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| Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs |
The Wildcats scored twice in the third period in a 4-2 win over the Sea Dogs. Moncton has now won five straight road games.
Alex Mercier, Niko Tournas, Gabe Smith and Teddy Mutryn all scored for the Wildcats. Rudy Guimond made 26 saves in the win.
Olivier Groulx and Max Vilen scored for Saint John, who had a two-game winning streak come to an end. Justin Robinson made 21 saves in the loss.
It was a fairly even game between two teams that were separated by just one-point entering the game. The Wildcats were the more structured team defensively, holding the Sea Dogs to just two goals and 10 dangerous shots. A few lapses proved costly for Saint John.
The Sea Dogs opened the scoring just 2:34 into the game but the Wildcats would score the next three and led 3-1 in the third period. Vilen scored to make it a one-goal game again at 7:38 but Mutryn's marker at 15:40 was a backbreaker.
Saint John pulled Robinson for an extra attacker with a couple minutes remaining but struggled to get much setup.
LINEUP
Morin - Murnieks - Donovan
Rozzi - Groulx - Beveridge
Krayer - Dubé - Beaulieu
Héroux - Gauthier
Vilen - Duhamel
Wasmer - Chartrand
Zubek - Baldwin
Drabczynski
Robinson
Courchesne
SCRATCHES: The Sea Dogs were without forwards Angelo Fullerton (serving a one-game suspension), Alexis Joseph (U17 World Challenge) and William Yared (injury) along with defenseman Vincent Croteau (healthy).
NOTES: The Sea Dogs went with 11 forwards and seven defensemen once again with defenseman Vincent Croteau the final scratch... forward Nolann Héroux, selected 10th overall by Saint John in June's QMJHL Entry Draft, made his debut. He assisted on both of Saint John's goals and finished the game a +2... a Remembrance Day ceremony was held before the game... this was just the second meeting of the year between the Sea Dogs and Wildcats... Alexis Gauthier has points in back-to-back games... Olivier Groulx had five shots... Julien Wasmer, the only overager dressed for Saint John, finished a -3... Egan Beveridge had four hits... there were only three penalties called in the game... attendance was 2,871.
HIGHLIGHTS
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs begin a three-game road trip in Rimouski on Thursday at 8 p.m. Atlantic.
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