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Saint John Sea Dogs vs Moncton Wildcats
Today at 4pm
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Moncton Coliseum – Moncton, NB
PREVIEW
MONCTON –The Saint John Sea Dogs are on a roll.
After dropping their first game of the season, the Sea
Dos have now won three straight games. All of those wins were decided by two
goals or less. Saint John will look to continue their winning streak this
afternoon in Moncton against the Wildcats. Game time is 4pm at the Moncton
Coliseum.
The Sea Dogs and Wildcats just met this past Wednesday.
The Sea Dogs pulled off an upset, defeating the Wildcats 4-2. Jonathan
Huberdeau had two goals in that game.
Saint John, 3-1-0-0 overall and 1-0-0-0 on the road this
season, are led by Huberdaeu and Ryan Tesink who each have seven points.
Huberdeau has four goals and three assists while Tesink has three goals and
four helpers.
Goaltender Sebastien Auger has been very good so far this
season. He’s started each game this year and has a 1.98 goals against average
and a 0.932 save percentage.
The Wildcats got off to a shaky start but are coming off
a 7-4 win over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Friday. They are now 2-2-0-0
on the year but have been outscored 18-16.
Moncton is led by Alex Saulnier who has three goals and
four assists in four games. His brother, Allain, has six points while Dmitri
Jaskin and Ivan Barbashev each have five. Barbashev is still looking for his
first QMJHL goal.
Goaltender Alex Dubeau is 2-2 with a 4.18 GAA to go with
a 0.853 save percentage in four games.
Today's game is also Game 2 of the Brunswick News Rivalry Cup. So that's exciting.
THE NUMBERSToday's game is also Game 2 of the Brunswick News Rivalry Cup. So that's exciting.
The Q site continues to be a mess at the time of this posting. Some of the stats and rankings do not include last night's games.
| Moncton | Saint John | |
| Record | 2-2-0-0 | 3-1-0-0 |
| Home Record | 1-0-0-0 | 2-1-0-0 |
| Road Record | 1-2-0-0 | 1-0-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 3.92 (2nd) | 1.97 (14th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 4.41 (17th) | 1.72 (4th) |
| Shots For/Game | 33.55 (2nd) | 24.39 (11th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 28.65 (12th) | 20.45 (5th) |
| Overall PP | 27.3% (4th) | 20% (10th) |
| Home PP | 66.7% (1st) | 33.3% (5th) |
| Road PP | 12.5% (10th) | 0.00% (15th) |
| Overall PK | 60.9% (18th) | 76.9% (13th) |
| Home PK | 71.4% (16th) | 57.1% (17th) |
| Road PK | 56.2% (14th) | 100% (3rd) |
| PIM/GAME | 22.8 | 16.3 |
| Attendance | 5,223 | 3,765 |
LEADING SCORERS
Moncton
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Alex Saulnier | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Allain Saulnier | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Dmitri Jaskin | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Ryan Tesink | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Stephen MacAulay | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
GOALTENDERS
Moncton
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Alex Dubeau | 2-2-0-0 | 4.18 | 0.853 |
| John Chartrand | 0-0-0-0 | - - - | - - - |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 3-1-0-0 | 1.98 | 0.932 |
| Alex Fournier | 0-0-0-0 | - - - | - - - |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-1 win over the Gatineau
Olympiques last night at Harbour Station. Ryan Tesink scored twice while
Jonathan Huberdeau added a single. Olivier Leblanc had two assists. Sebastien
Auger made 34 saves in net.
The Wildcats are coming off a 7-4 win over the Cape
Breton Screaming Eagles on Friday night. Ryan Penny, Allain Saulnier, and
Dmitri Jaskin each scored twice for the Wildcats while Jonathan Racine added a
solo marker. Ivan Barbashev and Alex Saulnier each recorded three assists. Alex
Dubeau made 26 saves in net.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Wildcats this season
while Moncton is 0-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Their one and only previous meeting came this past
Wednesday at Harbour Station when the Sea Dogs defeated the Wildcats 4-2.
Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice while singles came from Stephen MacAulay and
Ryan Tesink. Moncton had goals from Patrick Downe and Alex Saulnier. Sebastien
Auger made 21 saves for the Dogs while Alex Dubeau made 31 for the ‘Cats.
NOTES
- Wednesday’s game saw Patrick Downe deliver an illegal hit to the head on Jonathan Huberdeau. Will there be any aftermath to this hit?
- This is the second road game of the year for the Sea Dogs. They beat the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 3-2 in overtime in their one other away game.
- The Sea Dogs currently lead the Rivalry Cup standings 3-0.
OUT OF TOWN
Gatineau at P.E.I. - 3:00 PM ADT
Rimouski at Acadie-Bathurst - 4:00 PM ADT
Val-d'Or at Quebec - 3:00 PM EDT
Baie-Comeau at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EDT
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs host Nathan MacKinnon and the Halifax
Mooseheads this Friday at Harbour Station.
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