GAMEDAY 19: at Halifax

A preview of tonight’s game between the Saint John Sea Dogs and Halifax Mooseheads…

When and where: Tonight at 7 p.m., Scotiabank Centre

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

Records: The Sea Dogs sit first in the Maritimes Division, second overall in the QMJHL and are ranked third in the CHL Top 10 rankings with a record of 12-3-0-3 for 27 points. The Mooseheads are fifth in the Maritimes and 15^th overall with a 7-10-1-1 record for 16 points.

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-2 win in Bathurst on Wednesday night. Daniel Del Paggio, Justice Dundas, Jakub Zboril and Samuel Dove-McFalls scored for Saint John while Sebastien Auger made 33 saves.  The Mooseheads are coming off a 3-0 win over the Charlottetown Islanders on Sunday. Nikolaj Ehlers, Danny Moynihan and Timo Meier scored for the Moose while Zach Fucale made 20 saves in the victory.

2014-15 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 3-0-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 0-2-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Oct. 11 at Harbour Station when the Sea Dogs defeated the Mooseheads 5-2. Spencer Smallman had two goals for Saint John while singles came from Justice Dundas, Thomas Chabot and Mathieu Joseph. Mooseheads goals came from Nikolaj Ehlers and Vincent Watt. Sebastien Auger made 30 saves in the win while Kevin Resop made 32 for the Moose.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: Kelly Bent

Random stat: Thomas Chabot is third in QMJHL defensemen scoring with four goals and 16 points.

SJ notes: Adam Marsh leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with 11 goals and nine assists for 20 points… Marsh leads the team in goals with 11… Thomas Chabot leads the team in assists with 12… 4-3-0-1 on the road… have picked up at least a point in each of their last six games… Marsh is sixth in rookie scoring… Saint John's penalty minutes per game average of 21.78 is the most in the league… 9-0-0-1 when scoring first… 11-3-0-1 against the Maritimes Division… the Sea Dogs are averaging 4.18 goals per game, the most in the league… Samuel Dove-McFalls has scored in three straight road games.

HFX notes: Timo Meier leads the Mooseheads in scoring with eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points… Meier and Philippe Gadoury lead the team in goals with eight… Meier’s 12 assists are a team high… 4-3-1-1 at home… have won two straight… 5-2-1-0 when scoring first… averaging a league low 2.56 goals per game… allowing an average of 3.97 goals against per game, the second most in the league.

Out of town:

Moncton at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:30 PM AST
Drummondville at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Charlottetown at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs are in Quebec City to battle the Remparts on Wednesday at 8 p.m.