Playoff Game Day 6: at Moncton

MONCTON - The curtain will close on the Saint John Sea Dogs' 2020-21 season tonight at Avenir Centre.

With the Acadie-Bathurst Titan's win last night, the Sea Dogs and Moncton Wildcats have both been eliminated from playoff contention. The two will meet tonight in what is - in the standings, at least - a meaningless game to close out this funky yet wildly entertaining New Brunswick round-robin playoff tournament.

It'll be interesting to see what kind of energy these two teams bring tonight. You know the overagers will be looking to go out with a bang - and hopefully everyone else on the ice feels the same way.

Game time tonight is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/93 CFBC/QMJHL Live

Playoff Standings:

1. Bathurst: 4-2; 8 points

2. Saint John: 2-3; 4 points

3. Moncton: 2-3; 4 points

Records: The Sea Dogs finished the regular season with a 15-14-3-1 record for a .515 points percentage (third Maritimes) while the Wildcats finished with a record of 11-17-2-1 for a .403 points percentage (fifth Maritimes).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss in Bathurst on Friday. Ryan Francis scored a pair of goals while Brady Burns added a solo marker. Zachary Emond made 38 stops in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-4 double-overtime loss in Bathurst last night. Francesco Iasenza scored twice while singles came from Thomas Darcy and Anthony Hamel. Dakota Lund-Cornish made 38 saves in the loss.

2020-21 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 8-5-0-0 against the Wildcats during the regular season while Moncton went 5-7-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: April 24 at Avenir Centre where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 4-2. Maxim Barbashev, Connor Richard, Alexis Daniel and Jacob Hudson all scored for Moncton. Saint John goals came from Riley Bezeau and Cam MacDonald. Dakota Lund-Cornish made 22 saves in the win. Zachary Emond made 25 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Forward Connor Richard.

Wildcat to watch: Jacob Hudson has burned the Sea Dogs in the restart. The Wildcats captain has two goals and three assists in the two playoff games he's played against Saint John.

Random stat: Riley Bezeau has a combined two goals and an assist in the previous two playoff games against the Wildcats.

Notes: Ryan Francis and Jeremie Poirier are both tied for the Sea Dogs lead in points with seven... Brady Burns has a team high four goals... Josh Lawrence and William Villeneuve each have a team high five assists... Jacob Hudson leads Moncton in points with seven and goals with three... Hudson, Connor Richard and Jacob Stewart each have a team high four assists... the Wildcats are 2-0-0-0 at Avenir Centre this post-season... the Sea Dogs are 0-1-1-0 as the road team in these playoffs... Moncton continues to miss, like, half their team due to injuries... Richard has points in four straight games.

Out of town:

No other games

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