FINAL: Saint John 6, Moncton 2
The Sea Dogs won their 10th straight game on Tuesday night at Avenir Centre, defeating the Moncton Wildcats 6-2. The Sea Dogs have beaten the Wildcats four times during this win streak.
Ryan Francis scored a pair of goals while singles came from Vincent Sevigny, Nathan Drapeau, Nicholas Blagden and Brady Burns. Raivis Ansons had a pair of assists. Nikolas Hurtubise made 23 saves in the win.
It wasn't the prettiest or most dominant win by the Sea Dogs but it got the job done. After a fairly even opening frame, Saint John took control for parts of the second period, outshooting Moncton 17-13.
The Wildcats never really went away all game, even with several regulars missing from their lineup. Despite being outplayed for much of the third, Moncton nearly made it a one-goal game late in the frame when Brooklyn Kalmikov hit the post. Blagden secured the win with an empty net goal at 18:32 and then Burns made it a 6-2 final with 17 seconds remaining.
Thomas Darcy and Mathis Cloutier scored for the Wildcats. Vincent Filion made 34 stops in the loss.
Moncton has now lost seven straight games.
LINEUP
Burns - Lawrence - Dufour
Trenholm - Daoust - Francis
Ansons - MacDonald - Lessard
Blagden - Chantler - Bezeau
Poirier - DesRoches
Drapeau - Villeneuve
Sevigny - Despont
Hurtubise
Couture
SCRATCHES: The Sea Dogs were without goaltender Noah Patenaude (injury); defenseman Yan Kuznetsov (injury); and forwards Olivier Picard (healthy) and Peter Reynolds (injury). The Sea Dogs listed 13 forwards on their lineup sheet with Picard the final scratch.
STILL HURTING: The Wildcats lineup continues to be depleted by injuries. The team was without Nathan Casey, Anthony Hamel, Connor Olson, Nicolas Pavan and Thomas Auger due to injuries. Francis Langlois remains out due to personal reasons while Maxim Barbashev missed the game due to his participation in Wednesday's CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Kitchener.
DRAPEAU: Defensive defenseman Nathan Drapeau tied a career high with two points - a goal and an assist - in this contest. Drapeau now has three goals on the season.
Drapeau rips a shot top shelf to make it 3-0 and gets you some pizza!
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MATCH PENALTY: Moncton's Joachim Matulu was given a five-major and game misconduct for a cross check to the face of William Villeneuve in the third period. Ryan Francis scored on the ensuing power play, giving Saint John a 4-1 lead.
ANSONS: Raivis Ansons has really enjoyed playing the Wildcats this season. With two assists in this game, Ansons now has a goal and nine assists in six games against Moncton.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: The Sea Dogs improved to 3-0-0-0 at Avenir Centre this season with the victory. Overall, Saint John is now 4-2-0-0 against Moncton. These two meet again on Friday at TD Station.
NOTES: Marshall Lessard moved up to the third line while Riley Bezeau dropped to the fourth... in an intermission interview on 93 CFBC, forward Peter Reynolds said there is a chance he returns from injury on Thursday in Charlottetown... Nicholas Blagden scored his first goal as a Sea Dog, hitting an empty net goal late in the third period... Ryan Francis has four goals in his past two games... William Dufour extended his point streak to 11 games... announced attendance was 3,079.
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs visit the Charlottetown Islanders on Thursday at 7 p.m.
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