Both teams look quite a bit different compared to their last meeting. Gabriel Fortier and Jordan Spence are both gone from the Wildcats lineup while the Sea Dogs have added Ryan Francis, Vladislav Kotkov and others.
There will be plenty of attention on Francis and Kotkov this evening as the two, along with Peter Reynolds, had big games on Tuesday in Saint John's 5-3 victory in Bathurst. Moncton, meanwhile, is coming off a rough 7-2 home loss to the Titan on Thursday.
The Sea Dogs haven't won a game at Avenir Centre in about 100 years (early 2019) but will try to do so tonight. Saint John has lost six straight games in Moncton and have collected just one win in the city over the past three seasons.
L - Saint John 1 @ Moncton 3 (Nov 4 2020)
L - Saint John 2 @ Moncton 10 (Feb 12 2020)
L - Saint John 3 @ Moncton 4 (Jan 17 2020)
L - Saint John 0 @ Moncton 9 (Oct 13 2019)
L - Saint John 4 @ Moncton 6 (Mar 16 2019)
W - Saint John 6 @ Moncton 5 (Jan 3 2019)
L - Saint John 2 @ Moncton 6 (Dec 9 2018)
L - Saint John 2 @ Moncton 5 (Oct 25 2018)
L - Saint John 2 @ Moncton 5 (Sep 28 2018)
Game time tonight is 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/93 CFBC/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 6-6-3-1 for a .500 points percentage (third Maritimes) while the Wildcats are 6-8-0-0 for a .429 points percentage (fifth Maritimes).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-3 win in Bathurst on Tuesday. Ryan Francis scored four goals while Vladislav Kotkov added a solo marker. Zachary Emond made 27 saves in the win. The Wildcats are coming off a 7-2 home loss to the Titan on Thursday. Gabriel Bernier and Mathis Cloutier scored for Moncton. Dakota Lund-Cornish made 20 stops in the loss.
2020-21 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-2-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 2-2-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 13 at TD Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Wildcats 9-4. Cam MacDonald had a hat trick; Nicholas Girouard and Charlie DesRoches each scored twice; and Liam Leonard and Charles Savoie added singles. Yoan Loshing, Owen Stammer, Charles-Antoine Pilote and Alexis Daniel had Moncton goals. Noah Patenaude made 23 saves in the win. Dakota Lund-Cornish made 34 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Forward Connor Richard.
Wildcat to watch: Maxim Barbashev because his older brother, Ivan, torched the Sea Dogs more than a few times in his QMJHL career.
Random stat: Cam MacDonald has three goals and two assists in four games against Moncton this season.
Notes: Ryan Francis is Saint John's leader in goals (10), assists (15) and points (25)... Philippe Daoust leads Moncton in points with 14... Daoust and Gabriel Bernier each have a team high four goals... Vincent Labelle leads Moncton in assists with 11... Moncton is 3-4-0-0 at home... Saint John is 1-4-2-1 on the road... tonight's game was announced as a sellout on Thursday but tickets are still available online... the Sea Dogs and Wildcats meet again on Wednesday at TD Station.
Out of town:
Charlottetown at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ASTNext game: The Sea Dogs host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m.
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