Try as they might, but the Moncton Wildcats could not solve Seadog  goaltender Sebastien Auger, the result a 3-1 loss in Saint John  on New Year’s Eve.

The Cats fired 49 shots at Auger, who’s only blemish was a 1^st period power play goal scored by Yannick Veilleux.

All the Saint John scoring came off the stick of 17 year old rookie Noah Zilbert. It was his 1^st career hat trick, that helps the Dogs beat the Cats for the 4^th time this season.

The Wildcats have now lost 2 in a row, the Seadogs snapped a 4 game losing slide.

The final shot totals were 49-22. Moncton 1-3 on the power play, SJ 0-3, played  in front of 5,330.

Auger wins his 18^th, Cole Holowenko suffers the loss, as the Seadogs lead 2-1 after the 1^st, a scoreless 2^nd  before Zilbert scores his 3^rd into the empty net with 8 seconds to go.

Wildcats open the 2013 portion of their schedule Thursday in Halifax vs the Mooseheads.

You can hear the action LIVE on NEWS 91.9 beginning at 7pm.