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Saint John Sea Dogs vs Halifax Mooseheads
Tonight at 7pm
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Halifax Metro Centre – Halifax, NS
PREVIEW
HALIFAX, NS – Two teams that did nothing on deadline day
meet tonight at the Halifax Metro Centre as the Mooseheads host the Saint John
Sea Dogs at 7pm.
Saint John enters play this evening with a record of
30-12-0-2, good for first in the Maritimes Division and second overall in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They are one-point back of the Quebec
Remparts who have played three fewer games.
The Sea Dogs are 12-9-0-1 on the road this year and have
outscored opponents 78-74.
Halifax is second in the Maritimes Division and sixth
overall in the QMJHL with a record of 24-12-1-3. They are 5-4-0-1 in their last
10 games and are coming off a loss.
The Mooeheads are 16-3-1-1 at the Metro Centre this
season and have outscored opponents 89-66.
THE NUMBERS
| Saint John | Halifax | |
| Record | 30-12-0-2 (1st Maritimes) | 24-12-1-3 (2nd Maritimes) |
| Home Record | - - - | 16-4-1-1 |
| Road Record | 12-9-0-1 | - - - |
| Streak | 2-0-0-0 | 0-1-0-0 |
| Last 10 | 5-4-0-1 | 5-4-0-1 |
| Goals For | 182 | 147 |
| Goals Against | 131 | 139 |
| Overall PP | 21.7% (9th) | 23.6% (7th) |
| Home PP | - - - | 23.3% (9th) |
| Road PP | 18.9% (12th) | - - - |
| Overall PK | 77.3% (10th) | 76.4% (11th) |
| Home PK | - - - | 80.2% (8th) |
| Road PK | 70.3% (17th) | - - - |
| PIM/GAME | 15.9 (8th) | 13.9 (16th) |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 win over the Gatineau
Olympiques on Wednesday night. Maxime Villemaire, Zack Phillips, and Danick
Gauthier all scored for Saint John. Mathieu Corbeil made 26 saves in the win.
The Mooseheads are coming off a 5-4 loss to the PEI
Rocket last night. Cameron Critchlow, Martin Frk, Konrad Abeltshauser, and Ryan
Falkenham all scored for Halifax. Zach Fucale made 18 saves in the loss.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 3-1-0-0 against the Mooseheads this
season. Halifax is 1-3-0-0 against Saint John.
Their last meeting was on December11 when the Moose beat
the Dogs 3-2 at the Metro Centre. Matthew Boudreau scored twice while Martin
Frk added a single for Halifax. Tomas Jurco and Danick Gauthier had goals for
Saint John. Zach Fucale picked up the win in goal and Sebastien Auger took the
loss.
LEADING SCORERS
Zack Phillips leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with 58
points (21G, 37A) in 37 games. Danick Gauthier has a team high 33 goals while Phillips
leads the team in assists with 37.
Halifax is led by current/future superstar Nathan
MacKinnon who has 50 points (19G, 31A) in 32 games. MacKinnon and Mathew
Boudreau both have a team high 19 goals while MacKinnon leads the team in
assists with 31.
PROBABLE GOALTENDERS
Mathieu Corbeil (24-8-0-0, 2.44 GAA, 0.908 SV%) for Saint
John and Zachary Fucale (17-8-1-2, 3.03 GAA, 0.888 SV%) for Halifax.
WELCOME BACK
Nathan Beaulieu and Jonathan Huberdeau are expected to
play tonight after being away from the team for nearly a month with Team
Canada.
For Beaulieu, he had eight goals and 18 assists in 30
games before leaving. For Huberdeau, he had 10 goals and 18 assists in just 13
games before breaking his foot. He has not played with Saint John since
November 5 in Baie-Comeau.
TRADES
Neither the Mooseheads or Sea Dogs made much noise during
the QMJHL’s trading period.
The Mooseheads shipped out Gabriel Desjardins and acquired
Brendan Duke. The Sea Dogs shipped out Scott Oke, Maxime Gravel, and Tyrone Sock and brought in
Danny Chiasson, Maxime Villemaire and Jordan Moore. Villemaire has since left
the team to think about his playing future.
NOTES
- The Mooseheads are averaging 6,283 fans per game this season at the Metro Centre.
- Danick Gauthier is second in the league in goals with 33.
- Zack Phillips is sixth in the league in assists with 37.
- Matthew Boudreau is second in power play goals with 12.
- Gauthier leads the league in game-winning goals with seven.
- Ian Saab leads the league in penalty minutes with 119.
- Phillips’ +29 rating is good for third in the league.
- Nathan MacKinnon is second in rookie scoring with 50 points.
OTHER GAMES
Rimouski at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST
Cape Breton at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Gatineau at P.E.I. - 7:00 PM AST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs host the Shawinigan Cataractes on Thursday
at 7pm at Harbour Station.
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