Game Day 68: at Moncton

MONCTON - On the final day of the regular season, the Saint John Sea Dogs are in control of their own destiny.

Win this afternoon's 4 p.m. match against the Moncton Wildcats at the Avenir Centre, and they'll make the 2019 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs. If the team loses, they'll need the Shawinigan Cataractes to also lose their afternoon match against the Victoriaville Tigres. The Cataractes are on a 14-game losing streak - but the game means nothing to the Tigres, so it could be interesting.

No matter what happens, it's pretty awesome that the final day of the regular season has so much meaning.

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/Sea Dogs Live/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 13-48-2-4 for 32 points (fifth Maritimes, ninth Eastern, 16th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 37-21-4-5 for 83 points (fourth Maritimes, seventh Eastern, ninth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-4 shootout loss in Halifax last night. Benjamin Gagne, William Poirier, Nicholas Deakin-Poot and Brady Burns all scored for Saint John. Zachary Bouthillier made 45 saves in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 3-2 loss in Charlottetown last night. Elliot Desnoyers, Alexander Khovanov and Jeremy McKenna all scored for Moncton. Francis Leclerc made 33 saves in the loss.

2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 3-5-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 5-3-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Feb. 15 at Harbour Station where the Sea Dogs fell 8-1 to the Wildcats. Brady Pataki and Jakob Pelletier each scored twice while singles came from Jeremy McKenna, Dylan Seitz, Mika Cyr and Alexander Khovanov. Francis Leclerc made 23 saves in the win. Mikhail Denisov allowed eight goals on 35 shots.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Broadcaster Tim Roszell.

Out of town:
Cape Breton at Acadie-Bathurst - 3:00 PM ADT
Sherbrooke at Drummondville - 3:00 PM EDT
Charlottetown at Halifax - 4:30 PM ADT
Rimouski at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EDT
Chicoutimi at Québec - 4:00 PM EDT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Rouyn-Noranda - 4:00 PM EDT
Victoriaville at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EDT
Gatineau at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EDT

Next game: Who knows.