The Sea Dogs will face the Wildcats tonight at 7 p.m. at the Avenir Centre. Saint John is 1-3-0-0 in Moncton this season with their lone win coming back on Nov. 30.
The Sea Dogs have been struggling of late as they try and cling to the QMJHL's final playoff spot. The team has lost five straight games overall and nine straight on the road.
The Wildcats, meanwhile, have had an underwhelming second half of the season, falling way back of the Maritimes Division leading Halifax Mooseheads. Moncton is 5-4-1-0 in their last 10 games.
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2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 17-34-5-3 for 42 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 33-19-4-3 for 73 points (second Maritimes/second Eastern/sixth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-1 loss in Halifax on Saturday. Tyler Peddle scored Saint John's lone goal. Justin Robinson made 34 saves in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-2 win over the Cape Breton Eagles on Saturday. Natan Grenier, Julius Sumpf, Alex Mercier, Gabe Smith and Miles Mueller all scored for Moncton. Jacob Steinman made 28 stops in the win.
2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 17-34-5-3 for 42 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 33-19-4-3 for 73 points (second Maritimes/second Eastern/sixth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-1 loss in Halifax on Saturday. Tyler Peddle scored Saint John's lone goal. Justin Robinson made 34 saves in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-2 win over the Cape Breton Eagles on Saturday. Natan Grenier, Julius Sumpf, Alex Mercier, Gabe Smith and Miles Mueller all scored for Moncton. Jacob Steinman made 28 stops in the win.
2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-6-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 6-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Feb. 4 in Moncton where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 7-0. Julius Sumpf scored a pair of goals for Moncton while singles came from Ales Zielinski, Yoan Loshing, Riley Sampson, Olivier Boutin and Preston Lounsbury. Keegan Warren made 38 saves in the win. Patrick Leaver made 42 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Forward Connor Trenholm.
Wildcat to watch: Julius Sumpf has moved into third in QMJHL rookie scoring with 50 points (19 goals and 31 assists).
Random stat: The Wildcats have the best power play in the league (29.5%).
Notes: Eriks Mateiko leads Saint John in points with 42 and goals with 22... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 26... Yoan Loshing leads the Wildcats in scoring with 62 points and goals with 36... Preston Lounsbury leads the club in assists with 34... Saint John is 9-18-2-1 on the road... Moncton is 15-9-2-3 at home... Etienne Morin is sixth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 41 points... the Wildcats are averaging the second fewest penalty minutes per game with an average of 8.15... the Wildcats are averaging the fourth most goals per game (4.09)... Moncton is averaging the third most shots per game (33.08)... Julius Sumpf has points in eight straight home games.
Out of town:
Charlottetown at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST Drummondville at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EST
Victoriaville at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Cape Breton to play a pair of games against the Eagles on Friday and Saturday night.
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