The Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats in a Thursday night contest that is (oddly) being played on Halloween night. Puck drop for what will likely be a very lightly attended match is 7 p.m.
The Sea Dogs are coming off a challenging Quebec road trip that saw them go 1-2-0-0. Their lone win came in overtime on Sunday when they defeated the Gatineau Olympiques 3-2.
The Wildcats, meanwhile, are coming off a very successful Quebec road trip that saw them sweep the three-game trek. Moncton is now 9-1-0-0 in their last 10 games and were ranked No. 1 in the CHL Top 10 Rankings again this week.
Following tonight's game the Sea Dogs will host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Saturday and Val-d'Or Foreurs on Sunday.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV
2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 8-7-0-0 for 16 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/ninth QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 11-2-1-0 for 23 points (first Maritimes/first Eastern/second QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 overtime win in Gatineau on Sunday. Zachary Morin, Eriks Mateiko and Matteo Mann scored for Saint John. Charles-Edward Gravel made 30 saves in the win. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-3 win in Victoriaville on Sunday. Yoan Loshing, Loke Johansson, Markus Vidicek, Caleb Desnoyers and Dylan MacKinnon all scored for Moncton. Keegan Warren made 35 saves in the win.
2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-2-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Oct. 17 at Avenir Centre where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 8-5. Yoan Loshing had a hat trick for Moncton; Caleb Desnoyers scored twice; and singles came from Vincent Collard, Preston Lounsbury and Julius Sumpf. Olivier Groulx, Egan Beveridge, William Yared, Eriks Mateiko and Elliot Dubé all scored for Saint John. Keegan Warren made 20 stops and Jacob Steinman six in the win. Justin Robinson made 41 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: None.
Wildcat to watch: Defenseman Etienne Morin has points in 11 straight games.
Random stat: Sea Dogs forward Zachary Morin is now fourth in QMJHL rookie scoring with 10 points in eight games.
Notes: Nate Tivey leads Saint John in points with 19 and assists with 16... Tyler Peddle and Eriks Mateiko each have a team high seven goals... Yoan Loshing leads Moncton in points with 18... Alex Mercier leads the team in goals with 11... Etienne Morin has a team high 13 assists... Saint John is 3-4-0-0 at home... Moncton is 6-1-0-0 on the road... Tivey continues to lead all QMJHL defensemen in points... Saint John has the second worst power play in the league with a rating of 18.6%... Moncton has the third best penalty kill (84.3%) while Saint John's is fifth (80.8%)... the Wildcats are averaging a league best 4.85 goals per game... Moncton is averaging 2.35 goals against per game, the second fewest in the league... Mateiko has goals in four straight home games... Alex Mercier has points in seven straight road games.
Out of town:
Blainville-Boisbriand at Chicoutimi - 7:00 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Saturday night at 7 p.m. at TD Station.
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