when scoring first this season... so improving on that is a good idea.
• Saint John finished with the league's third best power play (26.8%) but fourth worst penalty kill (74.1%).
• The Sea Dogs allowed seven shorthanded goals, the second most in the league. Halifax allowed eight but played 10 more games.
• Saint John outscored opponents 57-41 in second periods but were outscored 43-34 in firsts and 48-44 in thirds. It didn't feel like it at times, but the Dogs ended with a +2 goal differential. 
• The Sea Dogs averaged 4.12 goals per game (fourth best) while also allowing 4.06 goals against per game (fourth worst). The team averaged 35.43 shots per game (second best) but allowed 31.33 shots against per game (eighth worst). So... maybe over a full season that goals per game average drops a little more.
• Saint John outshot opponents in 21 of their 33 games.
• The Sea Dogs had a seven-game road losing streak in the first half but rebounded with a five-game road winning streak in the restart.