The Saint John Sea Dogs have just four games remaining on their regular season schedule. They'll knock another one off the calendar tonight when they travel to the Avenir Center to face the Moncton Wildcats at 7 p.m.
The Sea Dogs bring an 11-game winning streak into this game, picking up big victories this week over the Sherbrooke Phoenix and Acadie-Bathurst Titan.
Saint John will close out to the regular season with two games each against the Wildcats and Cape Breton Eagles, the bottom teams in the Maritimes Division. The Sea Dogs will be the favourites in all four games, but they'll need to be mentally ready going up against teams that have the ability to upset.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV
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Records: The Sea Dogs are 43-17-1-3 for 90 points (second Maritimes/third Eastern/third QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 27-29-6-1 for 61 points (fifth Maritimes/seventh Eastern/12th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-2 win in Bathurst last night. Josh Lawrence scored twice while Ryan Francis and Raivis Ansons added singles. Thomas Couture made 25 saves in the win. The Wildcats are coming off a 4-0 loss to the Charlottetown Islanders on home ice on Tuesday. Jonathan Lemieux made 46 saves in the loss.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 5-2-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 2-5-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: March 25 in Saint John where the Sea Dogs defeated the Wildcats 8-3. William Dufour scored a pair for Saint John while singles came from Riley Bezeau, Raivis Ansons, Brady Burns, Philippe Daoust, Jeremie Poirier and Connor Trenholm. Alex Mercier, Brooklyn Kalmikov and Maxim Barbashev scored for Moncton. Thomas Couture made 14 saves in the win. Vincent Filion allowed four goals on 14 shots in the first period for Moncton. Jonathan Lemieux allowed four goals on 34 shots in the final two periods.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Goaltender Jonathan Lemieux.
Wildcat to watch: Like his brother, Maxim Barbashev seems to enjoy playing against the Sea Dogs, posting three goals and three assists in six games against Saint John this season.
Random stat: The Sea Dogs have won seven straight road games.
Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 109 and goals with 52... Josh Lawrence has a team high 64 assists... Brooklyn Kalmikov leads Moncton in points (71), goals (34) and assists (37)... Saint John is 22-8-1-1 on the road... Moncton is 14-12-3-1 at home... Dufour has scored 10 goals in seven games against the Wildcats this season... the Sea Dogs and Wildcats meet again next Sunday at Avenir Centre.
Out of town:
Baie-Comeau at Halifax - 4:00 PM ADTBlainville-Boisbriand at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EDT
Chicoutimi at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Cape Breton Eagles on Thursday at 7 p.m.
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