Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Game Day 50: at Moncton

MONCTON - For a third time this month, the Saint John Sea Dogs will take on the Moncton Wildcats tonight.

The Sea Dogs and Wildcats have met three times in the second half with Saint John winning all three easily, outscoring Moncton by a total of 19-3. The latest meeting, which took place on Saturday at TD Station, ended in a 6-2 Sea Dogs win.

These two clubs have been heading in opposite directions for a few weeks now. Saint John carries a nine-game winning streak into tonight's game while Moncton has dropped six straight.

Game time tonight at Avenir Centre is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV

Capacity/Proof of Vaccination/Masks: 100%/None/None

Records: The Sea Dogs are 30-15-1-3 for 64 points (third Maritimes/fourth Eastern/seventh QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 21-20-5-1 for 48 points (fifth Maritimes/seventh Eastern/11th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 win over the Wildcats on Saturday at TD Station. Ryan Francis, Cam MacDonald and Philippe Daoust all scored a pair of goals each. Thomas Couture made 19 saves in the win. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-3 loss in Charlottetown on Sunday. Yoan Loshing, Mathis Cloutier and Thomas Darcy all scored for Moncton. Vincent Filion made 38 stops in the loss.

2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 3-2-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 2-3-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: This past Saturday at TD Station where the Sea Dogs earned a 6-2 victory. Ryan Francis, Cam MacDonald and Philippe Daoust each scored a pair. Wildcats goals came from Maxim Barbashev and Brooklyn Kalmikov. Thomas Couture made 19 saves in the win. Jonathan Lemieux made 34 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Goaltender Jonathan Lemieux.

Wildcat to watch: Brooklyn Kalmikov has a goal and two assists over his past two games.

Random stat: In five meetings against the Wildcats this season (three with Saint John and two with Baie-Comeau), Raivis Ansons has a goal and seven assists. 

Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 86 and goals with 42... Josh Lawrence has a team high 48 assists... Brooklyn Kalmikov leads Moncton in points (54), goals (28) and assists (26)... Saint John is 14-7-1-1 on the road... Moncton is 10-9-2-1 at home... Dufour sits second in league scoring, two points back of Joshua Roy... Dufour has points in 10 straight games... Josh Lawrence has goals in three straight road games... the Sea Dogs have won four straight road games... the Wildcats, who have been hit hard by injuries of late, will presumably be without Maxim Barbashev tonight due to the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game taking place in Kitchener tomorrow... the Sea Dogs and Wildcats meet again on Friday at TD Station.

Out of town:
Charlottetown at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Charlottetown for another big showdown against the Islanders on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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