The Sea Dogs, winners of three straight, visit the Moncton Wildcats, winners of nine of their past 10 games, this evening at Avenir Centre. This is the first game of a home-and-home between the two with the 'Cats travelling to Saint John on Friday.
Game time is 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 25-26-1-0 for 51 points (fourth Maritimes, sixth Eastern, 11th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 37-12-1-0 for 75 points (first Maritimes, first Eastern, second QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-5 home win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Sunday. Jeffrey Durocher and Josh Lawrence each scored a pair of goals while singles came from Anderson MacDonald, Julian Vander Voet and Brady Burns. Zachary Bouthillier made 33 stops in the win. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-3 win in Quebec City on Sunday. Jeremy McKenna scored a pair of goals with solo markers coming from Gabriel Fortier, Alexander Khovanov and Benoit-Olivier Groulx. Olivier Rodrigue made 23 stops in the win.
2019-20 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 3-3-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 3-3-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Jan. 18 at TD Station where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 7-4. Gabriel Fortier and Jordan Spence each scored twice for Moncton with Alexander Khovanov, Philippe Daoust and Benoit-Olivier Groulx also scoring. Jeffrey Durocher netted a pair for Saint John while Matt Gould and Dawson Stairs also scored. Olivier Rodrigue made 26 saves in the win. Zachary Bouthillier was pulled after allowing five goals on 51 shots through 40 minutes of play. Noah Patenaude made 16 saves in the third period.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Radio broadcaster Tim Roszell.
Wildcat to watch: Jordan Spence has three goals and five assists in six games against Saint John this season. It's the most points he's recorded against any team.
Random stat: The Wildcats are averaging a league low 2.52 goals against per game while the Sea Dogs are averaging 4.14 against, good for 17th.
Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in points with 48 and goals with 25... William Villeneuve has a team high 38 assists... Alexander Khovanov leads the Wildcats in points with 74 and assists with 50... Jeremy McKenna has a team high 29 goals... Saint John is 12-14-1-0 on the road... Moncton is 21-3-0-0 at home... the Wildcats have the third best power play (24.3%) and second best penalty kill (85.8%)... Burns has goals in three straight games... Benoit-Olivier Groulx has points in 13 straight home games... the Wildcats have won five straight at home.
Out of town:
Gatineau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EST
Cape Breton at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Wildcats on Friday at 7 p.m.
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