On the strength of a three-goal performance from Vince Elie, the Sea Dogs defeated the Moncton Wildcats 7-2 on Friday night at the Superior Propane Centre.
Cam MacDonald, Brandon Casey and Jack O'Blenis also scored. Ventsislav Shingarov got the start and allowed two goals on 15 shots. Olivier Brideau stopped all 21 shots he faced in the second half of the match.
Elie is the second Sea Dog to record a hat trick this pre-season after Carter McCluskey did so on Thursday.
Moncton goals came from Luke McPhee and Alex Mercier. Dawson Rowe allowed six goals on 12 shots in the first half of the game. Thomas Couture allowed a goal on 15 shots in the second half of the contest.
Saint John jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first period. At 1:11, Elie cut through the crease and slid the puck in. Then at 5:18, MacDonald put the brakes on in the slot and fired home his first of the pre-season. Casey then got in on the action, scoring at 7:52 on a wide open net to give the Dogs a commanding lead.
After McPhee got Moncton on the board, O'Blenis beat the Moncton 'tender with a low shot five-hole to make it 4-1 at 17:52.
Saint John entered the second up 4-2 and quickly added to their advantage. Reynolds finished off a two-on-one with Nico Laforge just 41 seconds in to make it a 5-2 game.
Elie netted his second of the night at 8:36, coming down the wing and firing a high wrist shot past Rowe. Then on a power play at 14:23, Elie completed the hat trick to make it 7-2.
Shots in the game were 36-27 in favour of Moncton.
LINEUP
Laforge - Reynolds - Simard
McCluskey - MacDonald - Elie
Woods - Savoie - Watt
O'Blenis - Gagnon - Mangala
Drapeau - Grenier
Casey - Despont
Dickie - Bilodeau
Gartley
Shingarov
Brideau
OUT: Camp invite Brady Stone, who had an assist and four hits in Thursday's game, was listed as a healthy scratch. Brandan Casey came into the lineup in his place.
NOTES: This was Saint John's first game at the Superior Propane Centre since 2018... Nico Laforge had two assists... Gordie Dwyer and Stefan Legein worked the Sea Dogs bench again... Saint John had a five-minute power play late in the second period and into the third after Manix Sarrasin was given a five-minute major and game misconduct for a check from behind on Elliot Simard... after taking three minor penalties on Thursday, Vincent Despont stayed out of the box in this game... cool to see Jack O'Blenis, who played with the Moncton Flyers last season, score in his home building... Saint John was noticeably physical again, outhitting Moncton 11-3... there were no COVID restrictions in place at this game. Attendance on a very hot day was 405.
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs travel to PEI to take on the Charlottetown Islanders on Tuesday night in Cornwall.
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