Saturday, December 30, 2023

Game Day 35: at Moncton

MONCTON - The Saint John Sea Dogs got their post-Christmas schedule off to a rough start on Thursday.

The Sea Dogs allowed six goals in the second period in a 10-3 loss to the Cape Breton Eagles. The final 40 minutes of that game weren't pretty — and the Sea Dogs will no doubt look to make some improvements tonight.

Saint John faces a Moncton Wildcats team tonight that also suffered a rough loss on Thursday. The Wildcats trailed 6-0 at one point in a 6-2 loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.

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

TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV

2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 13-16-3-2 for 31 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/14th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 21-8-2-2 for 46 points (second Maritimes/third Eastern/fifth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 10-3 loss in Cape Breton on Thursday. Brody Fournier scored twice for Saint John while Kency Pierre-Noel added a single. Justin Robinson and Patrick Leaver each allowed five goals in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 6-2 loss in Bathurst on Thursday. Shawn Carrier and Etienne Morin scored for Moncton. Jacob Steinman allowed six goals on 32 shots in the loss.

2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-3-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 3-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Nov. 30 in Moncton where the Sea Dogs defeated the Wildcats 7-4. Peter Reynolds had a hat trick for Saint John while singles came from Vince Elie, Noah Reinhart, Eriks Mateiko and Kency Pierre-Noel. Oscar Plandowski, Thomas Auger, Julius Sumpf and Alex Mercier all scored for Moncton. Patrick Leaver made 32 saves in the win. Keegan Warren allowed four goals on eight shots while Jacob Steinman allowed two on 18 shots in the loss.

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

Wildcat to watch: Yoan Loshing has four goals in four games against Saint John this season.

Random stat: Moncton (14-0-1-1) and Sherbrooke (12-0-0-1) are the only teams in the QMJHL that have not suffered regulation time losses after scoring first.

Notes: Vince Elie leads Saint John in points with 34 and assists with 20... Eriks Mateiko and Brody Fournier lead the Sea Dogs in goals with 15... Yoan Loshing leads Moncton in points with 40 and goals with 22... Preston Lounsbury leads the Wildcats in assists with 20... Moncton is 9-6-0-2 at home... Saint John is 7-7-1-1 on the road... Loshing is fourth in the league in goals... Julius Sumpf is second in rookie scoring (28 points) while Caleb Desnoyers is third (26)... the Wildcats have the league's best power play with a rating of 28.4%... the Wildcats are averaging the third most goals per game (4.19)... Thomas Auger has goals in four straight home games... Elie has points in nine straight road games... Moncton is without Sumpf and Miles Mueller due to the world juniors. Mateiko remains away for Saint John.

Out of town:
Halifax at Cape Breton - 3:00 PM AST 
Chicoutimi at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST 
Drummondville at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EST 
Québec at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST 
Victoriaville at Sherbrooke - 4:00 PM EST 
Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs return home and host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan tomorrow afternoon. Note the 2 p.m. start time for New Year's Eve.

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