Saturday, December 9, 2023

Game Day 31: vs Mooseheads

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs are about to see a whole lot of the Halifax Mooseheads.

The Sea Dogs play the Mooseheads three straight times to close out the first half of the season. The two meet tonight at 7 p.m. at TD Station and again next Friday and Saturday in Halifax.

Tonight will be Saint John's final home game until New Year's Eve. It hasn't been a great first half for the Dogs on home ice, posting a 5-9-2-1 record. They are tied with the Shawinigan Cataractes for the fewest home wins in the league.

The Mooseheads, meanwhile, have been struggling of late and are just 5-3-2-0 in their last 10 games. They'll soon be missing several key players due to Team Canada world junior selection camp.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV

2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 11-15-2-2 for 26 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/14th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 21-7-3-0 for 45 points (first Maritimes/second Eastern/second QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 loss in Charlottetown last night. Darien Reynolds, Luka Benoit and Pavel Simek all scored for Saint John. Justin Robinson made 18 saves in the loss. The Mooseheads are coming off a 5-4 overtime win over the Gatineau Olympiques last night. Mathieu Cataford netted a hat trick while Markus Vidicek and Jordan Dumais also scored. Jack Milner made 20 saves in the win.

2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Nov. 10 in Saint John where the Mooseheads defeated the Sea Dogs 4-2. Jordan Dumais scored a pair of goals for Halifax while Brody Fournier and Mathieu Cataford added singles. Saint John goals came from Nate Tivey and Pavel Simek. Mathis Rousseau made 23 saves in the win. Patrick Leaver made 25 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: None.

Mooseheads to watch: Brady Schultz had eight points (three goals and five assists) in eight games against Saint John last season.

Random stat: Jordan Dumais leads the QMJHL in points (47) while Markus Vidicek leads the league in goals (23).

Notes: Peter Reynolds leads Saint John in points with 40, goals with 17 and assists with 23... Jordan Dumais leads the Mooseheads in points with 47 and assists with 31... Markus Vidicek leads the Moose in goals with 23... Saint John is 5-9-2-1 at home... Halifax is 10-5-2-0 on the road... Brady Schultz sits first in assists by defensemen with 21... the Moose are averaging a league low 6.29 penalty minutes per game... Halifax is averaging a league low 2.52 goals against per game... the Sea Dogs have lost three straight... according to the Mooseheads website, "the Mooseheads will feature a depleted lineup with Dumais, Vidicek, Jake Furlong and goalie Mathis Rousseau all set to depart for Oakville, ON to participate in Hockey Canada’s World Junior Selection Camp."

Out of town:
Val-d'Or at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EST 
Acadie-Bathurst at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST 
Québec at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST 
Moncton at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EST 
Rouyn-Noranda at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST 
Drummondville at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST

Next game: The Sea Dogs and Mooseheads meet again on Friday night in Halifax.

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