GAME DAY 65: at Moncton

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

When and where: Tonight at 7 p.m., Moncton Coliseum

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are second in the Maritimes Division and ninth overall in the QMJHL with a 31-24-3-6 record for 71 points. The Wildcats are first in the Maritimes, second overall and ranked seventh in the CHL Top 10 rankings with a 43-17-0-3 record for 89 points.

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an 8-3 loss to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Wednesday night at Harbour Station. Nathan Noel scored twice while Adam Bateman added a single. Sebastien Auger and Alex Bishop combined to make 28 saves in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 6-2 win over the Sea Dogs last Sunday at Harbour Station. Conor Garland, Stephen Johnson, Dominic Talbot-Tassi, Cameron Askew, Ivan Barbashev and Bronson Beaton scored for Moncton while Alex Dubeau made 26 stops in the win.

2014-15 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-5-0-1 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 6-2-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: March 8 at Harbour Station where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 6-2. Conor Garland, Stephen Johnson, Dominic Talbot-Tassi, Cameron Askew, Ivan Barbashev and Bronson Beaton scored for Moncton while Alex Dubeau made 26 stops in the win. Nathan Noel and Mathieu Joseph had Saint John goals while Sebastien Auger made 35 saves in the loss.

Previous meetings:

Moncton 6 @ Saint John 2 (Mar 8 2015) Final
Moncton 1 @ Saint John 3 (Feb 8 2015) Final
Moncton 3 @ Saint John 2 (Jan 10 2015) Final
Saint John 2 @ Moncton 3 (Jan 8 2015) Final SO
Saint John 5 @ Moncton 6 (Dec 28 2014) Final
Moncton 1 @ Saint John 7 (Oct 18 2014) Final
Saint John 0 @ Moncton 7 (Oct 17 2014) Final
Saint John 2 @ Moncton 5 (Sep 14 2014) Final

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Noah Zilbert

Random stat: Conor Garland has 12 assists in eight games against Saint John this season.

SJ notes: Nathan Noel leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with 58 points in 64 games this season… Noel and Adam Marsh are tied for the team lead in goals with 24… Noel has a team high 34 assists… Samuel Dove-McFalls is third in shorthanded points with seven… Sebastien Auger’s .907 save percentage is second best in the QMJHL… Marsh is 10^th in rookie scoring with 43 points… 11-16-1-3 on the road this season… 19-7-1-1 when scoring first… 21-14-2-3 against Maritimes Division teams… the Sea Dogs have the third worst power play in the league with a rating of 16%... the Sea Dogs have the third best penalty kill in the league with a rating of 82.4%... Bokondji Imama will serve the second game of a two-game suspension tonight… 3-6-1-0 in their last 10 games.

MON notes: Conor Garland leads the Wildcats and the league in scoring with 117 points in 63 games… Garland leads the league in assists with 86… Ivan Barbashev has scored a team high 41 goals… Garland is second in power play points with 47… Alex Dubeau has a league high 38 wins… Jacob Sweeney is seventh in defensemen scoring with 46 points… Sweeney is tied for the league lead in defensemen goals with 17… 22-6-0-2 at home this season… 26-6-0-2 when scoring first… 31-7-0-1 against Maritimes Division teams… Moncton has the fifth best power play in the league with a rating of 24.9%... the Wildcats have the fourth best penalty kill in the QMJHL with a rating of 81.1%... Garland has an assist in eight straight home games… 9-1-0-0 in their last 10 games and have won four straight.

Out of town:

Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM ADT
Halifax at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:30 PM ADT
Chicoutimi at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EDT
Rouyn-Noranda at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT
Victoriaville at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT
Rimouski at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EDT
Drummondville at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EDT
Val-d'Or at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs play their final home game of the regular season tomorrow at 7 p.m. against the Halifax Mooseheads.