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The Sea Dogs will host the Moncton Wildcats at 7 p.m. at TD Station. Moncton sits first overall in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League standings and have won seven straight games. On top of that, they have not allowed a goal in their past two games.
Saint John, meanwhile, is coming off a disappointing 2-0 loss to the last-place Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Sunday in Fredericton. The team is no doubt looking to put that performance behind them with a strong outing tonight – but that will be a difficult task.
The Sea Dogs are 1-5-0-0 against the Wildcats this season with their lone win coming way back in October. They have kept a few of the other games close, so we'll see what happens in this one.
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Records: The Sea Dogs are 17-25-4-0 for 38 points (eighth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 35-8-2-1 for 73 points (1st Eastern/1st QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 2-0 loss to the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Sunday at the Aitken Centre. Arseni Radkov made 29 saves in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 3-0 home win over the Newfoundland Regiment on Sunday. Grayden Robertson-Palmer, Teddy Mutryn and Liam Bursaw scored for Moncton. Rudy Guimond made 38 saves in the win.
2025-26 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-5-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 5-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Jan. 29 in Moncton where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 7-4. Preston Lounsbury scored twice for Moncton while singles came from Alex Mercier, Teddy Mutryn, Kuzma Voronin, Caleb Desnoyers and Gavin Cornforth. Saint John goals came from Angelo Fullerton, Olivier Groulx, Alexis Joseph and Dylan Rozzi. Rudy Guimond made 25 saves in the win. Arseni Radkov made 38 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Defenseman Max Vilen.
Wildcat to watch: 11 of Caleb Desnoyers' 40 points have come against Saint John this season. He has faced the Sea Dogs just four times.
Random stat: The Sea Dogs are tied for the league lead in shorthanded goals with 11. The Wildcats, meanwhile, have allowed just three shorthanded goals, the second fewest in the QMJHL.
Notes: Alexis Joseph leads Saint John in points with 45 and goals with 20... Olivier Groulx leads the team in assists with 28... Niko Tournas leads Moncton in points with 55 and goals with 33... Tommy Bleyl leads the Wildcats in assists with 47... Moncton is 18-2-1-1 on the road... Saint John is 8-15-1-0 at home... Bleyl leads the league in assists and all defensemen in points (54). He is also third in rookie scoring... Gabe Smith is tied for the league lead in power play goals with 12... the Wildcats are averaging 12.20 penalty minutes per game, the fourth most in the QMJHL... the Wildcats have the second best power play in the league (29.2%)... the Sea Dogs have the third best penalty kill in the league (83.1%)... the Wildcats are averaging 4.46 goals per game, the second most in the QMJHL... the Sea Dogs are averaging 4.08 goals against per game, the most in the QMJHL... Bleyl has points in seven straight games... Caleb Desnoyers has points in nine straight road games while Smith has points in seven straight... the Wildcats have won eight straight road games.
Out of town:
Halifax at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Newfoundland at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EST
Victoriaville at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Newfoundland Regiment tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at TD Station.
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