SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs and Moncton Wildcats are set to renew their provincial rivalry tonight in pre-season action at Harbour Station. Puck drop is set for 7pm atlantic.
Previous Games
Moncton comes into the game undefeated in exhibition play with a 2-0 record having last played August 16th beating the Halifax Mooseheads 5-1. Kelly Klima potted two goals and William Bower, Brendan Bornstein, and Eric Leger each scored a goal each. Sebastien Dupre and former Sea Dog Blade Mann-Dixon shared duties in net making a combined 26 stops. Mann-Dixon left Wildcats camp this week.
Saint John has a similar record at 2-1 and are coming off a strong 8-2 victory of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan last night at the K.C. Irving Regional Center. Sam Povorozniouk and Adam Marsh each netted a pair of goals while Adam Bateman, Matthew Highmore, Thomas Chabot, and Luke Green added singles. Marc-Antoine Turcotte and Alex Bishop stopped a combined 32 shots for the win.
Scoring Leaders
Leading the way for the Sea Dogs is Matthew Highmore and Ian Smallwood with a goal and two assists apiece. Jason Bell and Nathan Noel also have three assists each.
For the visitors, it is Brendan Bornstein and Noah Corson both with two goals and a pair of assists for four points. Kelly Klima is right behind them with two goals and a helper.
Notes
Between the pipes, both teams have decided their goaltending duos to start the season. Alex Bishop and Marc-Antoine Turcotte get the job for Saint John, while Zachary Fortin and Sebastien Dupre are the Wildcats netminders.
These two teams meet tonight for the first of three pre-season tilts. The next two will be Friday, August 27th at Harbour Station and then the next night, August 28th at the Coliseum in Moncton.
How to Follow
Fans can follow live tweets at @SJSeaDogsLive. For Rogers customers, you can also watch the game on Channel 10.
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