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Halifax Mooseheads vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight at 7pm
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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
PREVIEW
SAINT JOHN – After a week off, the Saint John Sea Dogs
return to action tonight when they host the Halifax Mooseheads at 7pm at
Harbour Station. There are a limited amount of tickets remaining for the
contest.
Tonight’s match will see the two best teams in the Quebec
Major Hockey League’s Maritimes Division go head-to-head. The Sea Dogs enter
action tonight with a record of 32-13-0-2 for 66 points. They sit second
overall in the league, four points back of the Shawinigan Cataractes who beat
the Quebec Remparts 5-1 last night. Saint John is 6-3-0-1 in their last 10
games and are coming off a win.
The Dogs are 19-4-0-1 at Harbour Station this year and
have outscored opponents 108-61.
Saint John played okay in their last game, beating the
Drummondville Voltigeurs 3-0 one week ago. But anybody who watched that game
will tell you that the Dogs can play a lot better. They’ll look to make some
improvements tonight and get on a roll as they enter the stretch run.
Halifax enters play tonight with a record of 26-15-1-3.
They sit second in the Maritimes Division and sixth overall in the league with
56 points. They are 4-5-0-1 in their last 10 games and are coming off a loss.
The Mooseheads are 9-9-0-2 on the road this season and
have been outscored 77-64.
THE NUMBERS
| Halifax | Saint John | |
| Record | 26-15-1-3 (2nd Maritimes) | 32-13-0-2 (1st Maritimes) |
| Home Record | - - - | 19-4-0-1 |
| Road Record | 9-9-0-2 | - - - |
| Streak | 0-1-0-0 | 1-0-0-0 |
| Last 10 | 4-5-0-1 | 6-3-0-1 |
| Goals For | 169 | 192 |
| Goals Against | 162 | 138 |
| Overall PP | 25.2% (5th) | 21.2% (9th) |
| Home PP | - - - | 22.5% (10th) |
| Road PP | 24.2% (4th) | - - - |
| Overall PK | 77% (11th) | 77.5% (7th) |
| Home PK | - - - | 85.4% (3rd) |
| Road PK | 73.7% (13th) | - - - |
| PIM/GAME | 14.2 (15th) | 15.6 (9th) |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-0 win over the
Drummondville Voltigeurs last Saturday at Harbour Station. Zack Phillips,
Charlie Coyle, and Pierre Durepos all scored for Saint John. Sebastien Auger
recorded his first QMJHL shutout, stopping all 28 shots he faced.
The Mooseheads are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Cape
Breton Screaming Eagles last night at the Halifax Metro Centre. Matthew
Boudreau, Cameron Critchlow, and Alexandre Grenier scored for the Herd. Zachary
Fucale allowed four goals on 27 shots in the loss.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Saint John is 4-1-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season
while Halifax is 1-4-0-0 against the Sea Dogs. Their last meeting was on
January 7 in Halifax when the Dogs beat the Moose 6-3. Zach Phillips, Jonathan
Huberdeau, Kevin Gagne, Pierre Durepos, Oliver Cooper, and Stephen Anderson all
scored for the Sea Dogs while the Mooseheads had a pair of goals from Nathan
MacKinnon and a solo marker from Matthew Boudreau. Mathieu Corbeil made 19
saves for the win while Zachary Fucale allowed five goals on 33 shots in the
loss.
In that January 7 game, the Sea Dogs entered the second
period down 2-0. They scored five goals in the middle frame to lead 5-3 after
40 minutes.
LEADING SCORERS
Zack Phillips leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with 61
points (23G, 38A) in 40 games. Danick Gauthier leads the team in goals with 33
while Phillips has a team high 38 assists.
Rookie Nathan MacKinnon leads the Mooseheads in points
with 56 (22G, 34A) in 37 games. MacKinnon leads the Moose both in goals with 22
and assists with 34.
PROBABLE GOALTENDERS
Mathieu Corbeil (25-9-0-0, 2.51 GAA, 0.905 SV%) for Saint
John and Zachary Fucale (19-11-1-2, 3.20 GAA, 0.886 SV%) for Halifax.
NOTES
- The Sea Dogs are averaging 4,117 fans per game this season at Harbour Station. Tonight could be the club’s first sell-out of the season.
- Danick Gauthier is third in the league in goals with 33.
- Zack Phillips is sixth in assists with 38.
- Matthew Boudreau is second in the circuit in power play goals with 14.
- Nathan MacKinnon is sixth in power play assists with 18.
- Gauthier has a league high seven game-winning goals.
- Ian Saab is second in penalty minutes with 121.
- Phillips is a league best +32.
- MacKinnon is second in rookie scoring with 56 points. He is two points back of Quebec's Mikhail Grigorenko.
- Jonathan Huberdeau leads the league in shorthanded assists with four.
- Gauthier is second in dangerous shots with 107.
OTHER GAMES
P.E.I. at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EST
Drummondville at Quebec - 7:00 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs travel to Bathurst to play the Titan
tomorrow at 4pm.
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