Sunday, October 15, 2017

Game Day 11: at Moncton

MONCTON - Losers of three straight, the Saint John Sea Dogs will look to turn things around this afternoon in Moncton.

The Sea Dogs lost their third consecutive match last night at Harbour Station, dropping a close 3-2 contest to the Wildcats. The two meet again today as part of the QMJHL's Rivalry Weekend.

Scoring has been a major problem for the Sea Dogs during this stretch, scoring just four goals in their past three games.

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 3-6-1-0 (7 points, 5th Maritimes, 16th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 7-1-2-0 (16 points, 1st Maritimes, 2nd QMJHL).

Last games: These two met last night at Harbour Station with the Wildcats winning 3-2. Radim Salda scored both Sea Dogs goals - both of which came on five-on-three power plays. Nicholas Welsh, Mika Cyr and Dylan Seitz scored for Moncton. Mark Grametbauer made 26 saves in the win. Alex D'Orio made 30 stops in the loss.

2017-18 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-2-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: See above.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: Forward Julien Tessier

Random stat: The Wildcats are a perfect 4-0-0-0 on home ice this season.

Wildcat to watch: Mika Cyr, who scored last night, leads the league in goals with nine and points with 18.

Notes: Daniel Hardie leads Saint John in scoring with five goals and 12 points... Hardie's five goals is a team high... Hardie, Ostap Safin and Joe Veleno each have seven assists to lead the club... Mika Cyr leads the Wildcats and the league in goals (nine) and points (nine)... Cyr, Jeremy McKenna and Nicholas Welsh all have a team high nine assists... Moncton is tied for the league lead in goals scored with 41... the Sea Dogs are 2-2-0-0 on the road... Cyr has points in nine straight games... Jakob Pelletier has points in eight straight... Cyr has goals in four straight home games.

Out of town:
Gatineau at Drummondville - 3:00 PM EDT
Québec at Rimouski - 3:00 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Charlottetown to face the Islanders on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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