Both the Gatineau Olympiques and Halifax Mooseheads – the two other teams looking to grab one of the final playoffs spots like the Sea Dogs – both lost in regulation. The Sea Dogs remain three points back of both.
The bad news for Saint John: they have to face the top-ranked team in the CHL tonight in the Moncton Wildcats.
The Wildcats are rolling right now, carrying an 11-game winning streak into tonight's contest. They've already secured first overall in the regular season standings and they know they will face the Quebec Remparts in the opening round.
It will be a tough task for the Sea Dogs this evening. Game time is 7 p.m. at Avenir Centre.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV
2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 21-39-0-0 for 40 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 49-9-2-0 for 100 points (first Maritimes/first Eastern/first QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-1 win in Halifax on Saturday. Matthew Krayer, Matteo Mann and Zachary Morin all scored for Saint John. Eric Young made 25 saves in the win. The Wildcats are coming off a 3-0 win in Cape Breton on Thursday. Alex Mercier, Vincent Collard and Preston Lounsbury all scored. Rudy Guimond made 26 saves in the shutout win.
2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-5-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 5-1-1-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Feb. 7 in Saint John where the Wildcats shutout the Sea Dogs 6-0. Juraj Pekarcik, Vincent Collard, Alex Mercier, Caleb Desnoyers, Julius Sumpf and Dyllan Gill all scored. Mathis Rousseau made 19 saves in the shutout victory. Eric Young made 38 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: None.
Wildcat to watch: Julius Sumpf has two goals and five assists in six games against Saint John this season.
Random stat: The Wildcats are averaging a league high 4.42 goals per game and a league low 2.23 goals against per game.
Notes: Olivier Groulx and Nate Tivey each have a Sea Dogs high 39 points... Zachary Morin leads the club in goals with 16... Tivey has a team high 34 assists... Caleb Desnoyers leads Moncton in points with 81 and assists with 47... Markus Vidicek has a Moncton high 36 goals... the Wildcats are 24-4-1-0 at home... the Sea Dogs are 9-21-0-0 on the road... Morin is sixth in the league in rookie goal scoring... Etienne Morin is fourth in defensemen scoring with 51 points... the Wildcats have the best penalty kill in the QMJHL with a rating of 87%... the Wildcats are averaging a league high 36.92 shots per game... the Sea Dogs are averaging 35.67 shots against per game, the second most in the QMJHL... Vidicek has goals in five straight home games... Moncton has won seven straight home games.
Out of town:
Rouyn-Noranda at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EDT
Rimouski at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EDT
Baie-Comeau at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EDT
Val-d'Or at Sherbrooke - 4:00 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Charlottetown Islanders tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m.
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