Sunday, November 6, 2022

Game Day 15: at Halifax

HALIFAX - The Saint John Sea Dogs face a major test this afternoon in Halifax.

The Sea Dogs, who have lost six straight road games, face the Maritimes Division leading Halifax Mooseheads at 2 p.m. at Scotiabank Centre. It's the first meeting of the season between the two.

Halifax has lived up to expectations this season, posting a 9-2-2-1 record to place them third overall in the QMJHL standings. They have yet to lose in regulation on home ice.

Saint John has struggled to generate quality scoring chances over the past few games. The team was without key forwards Brady Burns, Peter Reynolds and Cam MacDonald in last night's 4-0 loss in Cape Breton.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV

2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 4-9-0-1 for nine points (fifth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 9-2-2-1 for 21 points (first Maritimes/second Eastern/third QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-0 loss in Cape Breton last night. Olivier Brideau made 35 saves the loss. The Mooseheads are coming off a 5-3 loss in Cape Breton on Friday. Braedon MacPhee, Jack Martin and Mathieu Cataford scored for Halifax. Brady James made 22 saves in the loss.

2022-23 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Mooseheads.

2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 6-2-0-0 against the Mooseheads last season while Halifax went 2-5-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting:
 March 30 in Halifax where the Sea Dogs defeated the Mooseheads 6-4. Philippe Daoust scored a pair of goals for Saint John while singles came from Olivier Picard, Vincent Sevigny, William Dufour and Nathan Drapeau. Halifax had goals from Zachary Beauregard, James Swan, Elliot Desnoyers and Bobby Orr. Thomas Couture made 26 saves in the win. Brady James made 29 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: None.

Moosehead to watch: Jordan Dumais sits second in league scoring with 29 points in just 14 games.

Random stat:
 The Mooseheads have the second best power play in the league (28.1%) and will go up against the worst penalty kill in the league (68.9%) this afternoon.

Notes: Brady Burns and Peter Reynolds still lead Saint John in points with 13 each... Burns has a team high seven goals... Reynolds leads the club in assists with nine... Jordan Dumais leads the Mooseheads in scoring with 29 points. He also leads the club in goals with 12 and assists with 17... Halifax is 4-0-1-1 at home... Saint John is 1-5-0-1 on the road... the Mooseheads are averaging 8.86 penalty minutes per game, the second fewest in the league... Mathieu Cataford has goals in three straight games... Dumais has assists in six straight road games.

Out of town:
Val-d'Or at Gatineau - 3:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Moncton - 4:00 PM AST
Rimouski at Québec - 3:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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