GAMEDAY 43 - at Moncton

A preview of tonight’s game…

When and where: Tonight at 7 pm AST, Moncton Coliseum

TV/Radio: TELUS Webcats/News 88.9

Records: The Saint John Sea Dogs are sixth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 18^th overall in the QMJHL with an 11-27-1-3 record for 26 points. The Moncton Wildcats are second in the Telus Maritimes Division and 10^th overall with a 23-20-0-2 record for 48 points.

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss in Blainville-Boisbriand on Sunday. Noah Zilbert and Oliver Cooper each had a goal and an assist. The Wildcats are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Shawinigan Cataractes on Saturday at the Coliseum. Christophe Lalonde had a goal and an assist.

2013-14 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-4-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 4-2-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: December 29^th at Moncton when the Sea Dogs defeated the Wildcats 2-1. Spencer Smallman and Kelly Bent had goals while Sebastien Auger made 30 saves in the win.

Random stat: Christophe Lalonde has five goals and four assist in six games against Saint John this season.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: None

SJ notes: Nathan Noel and Will Thompson, who were given Sunday’s game off to get some rest, will likely be back in the Sea Dogs lineup… Saint John plays five straight home games following this game… both of Saint John’s wins vs Moncton this season have come at the Moncton Coliseum… Matthew Highmore and Oliver Cooper each have five points against the Wildcats this season.

MON notes: Ivan Barbashev is in Calgary for the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game… 16-year old Alex Jacob is expected to make his QMJHL debut… only 10-11-0-1 at home this season… 7-3 in their last 10 games… goaltender Alex Dubeau leads the league in wins, minutes, saves, and save percentage… Dillon Donnelly is second in penalty minutes amongst defensemen with 101… the Wildcats have the league’s best penalty kill with a 83.9% rating… Dubeau is 4-2 with a 2.68 GAA and 0.917 SV% against Saint John this season… Moncton leads the all-important Rivalry Cup standings 4-2.

Leading Scorers
Moncton

Points	Christophe Lalonde	43 (26+17)
Goals	Christophe Lalonde	26
Assists	Ivan Barbashev	27
Rookie Points	Mark Simpson	17 (7+10)
D-Man Points	Garrett Johnston	17 (4+13)
vs Saint John	Christophe Lalonde	9 (5+4)

Leading Scorers
Saint John

Points	Oliver Cooper	36 (15+21)
Goals	Oliver Cooper	15
Assists	Oliver Cooper & Olivier LeBlanc	21
Rookie Points	Nathan Noel	24 (11+13)
D-Man Points	Olivier LeBlanc	26 (5+21)
vs Moncton	Matthew Highmore & Oliver Cooper	5

Goaltenders
Moncton

Goaltender	Record	GAA	SV%
Alex Dubeau	23-17-0-2	2.57	0.918
Jason Rioux	0-1-0-0	4.00	0.915

Saint John

Goaltender	Record	GAA	SV%
Sebastien Auger	9-21-1-3	3.09	0.917
Antoine Landry	2-6-0-0	5.04	0.867

SJ Next Five Games
Today at Moncton

Friday, January 17th vs Charlottetown

Saturday, January 18th vs Drummondville

Tuesday, January 21st vs Halifax

Saturday, January 25^th vs Baie-Comeau