After failing to clinch the QMJHL
Maritimes Division title on Sunday in Charlottetown, the Saint John Sea Dogs
(41-16-5-0, 87 points, 1st Maritimes, 2nd QMJHL) get
another shot tonight when they face the Moncton Wildcats (34-19-9-1, 78 points,
2nd Maritimes, 6th QMJHL) at 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/96.1 NewSong
FM/QMJHL Live
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off
a 4-3 overtime loss in Charlottetown on Sunday. Matt Murphy, Daniel Del Paggio
and Sam Povorozniouk scored for Saint John. Marc-Antoine Turcotte made 40 saves
in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 3-2 loss in Charlottetown on
Saturday night. Vaclav Karabacek and Manuel Wiederer scored for Moncton. Keven
Bouchard made 22 stops in the loss.
2015-16 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are
2-4-1-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 5-2-0-0 against Saint
John.
Last meeting: Feb. 3 at the Moncton
Coliseum where the Sea Dogs defeated the Wildcats 4-1. Daniel Del Paggio scored
twice for Saint John while singles came from Nathan Noel and Sam Povorozniouk.
Kelly Klima scored Moncton’s lone goal. Marc-Antoine Turcotte allowed one goal
on 17 shots before leaving the game with an injury. Alex Bishop made 11 saves
in relief. Blade Mann-Dixon made 32 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Goaltender
Blade Mann-Dixon and forward Joey Richard.
Player to watch: Conor Garland, who
leads the league in scoring with 119 points, has five goals and six assists in
six games against Saint John last season.
Three Things to Know
1. This is the first meeting between the
Sea Dogs and Wildcats since Will Smith’s collision with Marc-Antoine Turcotte
and Daniel Del Paggio’s big hit on Conor Garland. Both Del Paggio and Smith
were suspended.
2. Luke Green has been impressive
against the Wildcats this season, recording two goals and three assists in
seven games.
3. In the race for second-place, the
Shawinigan Cataractes host the Rimouski Oceanic tonight. The Sea Dogs are a
point ahead of the Cataractes with a game in hand.
Out of town:
Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the
Charlottetown Islanders on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
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