Last night's victory, which saw the Sea Dogs erase a 2-0 third period deficit, extended the team's winning streak to eight games. They'll face the Wildcats tonight at TD Station and again on Tuesday in Moncton.
The Wildcats have been hit hard by COVID, injuries and a challenging schedule over the past few weeks, which has led to them sliding down the standings. The team has dropped four straight heading into tonight's contest and are just 3-6-1-0 in their last 10 games.
Game time tonight is 7 p.m. at TD Station.
Capacity/Proof of Vaccination/Masks: 100%/None/None
Records: The Sea Dogs are 29-15-1-3 for 62 points (third Maritimes/fourth Eastern/seventh QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 21-18-5-1 for 48 points (fifth Maritimes/seventh Eastern/11th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime win over the Charlottetown Islanders last night at TD Station. Jeremie Poirier, Philippe Daoust, Brady Burns and Vincent Sevigny scored for Saint John. Nikolas Hurtubise made 28 saves in the win. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-0 loss in Charlottetown on Thursday. Vincent Filion made 42 saves in the loss.
2021-22 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: Last Saturday at the Avenir Centre where the Sea Dogs defeated the Wildcats 5-0. Josh Lawrence had a pair of goals while singles came from William Dufour, Charlie DesRoches and Peter Reynolds. Thomas Couture made 20 saves in the shutout. Jonathan Lemieux made 31 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Goaltender Jonathan Lemieux.
Wildcat to watch: Yoan Loshing is fifth in rookie scoring with 29 points.
Random stat: With three assists last night, William Dufour moved back into a tie for the QMJHL points lead with 85. Dufour has eight goals and three assists in four games against the Wildcats this season.
Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 85 and goals with 42... Josh Lawrence has a team high 47 assists... Brooklyn Kalmikov leads Moncton in points (51), goals (27) and assists (24)... the Sea Dogs are 15-8-0-2 at home... the Wildcats are 11-9-3-0 on the road... Dufour has points in nine straight games overall and points in 15 straight home games... Lawrence has points in 17 straight home games... Philippe Daoust has goals in four straight home games... the Sea Dogs have won four straight home games.
Out of town:
Rimouski at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EDTVictoriaville at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EDT
Halifax at Sherbrooke - 6:00 PM EDT
Baie-Comeau at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Moncton to face the Wildcats on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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