Game Day 4: at Moncton

MONCTON - The Saint John Sea Dogs are still looking for their first win of the 2016-17 season.

They'll try again tonight when they face the Moncton Wildcats at 7 p.m. Tonight's contest is the final season opener in Moncton Coliseum history.

The Sea Dogs have held each of their first three games close but have been unable to score enough goals to secure a victory. Through three games, the Dogs have scored just three times.

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

Records: The Sea Dogs are 0-2-1-0 (1 point, 6th Maritimes, 18th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 1-1-0-0 (2 points, 4th Maritimes, 11th QMJHL)

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss on home ice to the Charlottetown Islanders last night. Joe Veleno scored Saint John's goal while Alex D'Orio made 46 saves in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 7-4 loss in Bathurst on Sunday. Anderson MacDonald scored a pair for the Wildcats while Jaxon Bellamy and Nicholas Welsh added singles. Matthew Waite made 38 stops in the loss.

2016-17 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 7-1-0-1 against the Wildcats last season while Moncton went 2-7-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: These two met for a preseason game on Sept. 14 in Fredericton, which the Wildcats won 4-3. Jeremy McKenna, Julien Tessier, Anderson MacDonald and Jacob Hudson scored for Moncton. Kevin Gursoy, Ben Reid and Daniel Hardie scored for Saint John. Matthew Waite made 27 saves in the win. Matthew Williams made 38 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Forward Julien Tessier

Random stat: Quispamsis native Anderson MacDonald scored two goals in two games against Saint John last season as a member of the Sherbrooke Phoenix.

Wildcat to watch: Jaxon Bellamy, selected 16th overall in this year's QMJHL Entry Draft, scored in his QMJHL debut this past Sunday.

Notes: Daniel Hardie and Joe Veleno lead Saint John in scoring with a goal and assist each... Ostap Safin has a team high two assists... Nicholas Welsh leads Moncton in scoring with a goal and three assists in two games... Anderson MacDonald has a team high two goals... the Wildcats have the third best power play in the league (40%)... Saint John is 1/16 on the man advantage... the Wildcats are perfect on the penalty kill... this is Saint John's first road game of the season.

Next game: The Sea Dogs take on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in Sydney on Sunday at 4 p.m.