The two rivals will meet for just the second time this season tonight at TD Station. Their lone previous matchup was on Oct. 23 when the Wildcats edged the Sea Dogs 4-3 in Saint John.
Including tonight's contest, Saint John and Moncton are scheduled to meet three times between now and Jan. 7. Fingers crossed that COVID-19 cooperates.
Game time tonight is 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV
Capacity/Proof of Vaccination/Masks: 100%/Required/Required
Records: The Sea Dogs are 15-10-0-3 for 33 points (third Maritimes/fourth Eastern/seventh QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 14-9-3-1 for 32 points (fourth Maritimes/fifth Eastern/eighth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-4 home win over the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Sunday. Charlie DesRoches scored a pair of goals while singles came from Nico Laforge, Jeremie Poirier, Jacob Chantler, Yan Kuznetsov and Riley Bezeau. Jonathan Lemieux made 31 stops in the win. The Wildcats are coming off a 4-3 win in Sydney on Wednesday. Francesco Iasenza, Yoan Loshing, Jacob Stewart and Alexis Daniel all scored for Moncton. Vincent Filion made 28 stops in the win.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Oct. 23 at TD Station where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 4-3. Francis Langlois, Maxim Barbashev, Vincent Labelle and Miles Mueller scored for Moncton. Saint John had a pair of goals from William Dufour and a solo marker from Olivier Picard. Thomas Couture made 42 stops in the win. Jonathan Lemieux made 32 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: None.
Wildcat to watch: Brooklyn Kalmikov has been a key addition to Moncton's offense. He enters tonight's match having been held pointless in back-to-back games.
Random stat: The Wildcats are an impressive 9-4-2-0 on the road this season. They have the third most road victories in the league.
Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 44 and goals with 20... Josh Lawrence leads the team in assists with 26... Brooklyn Kalmikov leads the Wildcats in points (29), goals (15) and assists (14)... Saint John is 8-5-0-2 at home... the Wildcats are averaging 11.96 penalty minutes per game, the second most in the league... the Wildcats have the fourth worst power play with a rating of 18.1%... Dufour has points in 14 straight games... Josh Lawrence has points in nine straight games... Jeremie Poirier has goals in three straight home games.
Out of town:
Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 7:30 PM ASTBlainville-Boisbriand at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Gatineau at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST
Québec at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Drummondville - 7:30 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at TD Station.
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