The Saint John Sea Dogs begin the second half on the road this afternoon, taking on the Moncton Wildcats at 4 p.m. at Avenir Centre.
The Sea Dogs entered the break with a 16-16-0-0 record, placing them 11th overall in the QMJHL, while the Wildcats sit first with a 24-5-2-0 record. Despite the the Wildcats having a significant points edge, the Sea Dogs have given them fits this season. Saint John is 2-3-0-0 against the Wildcats this season with all five games being a bit of an adventure for both sides.
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2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 16-16-0-0 for 32 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/11th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 24-5-2-0 for 50 points (first Maritimes/first Eastern/first QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-4 shootout win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Dec. 14 at TD Station. William Yared, Ben Cross, Nate Tivey and Zachary Morin all scored for Saint John. Charles-Edward Gravel made 35 saves in the win. The Wildcats are coming off a 7-2 win over the Cape Breton Eagles on Dec. 14 at Avenir Centre. Markus Vidicek scored a pair of goals for Moncton while singles came from Etienne Morin, Caleb Desnoyers, Juraj Pekarcik, Alex Mercier and Vincent Collard. Jacob Steinman made 32 stops in the win.
2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-3-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 3-1-1-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Dec. 8 in Moncton where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 3-2. Juraj Pekarcik, Markus Vidicek and Gabe Smith all scored for Moncton. Zachary Morin scored both Saint John goals. Rudy Guimond made 37 stops in the win. Justin Robinson made 36 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: None.
Wildcat to watch: Etienne Morin is third in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 29 points and third in goals with seven.
Random stat: Moncton is 14-3-2-0 against Maritimes Division teams with two of those five losses coming against Saint John.
Notes: Nate Tivey leads Saint John in points with 28 and assists with 24... Eriks Mateiko leads the team in goals with 14... Caleb Desnoyers leads Moncton in points with 42 and assists with 25... Desnoyers and Markus Vidicek each have a team high 17 goals... Saint John is 6-9-0-0 on the road... Moncton is 11-3-1-0 at home... the Wildcats are 8-2-0-0 in their last 10 games and have won three straight... Jacob Steinman leads the league in wins with 19... Zachary Morin is third in QMJHL rookie scoring with 24 points while William Yared is fifth with 17 points... Nate Tivey is second in QMJHL defensemen assists with 24... Moncton has the league's second best penalty kill (86.2%) while Saint John's is fourth (82.9%)... the Wildcats are averaging a league best 4.39 goals per game and 36.84 shots per game... the Sea Dogs have lost three straight road games... the Sea Dogs are missing Mateiko due to the IIHF World Junior Championship while the Wildcats are without forwards Julius Sumpf and Juraj Pekarcik... Moncton defenseman Dylan MacKinnon is suspended for today's game.
Out of town:
Québec at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST
Halifax at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST
Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Bathurst on Tuesday (New Year's Eve) to face the Titan at 2 p.m.
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