Thursday, February 23, 2023

Game Day 55: at Moncton

MONCTON - The Saint John Sea Dogs will look to end a three-game losing streak tonight against the Moncton Wildcats.

The Sea Dogs dropped all three of their games over the long weekend, including a couple of close losses to the Charlottetown Islanders. The Sea Dogs are still in the mix for the final playoff spot(s) but they can't afford to fall too far behind this late in the year.

The Wildcats, who have also lost three straight, are coming off a tough home-and-home with the Halifax Mooseheads that saw them outscored 15-5.

Game time for this rare Thursday night matchup between the two provincial rivals is 7 p.m. at Avenir Centre.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV

2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 19-33-1-1 for 40 points (fifth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 25-26-1-2 for 53 points (second Maritimes/fifth Eastern/ninth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-3 home loss to the Charlottetown Islanders on Monday afternoon. Noah Reinhart, Pavel Simek and Luka Benoit scored for Saint John. Olivier Brideau made 25 saves in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 4-2 loss in Halifax on Monday. Miles Mueller and Connor Trenholm scored for Moncton. Jacob Steinman was pulled after allowing three goals on 12 shots in the first period. Vincent Filion allowed a goal on 14 shots in relief. 

2022-23 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-5-0-1 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 6-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Feb. 8 at TD Station where the Wildcats edged the Sea Dogs 4-2. Jonas Taibel, Oscar Plandowski, Maxim Barbashev and Yoan Loshing scored for Moncton. Alex Drover and Brady Burns scored for Saint John. Jacob Steinman made 32 saves in the win. Olivier Brideau made 24 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Forward Connor Trenholm.

Wildcat to watch: Etienne Morin has three goals and 10 points in seven games against Saint John this season.

Random stat: Nico Laforge has three goals and two assists against the Wildcats this season.

Notes: Brady Burns continues to lead Saint John in points (54), goals (28) and assists (26)... Vincent Labelle has a Moncton high 59 points... Etienne Morin has a team high 38 assists... Maxim Barbashev leads the team in goals with 25... Saint John is 9-14-1-1 on the road... Moncton is 13-11-0-2 at home... Morin is fourth in QMJHL defenseman scoring and first in goals (17)... the Wildcats are 3-6-1-0 in their last 10 games.

Out of town:
Victoriaville at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST
Gatineau at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs play the first of back-to-back games against the Cape Breton Eagles on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Centre 200.

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