PLAYOFF GAME DAY 5: vs Drakkar

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

What: 2015 President Cup Playoffs, first round, game five. Baie-Comeau leads the best-of-seven series 3-1.

When and where: Today at 4 p.m., Harbour Station

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/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 2-4-0-0 against the Drakkar this year while Baie-Comeau is 4-2-0-0 against Saint John.

Previous meetings:

Game 4: Baie-Comeau 2 @ Saint John 4 (April 2 2015) Final

Game 3: Baie-Comeau 6 @ Saint John 5 (March 31 2015) Final

Game 2: Saint John 1 @ Baie-Comeau 4 (March 28 2015) Final

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 four on Wednesday, the Sea Dogs staved off elimination with a 4-2 win over the Drakkar at Harbour Station. Daniel Del Paggio, Nathan Noel, Jakub Zboril and Mark Tremaine scored for the Dogs while Sebastien Auger made 31 stops in the win. Dzmitry Ambrozheichik and Jasmin Boutet had Drakkar goals. Philippe Cadorette made 24 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Drakkar: None

Random stat: With an average of 2,189 fans per game, the Sea Dogs have the second lowest average attendance in the league this post-season. Only Victoriaville, who were swept by Rimouski, averaged less.

B-C notes: Vaclav Karabacek leads the Drakkar in scoring with a goal and six assists for seven points… Jasmin Boutet and Nicolas Meloche lead the team in goals with three each… Karabacek has a team high six assists… Jeremy Gregoire is third in the league in shots on goal… Nicolas Meloche is second in defensemen goals with three… the Drakkar are tied with Saint John for the most penalty minutes served this post-season… Baie-Comeau has the worst power play in the league with a rating of 7.4%.

SJ notes: Mark Tremaine leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with two goals and three assists for five points… Tremaine and Nathan Noel lead the team in goals with two each… Tremaine and Spencer Smallman each have a team high three assists… Saint John has the league’s best penalty kill with a rating of 92.6%.

Out of town:

Moncton at Chicoutimi - 2:00 PM EDT

Next game: If the Sea Dogs win, game six will be on Monday night in Baie-Comeau. If the Sea Dogs lose, it’s time to start looking ahead to the draft.