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| Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs |
The Sea Dogs never trailed in a 6-3 win over the Charlottetown Islanders. Zachary Morin broke a 3-3 tie in the third period and Olivier Groulx added two empty net markers. Rafaël Courchesne made a fourth straight start and picked up the win.
Saint John will face another challenging opponent tonight in the Wildcats, who are an impressive 8-2-1-0 on the road this season. They're also starting to find their game, going 7-3-0-0 in their last 10 games.
It's Flames Night at TD Station and the Sea Dogs will be wearing some special jerseys.
Stream/TV/Radio: FloHockey/None/Sea Dogs Audio Network
Records: The Sea Dogs are 10-10-1-0 for 21 points (eighth Eastern/14th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 12-6-2-0 for 26 points (third Eastern/sixth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-3 win over the Charlottetown Islanders last night at TD Station. Olivier Groulx netted a pair of goals while Matthew Krayer, Jacob Beaulieu, Elliot Dubé and Zachary Morin added singles. Rafaël Courchesne made 21 stops in the win. The Wildcats are coming off a 6-1 home win over the Sherbrooke Phoenix on Wednesday. Gabe Smith and Teddy Mutryn each scored twice while Niko Tournas and Preston Lounsbury added singles. Rudy Guimond made 34 saves in the win.
2025-26 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-1-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 1-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 2 at TD Station where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 4-2. Alex Mercier, Niko Tournas, Gabe Smith and Teddy Mutryn all scored for Moncton. Olivier Groulx and Max Vilen had Saint John goals. Rudy Guimond made 26 saves in the win. Justin Robinson made 21 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: None.
Wildcat to watch: St. Andrews native Gabe Smith recorded two goals and three assists in Moncton's 6-1 win on Wednesday.
Random stat: Six of the league's top-20 rookies in scoring play for these two teams: Teddy Mutryn, Tommy Bleyl, Alexis Joseph, Alexander Donovan, Olivers Murnieks and Rian Chudzinski.
Notes: Olivier Groulx leads Saint John in points with 20 and assists with 13... Dylan Rozzi has a team high nine goals... Alex Mercier leads Moncton in points with 25 and assists with 16... Niko Tournas has a Wildcats high 13 goals... Saint John is 5-5-0-0 at home... Moncton is 8-2-1-0 on the road... Teddy Mutryn is sixth in QMJHL rookie scoring with 18 points in 16 games... rookie Tommy Bleyl is sixth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 17 points in 19 games... the Wildcats are averaging 12.05 penalty minutes per game, the fourth most in the league... Moncton has the sixth best power play in the league with a rating of 26.1%... Saint John has the third best penalty kill in the league with a rating of 84.8%... the Wildcats are averaging the fourth most goals per game (3.94) and fourth fewest goals against per game (2.96)... Mutryn has assists in five straight road games... Moncton has won back-to-back road games.
Out of town:
Sherbrooke at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Halifax at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EST
Newfoundland at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs are back in action next Friday when they host the Charlottetown Islanders at 7 p.m. at TD Station.
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