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Saint John Sea Dogs vs Halifax Mooseheads
Tonight at 7:00pm
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Halifax Metro Centre – Halifax, NS
PREVIEW
HALIFAX – In what could be a preview of a first-round
playoff series, the Saint John Sea Dogs and Halifax Mooseheads face each
tonight at the Metro Centre. Game time is 7pm.
If the playoffs started today, the Sea Dogs and
Mooseheads would square off in the first-round. Halifax has already clinched
first overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and will face the team
that finishes 16th. Saint John currently sits in 16th but
could move ahead in the standings.
The Sea Dogs enter play today with a 23-42-1-0 record
which is good for 47 points. They are one-point back of the 15th-place
Sherbrooke Phoenix. Both teams have two games remaining in the regular season.
The Dogs play Halifax and PEI while Sherbrooke faces Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d’Or.
The Sea Dogs have been trying to catch the Phoenix for
what feels like forever now. If Sherbrooke wins tonight and Saint John loses
in regulation, the Phoenix clinch the No. 15 spot.
Jakub Izacky leads the Dogs in scoring with 20 goals and
16 assists for 36 points in 61 games.
Halifax enters action tonight with a league best 56-6-3-1
record. They are the No. 1 team in the Canadian Hockey League according to the
BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings.
The Moose have been hot down the stretch despite having
some injuries to key players. They have picked up at least a point in 15
straight games and are 9-0-1-0 in their last 10 games.
Jonathan Drouin leads the league in points with 41 goals
and 63 assists for 104 points in 47 games. PEI’s Ben Duffy also has 104 points
but has played 19 more games than Drouin.
THE NUMBERS| Halifax | Saint John | |
| Record | 56-6-3-1 (1st Maritimes) | 23-42-1-0 (5th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 29-2-1-0 | 13-21-0-0 |
| Road Record | 27-4-2-1 | 10-21-1-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 5.09 (1st) | 2.51 (16th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 2.60 (1st) | 3.91 (14th) |
| Shots For/Game | 35.62 (3rd) | 27.33 (14th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 25.91 (3rd) | 36.33 (18th) |
| Overall PP | 28.2% (2nd) | 20.2% (13th) |
| Home PP | 32.0% (3rd) | 18.7% (13th) |
| Road PP | 24.3% (2nd) | 21.8% (8th) |
| Overall PK | 81.2% (5th) | 75.4% (15th) |
| Home PK | 82.7% (5th) | 78.8% (12th) |
| Road PK | 79.8% (5th) | 72.0% (17th) |
| PIM/GAME | 12.8 | 15.9 |
| Attendance | 8,567 | 3,992 |
LEADING SCORERS
Halifax
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Drouin | 47 | 41 | 63 | 104 |
| Martin Frk | 54 | 35 | 49 | 84 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 42 | 30 | 43 | 73 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jakub Izacky | 61 | 20 | 16 | 36 |
| Pierre Durepos | 41 | 5 | 23 | 28 |
| Stephen Anderson | 61 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
GOALTENDERS
Halifax
Halifax
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Zach Fucale | 44-5-2-1 | 2.36 | 0.909 |
| Chris Clarke | 12-1-1-0 | 3.24 | 0.876 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 22-30-1-0 | 3.34 | 0.907 |
| Alex Fournier | 1-12-0-0 | 5.33 | 0.858 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-1 loss in Moncton on
Wednesday night. Brett Malone scored Saint John’s only goal. Sebastien Auger
made another 40 saves in the loss.
The Mooseheads are coming off a 6-2 win in Cape Breton on
Wednesday night. Nathan MacKinnon, making his return to the Moose lineup, had
two goals, Stefan Fournier also had two, and singles came from Dominic
Beauchemin and Jonathan Drouin. Chris Clarke made 37 saves for the win.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 1-6-0-0 against the Mooseheads this
season while Halifax is 6-0-1-0 against Saint John. This is their final meeting
of the regular season.
Their last meeting was on February 22 at the Metro Centre
where the Mooseheads defeated the Sea Dogs 6-1. Andrew Ryan had two goals for
Halifax while singles came from Darcy Ashley, Luca Ciampini, Stefan Fournier,
and Brent Andrews. Jakub Izacky had Saint John’s only goal. Zach Fucale made 13
saves in the win while Sebastien Auger made 27 in the loss.
NOTES
- Jonathan Drouin is third in the league in assists with 63.
- Drouin has the most power play assists with 34.
- Drouin is fifth in shorthanded goals with four.
- MacKenzie Weegar has the best +/- rating in the league at +53.
- Zach Fucale leads the league in wins with 44.
OUT OF TOWN
Moncton at P.E.I. - 7:00 PM ADT
Cape Breton at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:30 PM ADT
Gatineau at Quebec - 7:00 PM EDT
Victoriaville at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EDT
Drummondville at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT
Sherbrooke at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:30 PM EDT
Rimouski at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EDT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Val-d'Or - 7:30 PM EDT
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs travel to Charlottetown on Sunday for a 3pm
contest against the Rocket. It is the final game of the regular season.
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