The Sea Dogs will play the role of visitor in the Moncton Wildcats' first ever home game at the Avenir Centre. The new 8,800 seat arena officially opened a few weeks ago but has not hosted a hockey game - until tonight.
Tonight's 7:30 p.m. contest is sold out and the atmosphere should be electric. On top of that, the Dogs and 'Cats have played some entertaining games recently, so this could be a very fun night.
TV/Radio/Webcast: RogersTV/Sea Dogs Radio/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 1-1-1-0 for three points (third Maritimes, ninth overall) while the Wildcats are 1-1-0-0 for two points (fifth Maritimes, 12th overall).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-0 loss in Charlottetown on Wednesday night. Alex D'Orio made 37 stops in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-4 loss in Saint John on Sunday afternoon. Elliot Desnoyers scored twice for Moncton while singles came from Dylan Seitz and Jordan Spence. Charles-Antoine Lavallee made 30 stops in the loss.
2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 0-1-0-0 against Saint John.
2017-18 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 3-4-2-0 against the Wildcats last season while Moncton went 6-1-1-1 against Saint John.
Last meeting: This past Sunday at Harbour Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Wildcats 5-4. Josh Lawrence had a hat trick for Saint John while singles came from Maxim Cajkovic and Jeremie Jacob. Elliot Desnoyers scored twice for Moncton while singles came from Dylan Seitz and Jordan Spence. Alex D'Orio made 34 stops in the win. Charles-Antoine Lavallee made 30 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Radio voice Tim Roszell.
Wildcat to watch: Rookie Elliot Desnoyers had two goals and an assist on Sunday against Saint John. He had two goals and three assists against Saint John in the pre-season.
Random stat: Saint John is 0/10 on the power play so far this season.
Notes: The Sea Dogs are led in goals (four) and points (six) by Josh Lawrence... Maxim Cajkovic and William Poirier each have three assists to lead the team... Jeremy McKenna leads Moncton in points and assists with four... Dylan Seitz and Elliot Desnoyers each have a Moncton high two goals... Nicholas Deakin-Poot (hit to the head) and Lawrence (puck to the face) were both injured in Wednesday's game in Charlottetown. Neither returned after getting injured - but Lawrence's injury happened in the final minute... Moncton will be without Seitz tonight after he received a one-game suspension for a hit on Cajkovic on Sunday... this game will feature four of the league's top six rookie scorers (Lawrence, Cajkovic, Desnoyers and Jordan Spence)... Lawrence continues to lead the entire league in goals... Moncton has the fifth best power play in the league with a rating of 27.3%... the Wildcats have yet to allow a power play goal against (8/8)... Saint John has been outscored 6-0 in first periods.
Out of town:
Halifax at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT
Québec at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT
Val-d'Or at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT
Chicoutimi at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Drummondville - 7:30 PM EDT
Baie-Comeau at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EDT
Rouyn-Noranda at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan tomorrow night at 7 p.m.
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