The Wildcats are coming off just their fifth loss of the season, falling 4-1 on home ice to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies yesterday afternoon. The Sea Dogs, meanwhile, are coming off a 5-0 loss in Cape Breton on Friday that saw them once again struggle to produce offensively.
The Sea Dogs have had some success against the Wildcats this season, posting a 2-2-0-0 record against Gardiner MacDougall's squad.
Game time this afternoon at TD Station is 3 p.m.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV
2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 14-15-0-0 for 28 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/11th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 21-5-2-0 for 44 points (first Maritimes/first Eastern/second QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-0 loss in Cape Breton on Friday. Charles-Edward Gravel made 35 stops in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 4-1 home loss to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies yesterday afternoon. Yoan Loshing scored Moncton's lone goal. Jacob Steinman made 35 saves in the loss.
2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-2-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 2-1-1-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 14 in Moncton where the Sea Dogs defeated the Wildcats 6-2. Eriks Mateiko scored a pair of goals while singles came from Dylan Rozzi, Egan Beveridge, Olivier Duhamel and Elliot Dubé. Moncton goals came from Riley Sampson and Preston Lounsbury. Charles-Edward Gravel made 35 stops in the win. Jacob Steinman made 22 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: None.
Wildcat to watch: Calgary Flames prospect Etienne Morin is fourth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 27 points in 26 games.
Random stat: Moncton is averaging a league high 4.41 goals per game and 36.28 shots per game.
Notes: Nate Tivey leads Saint John in points with 25 and assists with 22... Eriks Mateiko leads the team in goals with 14... Julius Sumpf leads Moncton in points with 37 and goals with 16... Sumpf and Etienne Morin are tied for the team lead in assists with 21 each... Saint John is 8-6-0-0 at home... Moncton is 12-2-1-0 on the road... Zachary Morin is third in QMJHL rookie scoring with 20 points... the Wildcats have the second best penalty kill in the league (84.8%) while Saint John's is third best (83.8%)... Moncton is averaging 2.63 goals against per game, the second fewest in the league... Sumpf has goals in four straight road games and points in 11 straight road games... Juraj Pekarcik has assists in five straight road games and points in six straight road games... the Sea Dogs have won three straight home games.
Out of town:
Rouyn-Noranda at Charlottetown - 2:00 PM AST
Halifax at Acadie-Bathurst - 3:00 PM AST
Val-d'Or at Cape Breton - 3:00 PM AST
Drummondville at Blainville-Boisbriand - 3:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Gatineau - 3:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs return to action on Friday night at TD Station when they host the Cape Breton Eagles at 7 p.m.
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