Sunday, December 7, 2025

Game Day 27: vs Wildcats

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs
SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs will try once again to snap their losing skid against the Moncton Wildcats.

The Sea Dogs fell 7-4 in Moncton on Thursday night, which extended their losing streak to five games. The two will meet again this afternoon – this time at TD Station. Game time for Saint John's teddy bear toss game is 3 p.m.
It's been a rough stretch for the Sea Dogs – but Thursday's game did have some positives. Saint John was able to fight back from a 4-1 deficit and tie it up at 4-4 early in the third period. While the Dogs weren't able to take the lead, getting back into the game – against one of the QMJHL's top teams – was at least a positive sign.

The Wildcats, meanwhile, are on a 7-0-0-1 run and now have the league's second best winning percentage.

Stream/TV/Radio: FloHockey/None/Sea Dogs Audio Network

Records: The Sea Dogs are 10-15-1-0 for 21 points (ninth Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 18-6-2-1 for 39 points (second Eastern/second QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off that 7-4 loss in Moncton on Thursday. Alexis Joseph, Alexander Donovan, Olivier Duhamel and Olivier Groulx all scored for Saint John. Rafaël Courchesne made 26 saves in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 3-1 win over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Friday. Caleb Desnoyers, Kuzma Voronin and Preston Lounsbury scored for Moncton. Rudy Guimond made 31 stops in the win. 

2025-26 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-3-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 3-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Last Thursday at TD Station where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 7-4. Teddy Mutryn and Caleb Desnoyers each scored twice for Moncton while singles came from Niko Tournas, Adam Fortier-Gendron and Matthew Virgilio. Alexis Joseph, Alexander Donovan, Olivier Duhamel and Olivier Groulx scored for Saint John. Rudy Guimond made 45 stops in the win. Rafaël Courchesne made 26 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: None.

Wildcat to watch: Alex Mercier has goals in three straight road games and points in five straight.

Random stat: The Wildcats have a league best 11 road wins this season. They are 11-2-1-1 away from Avenir Centre.

Notes: Olivier Groulx leads Saint John in scoring with 24 points and assists with 16... Alexis Joseph, Dylan Rozzi and Zachary Morin each have a team high nine goals... Niko Tournas and Alex Mercier each have a Moncton high 31 points... Tournas leads the team in goals with 17... Tommy Bleyl leads the club in assists with 25... the Sea Dogs are 5-9-0-0 at home... Bleyl is fourth (29 points) in QMJHL rookie scoring while Teddy Mutryn is fifth (28)... Bleyl leads all rookies in assists with 25... Bleyl is second in QMJHL defensemen scoring... the Wildcats have the fourth best power play in the league (26.4%)... the Sea Dogs have the fifth best penalty kill (82.1%)... the Wildcats are averaging 4.12 goals per game, the third most in the QMJHL... the Sea Dogs are averaging 4.07 goals against per game, the second most in the QMJHL... Caleb Desnoyers has points in eight straight games... the Sea Dogs have lost four straight home games.

Out of town:
Val-d'Or at Halifax - 3:00 PM AST 
Charlottetown at Newfoundland - 4:00 PM NST 
Drummondville at Victoriaville - 3:00 PM EST 
Baie-Comeau at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs begin a three-game Quebec road trip on Wednesday night in Baie-Comeau.
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