The Mooseheads upset the Sea Dogs 5-4 at TD Station on Sunday - a rare home loss for Saint John in this second half. The two squads have been heading in opposite directions of late with the Sea Dogs 8-2 in their last 10 games while the Mooseheads are 3-7.
This will be the final meeting of the regular season between the two. There is a chance they could meet in the opening round of the playoffs.
Game time tonight at Scotiabank Centre is 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV
Capacity/Proof of Vaccination/Masks: 100%/None/None
Records: The Sea Dogs are 32-17-1-3 for 68 points (third Maritimes/fourth Eastern/sixth QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 27-25-1-1 for 56 points (fourth Maritimes/sixth Eastern/10th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs and Mooseheads met on Sunday at TD Station where Halifax won 5-4. Elliot Desnoyers, Bobby Orr, Jordan Dumais, Zack Jones and Zachary Beauregard all scored for the Mooseheads. Saint John had a pair of goals from Ryan Francis and singles from Raivis Ansons and William Dufour. Brady James made 35 saves in the win. Nikolas Hurtubise was pulled after allowing five goals on 24 shots. Thomas Couture stopped all five shots he faced in relief.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 5-2-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 2-4-1-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: This past Sunday at TD Station. See above.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: None.
Moosehead to watch: Captain Elliot Desnoyers has three goals and an assist in seven games against Saint John this season.
Random stat: Ryan Francis has seven goals in his past five games - which includes a pair he scored on Sunday against the Mooseheads.
Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 93 and goals with 45... Josh Lawrence has a team high 55 assists... Jordan Dumais leads Halifax in points with 71 and assists with 47... Elliot Desnoyers has a team high 28 goals... Saint John is 15-8-1-1 on the road... Halifax is 14-11-0-1 at home... the Mooseheads have the worst penalty kill in the league with a rating of 69.8%... Raivis Ansons has goals in three straight games... Dufour has points in 14 straight games... the Mooseheads have lost four straight home games.
Out of town:
Charlottetown at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM ADTMoncton at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT
Shawinigan at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EDT
Baie-Comeau at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
Drummondville at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Sydney for the first time this season to face the Cape Breton Eagles on Friday at 7 p.m.
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