Sags vs Moose Tonight on Sportsnet

Tonight at 8pm, Sportsnet is actually airing an actual QMJHL game being played in an actual Atlantic Canadian city that may actually be entertaining. Friday the 13^th really does bring out the weird stuff.

This evening at the Metro Centre, the Halifax Mooseheads host the revamped Chicoutimi Sagueneens. The Herd sit sixth overall in the league with a record of 25-13-1-3 while the Sags sit eighth with a record of 21-14-3-5. Only four points separate the two teams.

Chicoutimi made a big splash during the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s trading period, acquiring the likes of Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Mathieu Gagnon and Christian Ouellet. The Sags also feature two former Saint John Sea Dogs defensemen in Gabriel Bourret and Guillaume Cloutier. Bourret is having a solid season having recorded four goals and 23 assists in 43 games. Another ex-Dog, forward Alexandre Beauregard, also calls Chicoutimi home now but hasn’t played since December 28 due to an injury.

Halifax, of course, features current/future superstar Nathan MacKinnon and a bunch of other legit prospects. The Moose travel to Saint John next Saturday to face the Sea Dogs at Harbour Station.

Patrick King has a full game preview up over at Sportsnet.ca.

In other key matchups in the Q tonight, the Shawinigan Cataractes, who are currently tied with Saint John for top spot in the league with 64 points, visits PEI to play the last-place Rocket. Also, the fifth-place Victoriaville Tigres take on the Val-d’Or Foreurs. The Quebec Remparts have the night off.