Game Day 57: vs Mooseheads

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs will look to end a four-game losing streak on a rare Monday afternoon game at Harbour Station.

The Sea Dogs host the Maritimes Division leading Halifax Mooseheads for today's special Family Day Matinee. Game time is 2 p.m.

The Mooseheads, meanwhile, carry a four-game winning streak into today's match and are 8-2 in their last 10 games.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 12-40-2-2 for 28 points (fifth Maritimes, ninth Eastern, 17th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 41-12-2-1 for 85 points (first Maritimes, second Eastern, third QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an 8-1 loss to the Moncton Wildcats on Friday night at Harbour Station. Filip Prikryl scored Saint John's lone goal. Mikhail Denisov allowed eight goals on 35 shots in the loss. Zachary Bouthillier stopped all seven shots he faced in relief. The Mooseheads are coming off a 3-0 home win over the Charlottetown Islanders on Saturday. Raphael Lavoie scored twice and Jared McIsaac added a solo marker. Alexis Gravel stopped all 24 shots he faced in the shutout win.

2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-3-1-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 4-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Feb. 12 at Scotiabank Centre where the Mooseheads defeated the Sea Dogs 10-2. Keith Getson and Samuel Asselin each scored twice for Halifax while singles came from Benoit-Olivier Groulx, Walter Flower, Raphael Lavoie, Antoine Morand, Justin Barron and Patrick Kyte. Saint John goals came from Charlie DesRoches and Maxim Cajkovic. Cole McLaren made 21 saves in the win. Zachary Bouthillier was pulled after allowing six goals on 21 shots in the loss. Mikhail Denisov allowed four goals on 28 shots in relief.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: Forward Ostap Safin.

Moosehead to watch: Raphael Lavoie has goals in three straight games and points in nine straight.

Random stat: The Sea Dogs played a Monday afternoon game on Dec. 31 and lost 4-1 to the Charlottetown Islanders on home ice.

Notes: Maxim Cajkovic leads the Sea Dogs in points with 37 and goals with 17... Benjamin Gagne leads the club in assists with 22... Samuel Asselin leads the Mooseheads in points with 78 and goals with 44... Antoine Morand leads the club in assists with 45... Saint John is 8-19-2-0 at home... Halifax is 21-7-0-0 on the road... Samuel Asselin has points in 15 straight games... Antoine Morand has points in nine straight games and assists in four straight... the Mooseheads have the league's second best power play (28.4%) and best penalty kill (87.3%).

Out of town:
Charlottetown at Moncton - 2:00 PM AST

Next game: The Sea Dogs take on the Mooseheads at Scotiabank Centre on Saturday at 7 p.m.