The Sea Dogs, coming off a road victory in Charlottetown, kick off a stretch of five straight home games today when they host the Moncton Wildcats. Home wins haven't been easy for the Sea Dogs with the team sporting a 6-10-2-2 record at TD Station.
This will be Saint John's first game without leading scorer Vince Elie, who was traded to the Shawinigan Cataractes on Saturday.
Game time today is 3 p.m.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV
2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 14-18-3-2 for 34 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 22-8-2-3 for 49 points (second Maritimes/third Eastern/sixth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 2-1 win in Charlottetown on Friday. Vince Elie and Drew Elliott scored in the win. Patrick Leaver made 29 saves. The Wildcats are coming off a 4-1 win in Halifax last night. Yoan Loshing scored a pair of goals while singles came from Caleb Desnoyers and Vincent Collard. Jacob Steinman made 24 saves in the win.
2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 14-18-3-2 for 34 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 22-8-2-3 for 49 points (second Maritimes/third Eastern/sixth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 2-1 win in Charlottetown on Friday. Vince Elie and Drew Elliott scored in the win. Patrick Leaver made 29 saves. The Wildcats are coming off a 4-1 win in Halifax last night. Yoan Loshing scored a pair of goals while singles came from Caleb Desnoyers and Vincent Collard. Jacob Steinman made 24 saves in the win.
2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-4-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 4-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Dec. 30 in Moncton where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 7-2. Olivier Boutin, Yoan Loshing, Oscar Plandowski, Thomas Auger, Preston Lounsbury, Shawn Carrier and Connor Trenholm all scored for Moncton. Pavel Simek and Mathis Gauthier had Saint John goals. Keegan Warren made 22 saves in the win. Patrick Leaver made 30 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Forward Connor Trenholm.
Wildcat to watch: Yoan Loshing has five goals and three assists in five games against Saint John this season.
Random stat: The Wildcats, with a record of 13-2-2-0, have the best road winning percentage (.824) in the QMJHL.
Notes: Eriks Mateiko is now Saint John's leading scorer with 30 points... Mateiko and Brody Fournier each have a team high 15 goals... defenseman Joseph Ianniello leads the team in assists with 16... Yoan Loshing leads Moncton in points with 47 and goals with 25... Caleb Desnoyers leads the club in assists with 23... Saint John is 6-10-2-2 at home... Moncton is 13-2-2-0 on the road... Desnoyers sits second in QMJHL rookie scoring with 32 points... the Wildcats have the league's best power play (28.4%).
Out of town:
Halifax at Charlottetown - 3:00 PM AST Shawinigan at Québec - 3:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Rimouski - 3:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Sherbrooke - 3:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs are back in action on Thursday when they host the Rimouski Oceanic at 7 p.m.
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