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| Matthew Bloom/Saint John Sea Dogs |
The Sea Dogs won a third straight game last night at TD Station, handing the Eastern Conference leading Quebec Remparts a 6-2 loss. Saint John enters play today just one-point back of the Remparts for top spot in the conference.
The Wildcats, meanwhile, have had their struggles of late with a 3-6-0-1 record in their past 10 games. But the team has won two of their past three games. Moncton is coming off a 3-1 home loss to the Remparts on Wednesday, a loss they did not look great in for most of the night.
Tonight's game is just the third meeting of the season between the two provincial rivals. They'll be seeing each other a lot over the next week-and-a-bit: the two will meet three times over the next eight days.
Game time tonight is 7 p.m.
2026-27 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 12-5-1-1 for 26 points (second Eastern/fourth QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 9-9-0-1 for 19 points (seventh Eastern/12th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 home win over the Remparts last night. Alexis Joseph had two goals while singles came from Olivier Groulx, Julien Lanthier, Alexander Donovan and Torkel Jennersjo. Samuel Meloche made 22 saves in the win. The Wildcats are coming off a 3-1 loss to the Remparts on Wednesday. Elliott Mullen scored Moncton's lone goal. Jacoby Weiner made 29 saves in the loss.
2026-27 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-1 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 1-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Halloween at TD Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Wildcats 3-1. Jabez Seymour, Jayden Connors and Jamie Glance all scored for Saint John. Myles Brosnan scored Moncton's lone goal. Samuel Meloche made 23 saves in the win. Jacoby Weiner made 28 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Defenseman Max Vilen.
Wildcat to watch: Elliott Mullen has four goals over his past four games.
Random stat: The Wildcats are averaging the second fewest goals per game (2.69) and shots per game (26.13).
Notes: Jamie Glance leads Saint John in points with 24 and assists with 15... Alexander Donovan has a team high 11 goals... Liam Kilfoil leads Moncton in points with 21... Niko Tournas has a team high 11 goals... Shayne Gould leads the club in assists with 18... Moncton is 4-5-0-0 at home... Saint John is 6-3-0-0 on the road... Rian Chudzinski leads the league in shots on goal... Glance is now tied for the QMJHL's rookie scoring lead... Moncton is averaging 8.74 penalty minutes per game, the second fewest in the league... Moncton has the third best power play (26.7%) while Saint John's is fifth (25.9%)... the Sea Dogs have the fourth best penalty kill (83.1%)... the Wildcats are averaging 3.00 goals against per game, fifth fewest in the QMJHL.
Out of town:
Newfoundland at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Rimouski at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST
Shawinigan at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs are back in action on Sunday when they host the Rimouski Oceanic at 3 p.m.
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