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| Daniel St Louis/Moncton Wildcats |
The Sea Dogs were up 2-0 entering the final minute of play against the Moncton Wildcats on Saturday at Avenir Centre. Moncton pulled off an improbable comeback, scoring twice in the final minute and then winning in overtime to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven first round playoff series.
The Wildcats will look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead tonight at TD Station. Game 4 is Wednesday, also in Saint John.
It will be interesting to see how the Sea Dogs respond to Saturday's result. Saint John played a great road game against a superior opponent – and it still wasn't quite enough. We'll see if they're motivated by the close game or if it knocked the wind out of their sails.
You have to think the Wildcats will look for a better start tonight. The Sea Dogs have scored first in both games.
Series status: The Wildcats lead the best-of-seven first round series 2-0.
Regular season records: The Sea Dogs were 23-36-5-0 for 51 points (eighth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Wildcats were 50-10-2-2 for 104 points (first Eastern/first QMJHL).
Last games: The Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 3-2 in overtime on Saturday at Avenir Centre. Niko Tournas, Gabe Smith and Gavin Cornforth scored for Moncton. Saint John goals came from Angelo Fullerton and Zachary Morin. Rudy Guimond made 22 saves in the win. Arseni Radkov made 47 stops in the loss.
2025-26 regular season head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 1-7-0-0 against the Wildcats in the regular season while Moncton went 7-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Defenseman Max Vilen.
Wildcat to watch: Gabe Smith has two goals and two assists in this series.
Random stat: The Wildcats are 18-2-1-0 at TD Station over the past five years.
Notes: Alexander Donovan leads Saint John in playoff scoring with a goal and an assist... Donovan, Angelo Fullerton and Zachary Morin have scored for Saint John... Gavin Cornforth and Gabe Smith each have a Moncton high four points... Cornforth has a team high four goals... Caleb Desnoyers has three assists... Moncton is 2/8 on the power play in this series while Saint John is 1/4... Moncton is averaging 46.51 shots per game while Saint John has an average of 19.07... the Wildcats were 26-3-1-2 on the road in the regular season... the Sea Dogs were 11-19-2-0 at home in the regular season... Smith ended the regular season with goals in three straight road games.
Out of town Tuesday:
Newfoundland at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT
Chicoutimi at Halifax - 7:00 PM ADT
Rouyn-Noranda at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EDT
Charlottetown at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT
Drummondville at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EDT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT
Out of town Wednesday:
Newfoundland at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT
Chicoutimi at Halifax - 7:00 PM ADT
Rouyn-Noranda at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EDT
Charlottetown at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT
Drummondville at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EDT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT
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