Friday, December 15, 2023

Game Day 32 & 33: at Halifax

HALIFAX - The Saint John Sea Dogs conclude the first half of the season this weekend in Halifax.

The Sea Dogs take on the Halifax Mooseheads Friday and Saturday night at Scotiabank Centre. Following Saint John's Saturday game, the team won't be in action again until Dec 28.

The Mooseheads sit second overall in the Quebec MARITIMES Hockey League but are just 3-5-2-0 in their last 10 games and have dropped two straight. They remain without three key players — Jordan Dumais, Jake Furlong and Mathis Rousseau — due to the world juniors.

Both games start at 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV

2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 12-15-2-2 for 28 points (fifth Maritimes/eighth Eastern/13th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 21-9-3-0 for 45 points (first Maritimes/second Eastern/second QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 win over the Mooseheads on Saturday at TD Station. Peter Reynolds, Danny Akkouche and Noah Reinhart scored for Saint John. Patrick Leaver made 13 saves in the win. The Mooseheads are coming off an 8-4 home loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Wednesday. Liam Kilfoil, Owen Phillips, Mathieu Cataford and Jake Todd all scored for Halifax. Jack Milner allowed seven goals on 27 shots while Sam Madgett allowed a goal on nine shots.

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

Last meeting: Last Saturday at TD Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Mooseheads 3-2. Peter Reynolds, Danny Akkouche and Noah Reinhart scored for Saint John. Mathieu Cataford and Liam Kilfoil scored for Halifax. Patrick Leaver made 13 saves in the win. Jack Milner made 26 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: None.

Mooseheads to watch: Quispamsis native Liam Kilfoil has scored in back-to-back games.

Random stat: Markus Vidicek is tied for the league lead in goals with 23 in 29 games.

Notes: Peter Reynolds leads Saint John in points with 41, goals with 18 and assists with 23... Jordan Dumais and Mathieu Cataford each have a Mooseheads high 47 points... Dumais leads the team in assists with 31... Markus Vidicek leads the Moose in goals with 23... Saint John is 6-6-0-1 on the road... Halifax is 11-3-1-0 at home... Brady Schultz is sixth in defensemen scoring with 24 points... the Mooseheads are averaging a league low 6.52 penalty minutes per game... Cataford has goals in three straight games... Vidicek has goals in four straight home games... Vince Elie has points in six straight road games... Saint John is without Eriks Mateiko due to Latvia's world junior camp.

Out of town Friday:
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST 
Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 7:30 PM AST 
Québec at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EST 
Rimouski at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
 Chicoutimi at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EST 
Sherbrooke at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST 
Blainville-Boisbriand at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST 
Shawinigan at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST

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

Next game: Following the holiday break, the Sea Dogs travel to Cape Breton to face the Eagles on Dec. 28.

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