GAMEDAY
Moncton Wildcats vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight at 7:30pm
Radio: News 88.9 | Webcast: Telus | TV: None | Live:
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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
PREVIEW
SAINT JOHN – Coming off a disappointing loss to the
Shawinigan Cataractes last night, the Saint John Sea Dogs are back at it
tonight at Harbour Station. The Port City squad hosts the Moncton Wildcats this
evening at 7:30pm.
The Sea Dogs have dropped two straight and are 1-8-1-0 in
their last 10 games. The team has some breathing room in the playoff race, but
Sherbrooke and Shawinigan are slowly beginning to catch up.
Saint John enters play tonight with a 20-33-1-0 record.
They sit fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 15th overall in
the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Dogs are 10-17-0-0 at Harbour
Station.
Jakub Izacky continues to lead Saint John in scoring with
17 goals and 11 assists for 28 points in 49 games. Izacky had the game tying
goal in last night’s loss to Shawinigan.
The Wildcats have certainly picked up the pace following
the holiday trading period. They are 8-2-0-0 in their last 10 games and have a
record of 34-18-1-0, good for second in the Maritimes Division and fifth overall.
The ‘Cats are unlikely to catch the division leading Halifax Mooseheads but are still in a heated race for playoff positioning in the overall standings.
Dmitrij Jaskin leads the Wildcats in scoring with 81
points in 43 games but he will not play tonight due to a suspension. But,
Moncton still has plenty of fire power with the likes of the Saulnier twins and Phillip
Danault.
This is the second game of a three-in-three stretch for
the Sea Dogs. They travel to PEI tomorrow.
THE NUMBERS| Moncton | Saint John | |
| Record | 34-18-1-0 (2nd Maritimes) | 20-33-1-0 (5th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 21-6-1-0 | 10-17-0-0 |
| Road Record | 13-12-0-0 | 10-16-1-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 4.05 (2nd) | 2.61 (15th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.02 (6th) | 3.93 (14th) |
| Shots For/Game | 36.10 (2nd) | 27.52 (14th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 26.95 (5th) | 35.06 (16th) |
| Overall PP | 28.5% (2nd) | 21.9% (9th) |
| Home PP | 32.6% (2nd) | 20.3% (12th) |
| Road PP | 22.8% (5th) | 23.4% (4th) |
| Overall PK | 77.6% (11th) | 75.3% (15th) |
| Home PK | 81.7% (9th) | 77.5% (13th) |
| Road PK | 72.7% (15th) | 73.0% (14th) |
| PIM/GAME | 16.6 | 15.9 |
| Attendance | 4,393 | 3,766 |
LEADING SCORERS
Moncton
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Dmitrij Jaskin | 43 | 39 | 42 | 81 |
| Allain Saulnier | 53 | 22 | 45 | 67 |
| Alex Saulnier | 53 | 22 | 42 | 64 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jakub Izacky | 49 | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| Pierre Durepos | 31 | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| Stephen Anderson | 49 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
GOALTENDERS
Moncton
Moncton
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Alex Dubeau | 25-14-1-0 | 2.79 | 0.896 |
| Cole Holowenko | 8-4-0-0 | 3.09 | 0.886 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 19-25-1-0 | 3.34 | 0.904 |
| Alex Fournier | 1-8-0-0 | 5.73 | 0.844 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Shawinigan
Cataractes last night at Harbour Station. Michael Abbott and Jakub Izacky each
scored for Saint John. Sebastien Auger made 23 saves in the loss.
The Wildcats are coming off a 2-0 loss to the Rimouski
Oceanic on Monday night at the Moncton Coliseum. Alex Dubeau made 29 stops in the
loss.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 4-2-0-0 against the Wildcats this season
while Moncton is 2-3-1-0 against Saint John.
Their last meeting was on January 20 in Moncton where the
Wildcats easily defeated the Sea Dogs, 7-0. Ross Johnston and Alex Saulnier
each had two goals while singles came from Ryan Penny, Phillip Danault, and Christophe
Lalonde. Alex Dubeau made 23 stops for
the shutout win while Sebastien Auger made 30 in the loss.
SUSPENDED
The Wildcats will be without their top scorer tonight.
Dmitrij Jaskin has been suspended three games by the league for a hit to the
head he delivered in Monday’s loss to Rimouski. Jaskin is fourth in the league in
scoring with 39 goals and 42 assists for 81 points.
NOTES
- MonctonSports.com has a game preview.
- Jaskin is third in the league in goals with 39. He ain’t playing tonight.
- Phillip Danault is sixth in the league in assists with 45.
- Yannick Veilleux is third in power play goals with 15.
- Jonathan Racine is eighth is penalty minutes with 112.
- This will probably be the final time the Wildcats play in Saint John this season.
- It’s Hawaiian Night at Harbour Station.
OUT OF TOWN
Shawinigan at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
P.E.I. at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:30 PM AST
Gatineau at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Quebec at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EST
Cape Breton at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Drummondville - 7:30 PM EST
Victoriaville at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs travel to Charlottetown to battle the PEI
Rocket tomorrow at 7pm.
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