Rouyn-Noranda at Saint John
SAINT JOHN, Canada (Interstat) — The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies will visit the Saint John Sea Dogs on Friday in a minor league hockey game at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Rouyn-Noranda enters with a 3-4 record. Saint John is 3-3. The Huskies are coming off a 6-2 loss at Halifax in their most recent game, when Jérémy Jarret scored and recorded four shots on goal. Antoine St-Laurent added a goal and two shots, while Samuel Beauchemin had one assist and one shot. Rouyn-Noranda has also posted a 6-0 win over Drummondville, a 2-1 overtime win over Val-d’Or, and a 3-2 win at Blainville-Boisbriand. The Huskies have lost twice in overtime at Newfoundland, 3-2, and dropped a 4-2 decision at Gatineau.
Jarret is a player to watch for Rouyn-Noranda. In his recent games, he scored one goal with four shots at Halifax, registered one shot at Newfoundland, recorded one assist against Val-d’Or, had two shots and two hits against Drummondville, posted three shots and one hit at Gatineau, and finished with one assist and two penalty minutes at Blainville-Boisbriand. Those games included contests against Halifax, Newfoundland, Val-d’Or, Drummondville, Gatineau and Blainville-Boisbriand.
Saint John is coming off a 4-3 overtime win against Halifax in its most recent game. Jamie Glance had three assists, six shots and one hit, Samuel Meloche made 26 saves on 29 shots, and Brandon Delarosbil had one goal, one assist and four shots. The Sea Dogs also have wins at Cape Breton and at Newfoundland. Their losses include games against Moncton, Cape Breton and Newfoundland.
Meloche is a player to watch for Saint John. The goaltender stopped 26 of 29 shots against Halifax, 37 of 40 at Cape Breton, 22 of 25 against Moncton, and 25 of 27 at Newfoundland. He has faced at least 25 shots in each of those appearances and has made 25 or more saves in three of them.
The Huskies and Sea Dogs will meet at TD Station. Rouyn-Noranda will bring a roster that includes Jarret, St-Laurent and Beauchemin. Saint John will counter with Meloche, Glance and Delarosbil. The Huskies will be the visiting team, and the Sea Dogs will be the home team. The game is part of the minor league hockey schedule.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Rouyn-Noranda 3, Saint John 2. Interstat’s ELO system gives Rouyn-Noranda a 72.5 percent probability to win.