The Sea Dogs struggled to create a ton of quality scoring chances throughout the game. When they were able to create good opportunities, goaltender Dakota Lund-Cornish shut the door, leading the Moncton Wildcats to a 3-1 win at Avenir Centre.
Saint John outshot Moncton 36-28 and had a good share of puck possession but, like a lot of games this season, just didn't look quite right. This is a team that is still struggling to find its stride - even after a what seemed like a promising win on Saturday over the Cape Breton Eagles.
Dawson Stairs scored Saint John's lone goal, a power play marker in the third period. Noah Patenaude made his third straight start and made 25 stops in the loss.
The loss dropped the Sea Dogs to 2-4-2-1 on the season, placing them last in the Maritimes Division. They remain winless on the road.
Moncton, who have now won three straight, had goals from Gabriel Fortier, Jacob Stewart and Francois Langlois. Lund-Cornish made 35 stops in the win.
LINEUP
Leonard - MacDonald - Bezeau
Savoie - Reynolds - Roy
Girouard - Burns - Stairs
Carruthers - Lawrence - Vander Voet
Drapeau - DesRoches
McCallum - Villeneuve
Poirier - Inniss
Patenaude
Jones
SCRATCHES: Forwards Alex Drover (healthy) and Vladislav Kotkov (not yet arrived) along with defensemen Hunter Gartley (healthy), Jan Hampl (not yet arrived) and Benjamin Roode (healthy)
NOTES: This was Moncton's first home win of the season... with an assist on Dawson Stairs' goal, Joshua Roy extended his point streak to four games... Sea Dogs forward Liam Leonard played his first game against his old club as did Wildcats forward Connor Richard... the Wildcats went 0/6 on the power play despite applying some strong pressure at times... Saint John takes on the Wildcats in three of their next four games.
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs and Wildcats meet again on Friday night at the Avenir Centre.
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