Eagles Finish Road Weekend With Visit To Wildcats
The Cape Breton Eagles are looking to post a winning record on their Maritime road trip as they visit the Moncton Wildcats this afternoon.
It’s the first visit to Moncton this season for the Eagles, and it wraps up a three game swing that saw the Eagles split a two game set in Bathurst. Cam Squires was the hero in Saturday’s victory, notching a short handed & empty net goal along with an assist for a three point night. Brandon Lavoie shone in goal, stopping 32 of 34 shots.
Today’s opposition is a star studded Moncton team who was pushed Saturday night by last place Gatineau, with the Wildcats winning 4-3 in overtime. Moncton sits atop the Eastern Conference in part due to a plethora of NHL drafted talent- forwards Juraj Pekarcik (St. Louis), Gabe Smith (Utah), along with defensemen Dylan MacKinnon (Nashville) & Etienne Morin (Calgary) and projected 2025 NHL first rounder Caleb Desnoyers.
Here’s what else you need to know ahead of this afternoon’s game!
Venue: Avenir Centre, Moncton, NB
Puck drop: 3 PM AST
Web coverage: https://shorturl.at/fFq5a
Radio Coverage: 1270 AM CJCB or online at www.cjcbradio.com
Twitter: @cbehockey
Live stats: https://chl.ca/lhjmq-eagles/gamecentre/31310/
| CAPE BRETON | MONCTON | |
| 7th Eastern Conference 11-12-2-1 (Away: 7-5-1-0) | RECORD | 1st Eastern Conference 19-4-2-0 (Home: 7-2-1-0) |
| 1-0-0-0 | CURRENT STREAK | 2-0-0-0 |
| 76GF/85GA | GOALS FOR/GOALS AGAINST | 118GF/68GA |
| 1-0-0-0 | SEASON SERIES | 2-0-0-0 |
| Saturday, Cape Breton 4 @ Acadie-Bathurst 2 | LAST GAME RESULT | Saturday, Gatineau 3 @ Moncton 4 (OT) |
| Jacob Newcombe (23 points in 26 games) | LEADING SCORER | Julius Sumpf (33 points in 25 games) |
| 15th, 17.9% (Away: T10th, 21.6%) | POWER PLAY | 7th, 25.3% (Home: 4th, 29.4%) |
| T9th, 79% (Away: 3rd, 84.8%) | PENALTY KILL | 2nd, 85.1% (Home: 1st, 88.1%) |
| Ales Zielinski, Noah Larochelle | INJURY REPORT (PRIOR GAME) | Caleb Desnoyers |
