Friday, February 14, 2014

GAMEDAY 56 - vs Wildcats

A preview of tonight’s game between the Moncton Wildcats and Saint John Sea Dogs…

When and where: Tonight at 7:30 PM AST, Harbour Station

TV/Radio: TELUS Webcast/News 88.9

Records: The Wildcats are second in the Telus Maritimes Division and 11th overall in the QMJHL with a 29-25-0-3 record for 61 points. The Sea Dogs are sixth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 16th overall with a 17-34-1-3 record for 38 points.

Last games: The Wildcats are coming off a 4-3 shootout loss in Charlottetown last night. Vladimir Tkachev had two goals. The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Gatineau Olympiques on Wednesday night at Harbour Station. Noah Zilbert had both Saint John goals.

2013-14 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 3-4-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 4-3-0-0 against Saint John. Moncton leads the all-important Rivalry Cup standings 4-3.

Last meeting: January 15th at the Moncton Coliseum when the Sea Dogs edged the Wildcats 4-3. Saint John scored twice in less than two minutes in the third period to seal the deal.

Random stat: All three of Saint John’s wins against Moncton this season have come on the road.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: None

MON notes: 6-3-0-1 in their last 10 games and have picked up at least a point in each of their past four… Ivan Barbashev is 17th in league scoring with 61 points… Alex Dubeau’s GAA of 2.67 is fifth best… Dubeau also leads the league in minutes and is second in saves and save percentage (.917)… 23-11-0-2 against the Maritimes Division… their penalty kill rating of 84.8% is the league’s best… Christophe Lalonde has points in nine straight games… Barbashev has points in seven straight road games… Barbashev was ranked 19th in ISS’ latest draft rankings.

SJ notes: 3-7 in their last 10 games and have lost two straight… Sebastien Auger is second in minutes and leads the league in saves and save percentage (.919)… 14-16-0-2 against the Maritimes Division… Thomas Chabot has points in seven straight games… the Dogs have lost three straight home games… Matthew Highmore and Noah Zilbert each have four goals against Moncton this season… the Dogs had to dress four rookie defensemen on Wednesday due to injuries to Jurij Repe and Olivier LeBlanc.

Leading Scorers
Moncton
PointsIvan Barbashev61 (23+38)
GoalsChristophe Lalonde34
AssistsIvan Barbashev38
Rookie PointsGarrett Johnston18 (4+14)
D-Man PointsJacob Sweeney22 (2+20)
vs Saint JohnConor Garland11 (5+6)

Leading Scorers
Saint John
PointsOliver Cooper47 (21+26)
GoalsOliver Cooper21
AssistsOliver Cooper & Olivier LeBlanc26
Rookie PointsNathan Noel32 (14+18)
D-Man PointsOlivier LeBlanc33 (7+26)
vs MonctonOliver Cooper7 (1+6)

Goaltenders
Moncton
GoaltenderRecordGAASV%
Alex Dubeau27-21-0-22.670.917
Jason Rioux2-2-0-13.510.906

Saint John
GoaltenderRecordGAASV%
Sebastien Auger14-27-1-33.060.919
Antoine Landry2-6-0-04.850.869

SJ Next Five Games
Tonight vs Moncton
Sunday, February 16th at Cape Breton
Thursday, February 20th vs Shawinigan
Sunday, February 23rd at Charlottetown
Friday, February 28th vs Cape Breton

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