Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Game Day 66: vs Wildcats

SAINT JOHN - And then there were three for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

The Sea Dogs will conclude the regular season with three straight home games, a stretch that begins tonight against the Moncton Wildcats. Game time is 7 p.m. at TD Station.

Saint John is coming off one of their biggest wins of the season on Sunday, posting an 8-4 victory over the Charlottetown Islanders. The win pushed the Sea Dogs back into the QMJHL's 16th and final playoff spot.

The Sea Dogs will also be doing some scoreboard watching tonight. Both Saint John and the Quebec Remparts have 46 points but the Dogs own the tiebreaker. The Remparts host the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada tonight at 8 p.m. Atlantic.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV

2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 19-38-5-3 for 46 points (sixth Maritimes/9th Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 36-22-4-3 for 79 points (second Maritimes/third Eastern/sixth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an 8-4 win over the Charlottetown Islanders on Sunday. Drew Elliott and Tyler Peddle each scored twice for Saint John while singles came from Nico Laforge, Brody Fournier, Jacob Beaulieu and Matteo Mann. Patrick Leaver made 41 saves in the win. The Wildcats are coming off a 3-1 loss to the Cape Breton Eagles on Sunday. Etienne Morin scored Moncton's lone goal. Keegan Warren made 32 stops in the loss.

2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-7-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 7-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: March 6 in Moncton where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 6-1. Shawn Carrier, Yoan Loshing, Miles Mueller, Caleb Desnoyers, Sebastian Glas and Alex Mercier scored for Moncton. Brody Fournier scored for Saint John. Jacob Steinman made 23 saves in the win. Patrick Leaver made 32 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Forward Connor Trenholm.

Wildcat to watch: Rookie Caleb Desnoyers has points in seven straight road games.

Random stat: Sea Dogs goaltender Patrick Leaver has played in each of Saint John's past six games.

Notes: Brody Fournier leads Saint John in points with 46... Fournier has a team high 23 goals... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 27... Yoan Loshing leads Moncton in points with 67 and goals with 37... Preston Lounsbury leads the club in assists with 37... Saint John is 10-16-3-2 at home... Moncton is 19-11-2-0 on the road... Julius Sumpf is third in QMJHL rookie scoring (52 points) while Caleb Desnoyers is fourth (51)... the Wildcats are averaging 8.22 penalty minutes per game, the second fewest in the league... Moncton has the best power play in the league (28.9%)... Loshing has points in six straight road games.

Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM ADT 
Blainville-Boisbriand at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT 
Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EDT 
Shawinigan at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Halifax Mooseheads on Friday at 7 p.m.

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