Recap: Sea Dogs lose 4-1

FINAL: Moncton 4, Saint John 1

SAINT JOHN - It was a much better end result for the Saint John Sea Dogs on Friday night, but they were still heavily outmatched by the Moncton Wildcats.

After pounding the Sea Dogs 10-2 on Wednesday at Avenir Centre, the Wildcats showed again why they are one of the favourites to win the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League title this season, peppering 50 shots on net in a 4-1 win at TD Station.

Gabriel Fortier had a pair of goals for Moncton while singles came from Mika Cyr and Jakob Pelletier. Backup netminder Dakota Lund-Cornish only had to make 16 saves in the victory.

Zachary Bouthillier gave the Sea Dogs a chance, making 46 stops in the loss. Jeremie Poirier scored Saint John's only goal.

Some good news: Saint John has just one more meeting with Moncton this season.

The Sea Dogs website has a full game recap.

Game Day 54: vs Wildcats

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs will look to rebound from one of their worst games of the season tonight.

The Sea Dogs are coming off a 10-2 loss to the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday night at Avenir Centre. They'll try and recover from that game tonight against the same club - only this time on home ice.

Game time is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 25-27-1-0 for 51 points (fourth Maritimes, sixth Eastern, 11th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 38-12-1-0 for 77 points (first Maritimes, first Eastern, second QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs and Wildcats met on Wednesday night at Avenir Centre with Moncton winning 10-2. Jakob Pelletier, Gabriel Fortier, Zachary L'Heureux and Alexander Khovanov all scored two goals each for Moncton. Mika Cyr and Jeremy McKenna also scored. Maxim Cajkovic and Charles Savoie had Saint John goals. Olivier Rodrigue made 31 stops in the loss. Noah Patenaude allowed three goals on seven shots before being pulled. Zachary Bouthillier allowed seven goals on 39 shots in relief.

2019-20 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 3-4-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 4-3-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: See above.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Radio broadcaster Tim Roszell.

Recap: Sea Dogs lose 10-2

FINAL: Saint John 2, Moncton 10

MONCTON - The Saint John Sea Dogs visited the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday night.

That's all that needs to be said.

Game Day 53: at Moncton

MONCTON - The Saint John Sea Dogs will take on one of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's top teams tonight.

The Sea Dogs, winners of three straight, visit the Moncton Wildcats, winners of nine of their past 10 games, this evening at Avenir Centre. This is the first game of a home-and-home between the two with the 'Cats travelling to Saint John on Friday.

Game time is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 25-26-1-0 for 51 points (fourth Maritimes, sixth Eastern, 11th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 37-12-1-0 for 75 points (first Maritimes, first Eastern, second QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-5 home win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Sunday. Jeffrey Durocher and Josh Lawrence each scored a pair of goals while singles came from Anderson MacDonald, Julian Vander Voet and Brady Burns. Zachary Bouthillier made 33 stops in the win. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-3 win in Quebec City on Sunday. Jeremy McKenna scored a pair of goals with solo markers coming from Gabriel Fortier, Alexander Khovanov and Benoit-Olivier Groulx. Olivier Rodrigue made 23 stops in the win.

2019-20 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 3-3-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 3-3-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Jan. 18 at TD Station where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 7-4. Gabriel Fortier and Jordan Spence each scored twice for Moncton with Alexander Khovanov, Philippe Daoust and Benoit-Olivier Groulx also scoring. Jeffrey Durocher netted a pair for Saint John while Matt Gould and Dawson Stairs also scored. Olivier Rodrigue made 26 saves in the win. Zachary Bouthillier was pulled after allowing five goals on 51 shots through 40 minutes of play. Noah Patenaude made 16 saves in the third period.

Recap: Sea Dogs win 7-5

FINAL: Bathurst 5, Saint John 7

SAINT JOHN - Make it three straight wins for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

The Sea Dogs moved back to within a win of the .500 mark thanks to a 7-5 victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Sunday afternoon at TD Station. Saint John has now won three consecutive games after winning the final two contests of their Quebec road trip last weekend.

Jeffrey Durocher led the way on Sunday with two goals and two assists. Josh Lawrence added a pair while singles came from Anderson MacDonald, Julian Vander Voet and Brady Burns. Zachary Bouthillier made 33 stops in the win.

Bathurst had goals from Mathieu Desgagnes, Mark Rumsey, Alexis Dube, Remy Anglehart and Ben Allison. Tristan Berube made 32 saves in the loss.

The Sea Dogs never trailed in this one but made a game that saw them lead 3-0 and 4-1 much closer than it had to be. The Titan scored four times in the second period - which included three goals in just over four minutes.

Game Day 52: vs Titan

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs will play their first game in over a week this afternoon at TD Station.

With Friday's game against the Halifax Mooseheads called off due to travel conditions, the Sea Dogs have not played since last Saturday's overtime win in Baie-Comeau. They will end the drought today when they take on the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.

Game time is 3 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 24-26-1-0 for 49 points (fourth Maritimes, seventh Eastern, 13th QMJHL) while the Titan are 9-34-3-4 for 25 points (sixth Maritimes, 10th Eastern, 18th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime win in Baie-Comeau on Saturday. Maxim Cajkovic, Charlie DesRoches, Julian Vander Voet and Brady Burns scored for Saint John. Noah Patenaude made 50 saves in the win. The Titan are coming off a 3-0 home loss to the Victoriaville Tigres on Thursday. Tristan Berube made 30 stops in the loss.

2019-20 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 5-1-0-0 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 1-4-0-1 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Dec. 28 in Bathurst where the Titan defeated the Sea Dogs 5-2. Remy Anglehart had a pair of goals for Bathurst while singles came from Mathieu Desgagnes, Cole Huckins and Anderson MacDonald. Saint John goals came from Ben Badalamenti and Jeffrey Durocher. Tristan Berube made 39 stops in the win. Zachary Bouthillier made 27 saves in the loss.