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Ryan Francis, Philippe Daoust and Cam MacDonald all scored two goals each in the Sea Dogs' 6-2 victory over the Moncton Wildcats on Saturday at TD Station. Thomas Couture made 19 stops to earn the win against his old club.
Maxim Barbashev and Brooklyn Kalmikov scored for Moncton. Former Sea Dog Jonathan Lemieux made 34 stops - including breakaway saves off both Francis and William Dufour in the third period - in the loss.
The Sea Dogs dominated the opening 10 minutes of the game, grabbing a 2-0 lead. The Wildcats slowly found their legs though, connecting on a five-on-three advantage that seemed to give them some energy.
Saint John led 3-2 after one. The Wildcats stayed in the game throughout the second thanks to the Sea Dogs getting into some penalty trouble. Moncton had three straight power plays in the frame but it would be Saint John scoring the only goal of the period to lead 4-2 through two.
The Sea Dogs returned to form in the third, scoring twice and outshooting Moncton 18-5.
SCRATCHES: The Sea Dogs were without goaltender Noah Patenaude (injury); defenseman Yan Kuznetsov (injury); and forwards Nicholas Blagden (healthy) and Peter Reynolds (injury). Saint John went with the same lineup as Friday night with the only change being Thomas Couture starting in net.
The two teams continue to head in opposite directions. While the Sea Dogs extended their winning streak to nine games, the Wildcats have now lost five straight. The two meet again on Tuesday in Moncton.
LINEUP
Burns - Lawrence - Dufour
Trenholm - Daoust - Francis
Ansons - MacDonald - Bezeau
Picard - Chantler - Lessard
Poirier - DesRoches
Drapeau - Villeneuve
Sevigny - Despont
Couture
Hurtubise
HURTING: The Wildcats continue to be hit hard by injuries with Thomas Auger, Nathan Casey, Anthony Hamel, Connor Olson and Nicolas Pavan all out of the lineup on Saturday. Francis Langlois, meanwhile, remains out for personal reasons.
BACK ON THE BOARD: The Wildcats were coming off back-to-back shutout losses. Maxim Barbashev's goal, which came on a five-on-three power play, at 12:23 of the first period was the team's first goal since March 11, a 5-3 loss in Bathurst.
DAOUST: With a pair in this game, Philippe Daoust now has 14 goals in just 19 games. He extended his home goal scoring streak to five games. His second goal of the opening frame was a thing of beauty.
A slick move from Daoust gets him his second of the night! 🚨#CityofChampions @Senators pic.twitter.com/KuMQGNX7Gn
— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) March 19, 2022
COUTURE: Thomas Couture improved to 3-0 against his old club with the victory. He's allowed just three goals on 61 total shots against Moncton.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Saint John is now 3-2-0-0 against the Wildcats this season. The Sea Dogs have won three straight over the Wildcats, outscoring their provincial rivals 19-3. They meet four more times in the regular season.
NOTES: Yan Kuznetsov missed his fourth straight game with an injury while Peter Reynolds missed his second... Ryan Francis' first period goal was Saint John's first shot on the game... the Wildcats didn't record a shot on goal until 8:18 of the opening frame... Josh Lawrence extended his home point streak to 18 games... William Dufour extended his overall point streak to 10 games and his home point streak to 16 games... the Sea Dogs have now won five straight games at TD Station... Jeremie Poirier and Raivis Ansons each had two assists... Francis had a team high five shots... Riley Bezeau had three hits... Saint John won 34 of 55 faceoffs... attendance was 3,238, the second largest home crowd of the season.
HIGHLIGHTS
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs are in Moncton on Tuesday night to face the Wildcats at 7 p.m.
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