News & Notes From Friday's Game

Thanks to the @saintjohnpolice we had a unique puck-drop presentation today! Thanks to their service for 165 years! pic.twitter.com/gFP62JgANf
— Kyle Ferguson (@kjferg87) February 15, 2014

Some stuff from last night’s game…

• The Sea Dogs dressed four rookie defenseman again on Saturday with Olivier LeBlanc and Jurij Repe still nursing injuries.
• Samuel Dove-McFalls scored Saint John’s only goal with just 1.7 seconds remaining in the first period.
• Thomas Chabot picked up an assist on his goal, extending his point streak to eight games. Not bad for a rookie defenseman.
• Will Smith’s shorthanded goal at 4:24 of the second tied things up. The goal came after a Sebastien Auger mistake behind his net and was unable to recover in time. The goal seemed to deflate the Sea Dogs.
• Moncton did not score an even strength goal in this game. They scored two on the power play, one shorthanded, and another with the Saint John net empty.
• The Sea Dogs got into penalty trouble in the second period, taking four straight penalties in less than six minutes. Moncton went 2-for-7 on the power play.
• Auger and Ivan Barbashev got into it a bit in the third period.
• Christophe Lalonde had two goals in this game, giving him seven in eight games against Saint John this year.
• Saint John is struggling a bit right now, having lost three straight and are just 3-7 in their last 10 games. They still 16^th overall in the standings.
• Moncton’s win clinched them the 2014 Brunswick News Rivalry Cup title. The Wildcats lead the season long challenge 5-3 with one meeting remaining. It’s the second straight year they have won the title and fourth overall.
• The Sea Dogs were without forwards Stephen Anderson (upper body), Joey Richard (shoulder), Mackenzie Brown (healthy) along with defensemen Michael Abbott (hand), Jurij Repe (lower body), and Olivier LeBlanc (upper body).

NOTES: Kelly Bent returned from a one-game suspension… police dude came down from the rafters in a pre-game ceremony (pictured)… Will Smith and Christophe Lalonde had five shots… Spencer Smallman had four shots… Nathan Noel had five hits… $3,381 went to the 50/50 winner… Sea Dogs play at home again next Thursday against Shawinigan.

Since his arrival, Vladimir Tkachev has 6G & 11A for 17pts & @Barbashev2295 has 9G & 13A for 22pts in 10 games. #2014NHLDraft #OnFire
— Moncton Wildcats (@monctonwildcats) February 15, 2014

SN Three Stars

3. David Weckworth

2. Thomas Chabot’s point streak

1. Christophe Lalonde

NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs take on the Screaming Eagles in Cape Breton on Sunday at 4pm.