The Sea Dogs head up the highway to face the Moncton Wildcats this evening, a team that is coming off a 5-4 win in Halifax on Wednesday night that pushed them into first-place in the Maritimes Division.
The Wildcats currently sit second overall in the QMJHL standings with 19 points — and they haven't even consistently played their best hockey yet.
The Sea Dogs will look to rebound from a tough 6-5 shootout loss in Charlottetown last night, a loss that saw them blow a 5-3 third period lead.
Game time tonight is 7 p.m. at Avenir Centre.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV
2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 4-5-1-2 for 11 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 9-3-1-0 for 19 points (first Maritimes/second Eastern/second QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-5 loss in Charlottetown last night. Vince Elie, Pavel Simek, Joseph Ianniello, Peter Reynolds and Eriks Mateiko scored for Saint John. Justin Robinson made 47 saves in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-4 win in Halifax on Wednesday. Julius Sumpf scored twice for Moncton while singles came from Yoan Loshing, Vincent Collard and Caleb Desnoyers. Jacob Steinman made 42 saves in the win.
2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 4-5-1-2 for 11 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 9-3-1-0 for 19 points (first Maritimes/second Eastern/second QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-5 loss in Charlottetown last night. Vince Elie, Pavel Simek, Joseph Ianniello, Peter Reynolds and Eriks Mateiko scored for Saint John. Justin Robinson made 47 saves in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-4 win in Halifax on Wednesday. Julius Sumpf scored twice for Moncton while singles came from Yoan Loshing, Vincent Collard and Caleb Desnoyers. Jacob Steinman made 42 saves in the win.
2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-2-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Oct. 21 at TD Station where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 5-1. Preston Lounsbury had two goals for Moncton while singles came from Yoan Loshing, Caleb Desnoyers and Alex Mercier. Saint John's lone goal came from Danny Akkouche. Keegan Warren only had to make 15 saves in the win. Patrick Leaver made 31 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Forward Connor Trenholm.
Wildcat to watch: Caleb Desnoyers, the first overall pick in June's QMJHL Entry Draft, has two goals and six assists over his past four games.
Random stat: Yoan Loshing enters play tonight as the QMJHL's leading scorer with 20 points (10 goals and 10 assists) in 13 games.
Notes: Peter Reynolds leads Saint John in points with 16, goals with six and assists with 10... Yoan Loshing leads Moncton in points with 20, goals with 10 and assists with 10... Saint John is 3-2-0-1 on the road... Moncton is 3-3-0-0 at home... Moncton is on a 4-0-1-0 run... Caleb Desnoyers now sits third in QMJHL rookie scoring with 13 points... Etienne Morin is tied for the league lead in goals by a defenseman with four... the Wildcats are leading the league in goals per game with 4.30... Loshing has goals in three straight games... Desnoyers has assists in four straight games.
Out of town:
Québec at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM ADT Halifax at Charlottetown - 7:30 PM ADT
Baie-Comeau at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EDT
Gatineau at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
Cape Breton at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT
Chicoutimi at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Memorial Cup champion Quebec Remparts on Sunday at 3 p.m. at TD Station.
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