GAMEDAY 12: at Moncton

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

When and where: Tonight at 7 p.m., Moncton Coliseum

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs sit first in the Maritimes Division and third overall in the QMJHL with a 7-2-0-2 record for 16 points. The Wildcats are second in the Maritimes and sixth overall with a 7-4-0-0 record for 14 points.

Last games: Saint John is coming off a 4-1 victory over the Charlottetown Islanders on Sunday afternoon at Harbour Station. Justice Dundas had two goals while singles came from Spencer Smallman and Adam Marsh. Sebastien Auger made 35 saves. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Foreurs in Val-d’Or last Saturday. Conor Garland and Will Smith scored for Moncton while Jason Rioux made 23 saves in the loss.

2014-15 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: September 14 in Moncton when the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 5-2. Conor Garland, Will Smith, Christophe Lalonde, Adam Holwell and Stephen Johnson scored the ‘Cats while Nathan Noel and Drew Gross had Sea Dogs goals. Sebastien Auger made 31 saves while Alex Dubeau made 28.

Random stat: Sebastien Auger, this week’s first star in the QMJHL, is tied for the league lead in wins (7), is second in minutes played and second in saves.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: None

SJ notes: Adam Marsh leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with six goals and 11 points… Marsh and Nathan Noel are tied for the team lead in goals with six… Thomas Chabot has a team high seven assists… Marsh is sixth in rookie scoring and third in rookie goal scoring… Chabot is fourth in defensemen scoring with 10 points. He is tied for the league lead in defensemen goal scoring with three… Saint John’s 22.18 penalty minutes per game average is the highest in the league… 5-0-0-1 when scoring first… owners of the league’s worst power play with a rating of 11.1%... the Dogs have won two straight.

MON notes: Christophe Lalonde is eighth in league scoring with eight goals and 18 points… Lalonde’s eight goals are a team high… Lalonde and Jacob Sweeney have a team high 10 assists… Sweeney is third in defensemen scoring with 11 points… 5-1-0-0 when scoring first… Moncton has the league’s best penalty kill of 88.6%... 4-0-0-0 when leading after the first period and 3-0-0-0 when leading after the second.

Out of town:

Acadie-Bathurst at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM ADT
Cape Breton at Halifax - 7:00 PM ADT
Québec at Chicoutimi - 7:00 PM EDT
Rimouski at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EDT
Sherbrooke at Drummondville - 7:30 PM EDT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EDT
Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:30 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Victoriaville - 7:30 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Wildcats tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at Harbour Station. It’s Saint John’s annual “Pink in the Rink” game.