PRE-SEASON GAMEDAY: vs Wildcats

PRE-SEASON GAMEDAY

Moncton Wildcats vs Saint John Sea Dogs

Today at 3pm

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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB

PREVIEW

SAINT JOHN – The Saint John Sea Dogs’ pre-season schedule comes to an end this afternoon at Harbour Station.

The Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats today at 3pm at Harbour Station in the pre-season finale for both squads. Moncton begins the regular season in Halifax on Thursday night while Saint John opens things up on Friday in Wildtown.

The Sea Dogs enter action tonight with a 3-2 record while Moncton sits at 5-2. Matthew Highmore leads Saint John in scoring with five points in three games while Liam Hynes leads the Wildcats with eight points in six games.

The two teams met this past Friday in Bouctouche in pre-season play. Oliver Cooper and Noah Zilbert each had two goals and Stephen Anderson one in Saint John’s 5-1 victory. Cameron Yarwood scored Moncton’s only goal late in the third period.

Sea Dogs goaltenders Sebastien Auger and Antoine Landry split the game and each looked solid once again. The two combined to make 30 saves in the victory.

There was some rough stuff on Friday, including a few fights. Some of that should carry over into today’s match.

LAST GAMES

See above.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The Sea Dogs went 5-3-0-0 against the Wildcats last season while Moncton went 3-4-1-0 against Saint John.

Their last meeting was on March 13th in Moncton where the Wildcats beat the Sea Dogs 6-1. Yannick Veilleux had three goals, Christophe Lalonde two, and Stephen Johnson one for Moncton. Brett Malone had Saint John’s only goal. Cole Holowenko made 17 saves in the win while Sebastien Auger made 40 in the loss.

NOTES

• Reminder that the Season Ticket/Flex Pack holder BBQ is going down in the Harbour Station parking lot this afternoon.
• Sebastien Auger has allowed just one goal on 60 shots in the pre-season.
• Goodbye, pre-season.

OUT OF TOWN

Acadie-Bathurst at Charlottetown - 2:00 PM ADT

Halifax at Cape Breton - 4:00 PM ADT

Chicoutimi at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EDT

NEXT GAME

The Sea Dogs open up the 2013-14 regular season on Friday in Moncton.