Friday, January 20, 2023

Game Day 42 & 43: vs Mooseheads

SAINT JOHN - The red hot Halifax Mooseheads travel to Saint John for a pair of games against the Sea Dogs this weekend.

The Mooseheads carry a 17-game point streak (15-0-2-0) into this Friday and Saturday's games at TD Station. Game times are 7 p.m.

On paper this is a lopsided matchup, but the Sea Dogs gave the Mooseheads a real push the last time they met a couple weeks ago. Halifax is 4-0-0-0 against Saint John this season.

The Sea Dogs had one of their best performances of the year last Saturday in Rimouski but followed that up with a flat 4-1 home loss to the Shawinigan Cataractes on Wednesday. 

TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV

2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 14-25-1-1 for 30 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 29-7-4-1 for 63 points (first Maritimes/second Eastern/second QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off 4-1 home loss to the Shawinigan Cataractes on Wednesday. Noah Reinhart scored Saint John's only goal. Ventsislav Shingarov made 21 saves in the loss. The Mooseheads are coming off a 6-3 home win over the Cataractes last night. Jake Furlong, Markus Vidicek, Attillio Biasca, Evan Boucher, Jordan Dumais and Zachary L'Heureux scored for Halifax. Mathis Rousseau made 22 saves in the win.

2022-23 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-4-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 4-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Jan. 6 at TD Station where the Mooseheads defeated the Sea Dogs 6-4. Markus Vidicek scored a pair of goals for Halifax while Brody Fournier, Dylan MacKinnon, Alexandre Doucet and Josh Lawrence added singles. Alexis Cournoyer, Reid Calder, Brady Burns and Nicolas Bilodeau scored for Saint John. Brady James made 23 saves in the win. Ventsislav Shingarov made 31 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: Forward Josh Lawrence.

Moosehead to watch: Jordan Dumais, the league's leading scorer, has six goals and four assists in four games against Saint John this season.

Random stat: Mooseheads goaltender Mathis Rousseau leads the league in wins with 21. He has won seven straight games.

Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in points (40), goals (22) and assists (18)... Jordan Dumais leads the Mooseheads and the QMJHL in points with 77... Alexandre Doucet leads the club and the league in goals with 36... Dumais has a team and league high 45 assists... Saint John is 9-13-0-0 at home... Halifax is 13-4-2-0 on the road... the Mooseheads are averaging a league low 8.29 penalty minutes per game... Halifax is averaging a league high 4.68 goals per game... Doucet has points in 12 straight games while Zachary L'Heureux has points in 11 straight... Doucet has goals in four straight road games... the Sea Dogs have lost three straight road games.

Out of town:
Chicoutimi at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Moncton at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EST 
Québec at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EST 
Drummondville at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST 
Victoriaville at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: Following this pair of home games against the Mooseheads, the Sea Dogs travel to Bathurst to play the Titan next Friday at 7 p.m.

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