GAMEDAY 56 - vs Wildcats

A preview of tonight’s game between the Moncton Wildcats and Saint John Sea Dogs…

When and where: Tonight at 7:30 PM AST, Harbour Station

TV/Radio: TELUS Webcast/News 88.9

Records: The Wildcats are second in the Telus Maritimes Division and 11^th overall in the QMJHL with a 29-25-0-3 record for 61 points. The Sea Dogs are sixth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 16^th overall with a 17-34-1-3 record for 38 points.

Last games: The Wildcats are coming off a 4-3 shootout loss in Charlottetown last night. Vladimir Tkachev had two goals. The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Gatineau Olympiques on Wednesday night at Harbour Station. Noah Zilbert had both Saint John goals.

2013-14 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. Moncton leads the all-important Rivalry Cup standings 4-3.

Last meeting: January 15^th at the Moncton Coliseum when the Sea Dogs edged the Wildcats 4-3. Saint John scored twice in less than two minutes in the third period to seal the deal.

Random stat: All three of Saint John’s wins against Moncton this season have come on the road.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: None

MON notes: 6-3-0-1 in their last 10 games and have picked up at least a point in each of their past four… Ivan Barbashev is 17^th in league scoring with 61 points… Alex Dubeau’s GAA of 2.67 is fifth best… Dubeau also leads the league in minutes and is second in saves and save percentage (.917)… 23-11-0-2 against the Maritimes Division… their penalty kill rating of 84.8% is the league’s best… Christophe Lalonde has points in nine straight games… Barbashev has points in seven straight road games… Barbashev was ranked 19^th in ISS’ latest draft rankings.

SJ notes: 3-7 in their last 10 games and have lost two straight… Sebastien Auger is second in minutes and leads the league in saves and save percentage (.919)… 14-16-0-2 against the Maritimes Division… Thomas Chabot has points in seven straight games… the Dogs have lost three straight home games… Matthew Highmore and Noah Zilbert each have four goals against Moncton this season… the Dogs had to dress four rookie defensemen on Wednesday due to injuries to Jurij Repe and Olivier LeBlanc.

Leading Scorers
Moncton

Points	Ivan Barbashev	61 (23+38)
Goals	Christophe Lalonde	34
Assists	Ivan Barbashev	38
Rookie Points	Garrett Johnston	18 (4+14)
D-Man Points	Jacob Sweeney	22 (2+20)
vs Saint John	Conor Garland	11 (5+6)

Leading Scorers
Saint John

Points	Oliver Cooper	47 (21+26)
Goals	Oliver Cooper	21
Assists	Oliver Cooper & Olivier LeBlanc	26
Rookie Points	Nathan Noel	32 (14+18)
D-Man Points	Olivier LeBlanc	33 (7+26)
vs Moncton	Oliver Cooper	7 (1+6)

Goaltenders
Moncton

Goaltender	Record	GAA	SV%
Alex Dubeau	27-21-0-2	2.67	0.917
Jason Rioux	2-2-0-1	3.51	0.906

Saint John

Goaltender	Record	GAA	SV%
Sebastien Auger	14-27-1-3	3.06	0.919
Antoine Landry	2-6-0-0	4.85	0.869

SJ Next Five Games

Tonight vs Moncton

Sunday, February 16th at Cape Breton

Thursday, February 20th vs Shawinigan

Sunday, February 23rd at Charlottetown

Friday, February 28^th vs Cape Breton