Sunday, March 6, 2022

Game Day 44: vs Mooseheads

SAINT JOHN
- The Saint John Sea Dogs and Halifax Mooseheads meet yet again this afternoon at TD Station.

This afternoon's contest will be the fourth meeting between the two teams since Feb. 18. Saint John has won two of the three most recent meetings, including a big 7-1 victory in Halifax on Wednesday night.

The Sea Dogs are rolling right now and are on a 3-0-1-0 run. The team has won three straight games, outscoring opponents 22-5 during that stretch. They'll look to keep that momentum moving this afternoon.

Game time is 3 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV

Capacity/Proof of Vaccination/Masks: 100%/None/Required

Records: The Sea Dogs are 24-15-1-3 for 52 points (third Maritimes/fourth Eastern/seventh QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 24-17-1-1 for 50 points (fourth Maritimes/fifth Eastern/eighth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-3 win over the Cape Breton Eagles last night at TD Station. Philippe Daoust scored twice while singles came from Ryan Francis, Riley Bezeau, Josh Lawrence, Olivier Picard and William Dufour. Nikolas Hurtubise made 37 stops in the win. The Mooseheads are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Moncton Wildcats on Friday in Halifax. Bobby Orr and James Swan had Halifax goals. Mathis Rousseau made 24 stops in the loss.

2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 4-1-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 1-3-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: This past Wednesday in Halifax where the Sea Dogs defeated the Mooseheads 7-1. William Villeneuve and Josh Lawrence each scored twice while singles came from Ryan Francis, Brady Burns and William Dufour. Evan Boucher scored Halifax's lone goal. Thomas Couture made 23 saves in the win. Brady James allowed seven goals on 37 shots in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: None.

Moosehead to watch: Jordan Dumais has a goal and five assists in five games against Saint John this season.

Random stat: Josh Lawrence has three goals and three assists over his past three games.

Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 72 and goals with 37... Josh Lawrence has a team high 38 assists... Jordan Dumais leads the Mooseheads in points with 63 and assists with 43... Elliot Desnoyers leads the team in goals with 23... Saint John is 12-8-0-2 at home this season... Halifax is 11-10-1-0 on the road... Lawrence has points in 14 straight home games while Dufour has points in 12 straight.

Out of town:
Rimouski at Drummondville - 3:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Gatineau - 3:00 PM EST
Cape Breton at Moncton - 4:00 PM AST
Baie-Comeau at Québec - 3:00 PM EST
Acadie-Bathurst at Val-d'Or - 3:00 PM EST
Victoriaville at Rouyn-Noranda - 4:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs are back in action on Wednesday, hosting the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at 7 p.m.

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