Losers of three straight, the Saint John
Sea Dogs (41-18-5-0, 87 points, 1st Maritimes, 3rd QMJHL)
look to get back on track tonight at 7 p.m. when they host the Moncton Wildcats
(36-19-9-1, 82 points, 2nd Maritimes, 6th QMJHL).
TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/96.1 NewSong
FM/QMJHL Live
Last games: The Wildcats are coming off
a 6-2 win in Halifax last night. Conor Garland had two goals while singles came
from Kelly Klima, Stephen Johnson, Lane Cormier and Cody Donaghey. Keven
Bouchard made 30 saves in the victory. The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-3 loss
to the Charlottetown Islanders last night at Harbour Station. Bokondji Imama,
Matthew Highmore and Sam Povorozniouk scored in the loss. Marc-Antoine Turcotte
made 34 saves.
2015-16 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are
2-5-1-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 6-2-0-0 against Saint
John.
Last meeting: Wednesday night in Moncton
where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 7-4. Manuel Wiederer had a hat trick
for Moncton while solo markers came courtesy of Kelly Klima, Will Smith, Zack
MacEwen and Vaclav Karabacek. Saint John goals came from Daniel Del Paggio,
Nathan Noel, Matthew Highmore and Oliver Felixson. Keven Bouchard made 32 saves
in the win. Marc-Antoine Turcotte made 29 in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Goaltender
Blade Mann-Dixon and forward Joey Richard.
Player to watch: Matthew Highmore, who
has taken over the Sea Dogs’ team scoring lead with 74 points, has registered
three goals and 10 assists in his past seven games.
Three Things to Know
1. The Wildcats, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
and Victoriaville Tigres are the only teams the Sea Dogs have a losing record
against this season.
2. Following last night’s loss, the Sea
Dogs have failed to clinch the Maritimes Division on three different occasions.
They will try to clinch again tonight.
3. Conor Garland has five goals and
eight assists in seven games against Saint John this season.
Out of town:
Charlottetown at Halifax - 4:00 PM AST
Gatineau at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST
Cape Breton at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST
Gatineau at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST
Cape Breton at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs are in Bathurst
on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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