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PEI Rocket vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight at 7:30pm
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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
PREVIEW
SAINT JOHN - The PEI Rocket are in town tonight to face the Saint John
Sea Dogs at 7:30pm at Harbour Station. Tonight is the Sea Dogs’ first home game
since December 10 when Saint John beat Halifax 7-3.
Saint John enters play tonight with a 28-11-0-1 record
and sit first in the Maritimes Division and second overall in the league with
57 points. The Dogs are 6-4-0-0 in their last 10 games and are coming off a 4-3
loss in Bathurst on Wednesday.
The Sea Dogs are 16-3-0-0 at the Station and have
outscored opponents 96-50.
PEI enters action this evening with a record of 9-25-2-2.
They sit last in the Maritimes Division and last overall in the league with 22
points. They are four points back of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies who currently own
the final playoff spot.
The Rocket are 3-15-0-1 on the road and have been
outscored 104-57. They have the least amount of road wins in the league.
THE NUMBERS
| PEI | Saint John | |
| Record | 9-25-2-2 (6th Maritimes) | 28-11-0-1 (1st Maritimes) |
| Home Record | - - - | 16-3-0-0 |
| Road Record | 3-15-0-1 | - - - |
| Streak | 1-0-0-0 | 0-1-0-0 |
| Last 10 | 3-6-0-1 | 6-4-0-0 |
| Goals For | 120 | 172 |
| Goals Against | 175 | 119 |
| Overall PP | 21.4% (10th) | 23% (9th) |
| Home PP | - - - | 26.5% (6th) |
| Road PP | 17.4% (13th) | - - - |
| Overall PK | 72.8% (17th) | 76.8% (9th) |
| Home PK | - - - | 84% (4th) |
| Road PK | 69.3% (16th) | - - - |
| PIM/GAME | 17.7 (2nd) | 16.2 (6th) |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 loss in Bathurst on
Wednesday night. Danick Gauthier, Stephen MacAulay, and Aidan Kelly all scored
for Saint John as their comeback bid fell just short. Mathieu Corbeil was
pulled after allowing four goals on 19 shots. Sebastien Auger stopped all five
shots he faced in relief.
The Rocket are coming off a 3-2 win over the Moncton
Wildcats on Wednesday in Charlottetown. Jessyko Bernard, Josh Currie and Matej
Beran all scored for PEI. Maxime Lagace made 28 saves in the victory.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Saint John is 4-0-0-0 against the Rocket this year. Their
last meeting was on November 18 when Tomas Jurco and Danick Gauthier both
scored in a 2-1 win at the Charlottetown Civic Centre.
LEADING SCORERS
Zack Phillips continues to lead Saint John in scoring
with 54 points (19G, 35A) in 33 games. Danick Gauthier leads the squad in goals
with 32 while Phillips has a team high 35 assists.
Ben Duffy leads the Rocket in scoring with 54 points
(21G, 33A) in 38 games. Duffy leads the team in goals with 21 and assists with
33.
PROBABLE GOALTENDERS
Mathieu Corbeil (22-7-0-0, 2.43 GAA, 0.909 SV%) for Saint
John and Maxime Lagace (7-22-2-1, 4.22 GAA, 0.863 SV%) for PEI.
TRADES
Yesterday, Saint John shipped forward Scott Oke, prospect
Maxime Gravel, and a third round pick to Rimouski in exchange for a first and
seventh round pick.
PEI has been busy on the trade front as well. They traded
captain Matthew Hobbs to Victoriaville yesterday for Benjamin Laliberte, a
second round pick, and a sixth round pick. Hobbs had three goals and 10 assists
in 36 games with the Rocket.
M.I.A. FOR SAINT JOHN
Saint John is missing a large amount of players. Forwards
Jonathan Huberdeau, Charlie Coyle and Tomas Jurco along with defenseman Nathan
Beaulieu are all away at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Alberta.
Forward Oliver Cooper is away with Team Atlantic at the World Under-17
Challenge in Windsor.
Forwards Stanislav Galiev (wrist), Ryan Tesink (knee),
and Devon Oliver-Dares (head) have all been out with injuries.
M.I.A. FOR PEI
According to the Charlottetown Guardian, Ryan Graves,
Kelly Bent and Yan Pavel Laplante are all in Windsor taking part in the World
Under-17 Hockey Challenge.
NOTES
- The Sea Dogs are averaging 3,950 fans per game at Harbour Station this season, good for third in the league.
- Danick Gauthier sits second in league goal scoring with 32.
- Zack Phillips is fifth in assists with 35 on the year.
- Josh Currie leads the league in shorthanded goals with four.
- Gauthier is tied for the league lead in game-winning goals with six.
- Ian Saab sits second in penalty minutes with 105.
- Matej Beran is fourth in rookie scoring with 40 points (16G, 24A).
OTHER GAMES
Cape Breton at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Gatineau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Drummondville at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST
Quebec at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
Victoriaville at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or - 7:30 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs travel to Moncton tomorrow to take on the
Wildcats. Note that this is a 4pm start.
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