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Halifax Mooseheads vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight at 7pm
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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
SAINT JOHN – On the opening day of the 2013-14 National
Hockey League season, one of the NHL’s top prospects makes his return to the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Jonathan Drouin, the third overall pick in the 2013 NHL
Draft, was sent back to junior by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. The
18-year old forward is expected to make his season debut with the Halifax
Mooseheads tonight at 7pm when they take on the Saint John Sea Dogs at Harbour
Station. Plenty of tickets are still available.
Drouin had 41 goals and 105 points in just 49 games with
the Moose last season. He added 35 points in 17 playoff games and helped
Halifax win their first President Cup and Memorial Cup. Obviously, he is a
huge, huge boost to a Mooseheads team that has lost quite a few of their top
players from last season’s championship squad due to graduation.
Halifax is off to an average start and currently sit 14th
overall in the QMJHL standings with 3-4-0-0 record. They have been outscored
22-17 in seven games this year.
The Mooseheads are led by returning forwards Andrew Ryan
(4G, 3A) and Brent Andrews (1G, 6A) who each have seven points. Rookie import
Nikolaj Ehlers has six points.
Halifax also has one of the league’s best goalies
returning for another season. Montreal Canadiens prospect Zach Fucale has a 2.56
goals against average and 0.902 save percentage in five games this season.
Meanwhile, the Sea Dogs enter action tonight with a
3-2-0-1 record and sit 10th overall. They have outscored opponents
16-15 in six games this year.
Stephen Anderson (3G, 3A) and Oliver Cooper (1G, 5A) lead
the Sea Dogs in scoring with six points in six games. Anderson and rookie
Nathan Noel each have a team high three goals.
THE NUMBERS| Halifax | Saint John | |
| Record | 3-4-0-0 (5th Maritimes) | 3-2-0-1 (3rd Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 2-2-0-0 | 2-0-0-1 |
| Road Record | 1-2-0-0 | 1-2-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 2.40 (17th) | 2.63 (16th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.11 (9th) | 2.47 (2nd) |
| Shots For/Game | 30.21 (8th) | 29.10 (11th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 29.65 (9th) | 37.97 (18th) |
| Overall PP | 9.4% (18th) | 18.9% (12th) |
| Home PP | 9.1% (18th) | 26.3% (9th) |
| Road PP | 10.0% (16th) | 11.1% (14th) |
| Overall PK | 78.1% (11th) | 80.8% (8th) |
| Home PK | 88.2% (6th) | 92.3% (3rd) |
| Road PK | 66.7% (16th) | 69.2% (14th) |
| PIM/GAME | 19.3 | 19.8 |
| Attendance | 7,518 | 3,073 |
LEADING SCORERS
Halifax
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Andrew Ryan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Brent Andrews | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Stephen Anderson | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Oliver Cooper | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Michael Abbott | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
GOALTENDERS
Halifax
Halifax
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Zach Fucale | 3-2-0-0 | 2.56 | 0.902 |
| Kevin Darveau | 0-2-0-0 | 4.50 | 0.885 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 2-1-0-1 | 1.72 | 0.957 |
| Antoine Landry | 1-1-0-0 | 3.50 | 0.896 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-1 win over the Sherbrooke
Phoenix on Saturday night at Harbour Station. Olivier LeBlanc, Mackenzie Brown,
Matthew Highmore, and Nathan Noel all scored for Saint John. LeBlanc also had
two assists. Sebastien Auger made 32 saves in the win.
The Mooseheads are coming off a 2-1 loss to the
Sherbrooke Phoenix on Sunday afternoon at the Metro Centre. Nikolaj Ehlers
scored less than two minutes into the game and that would be Halifax’s only
goal. Zach Fucale made 18 saves in the loss.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea
Dogs and Mooseheads.
Saint John went 1-7-0-0 against Halifax last season while
the Mooseheads went 7-0-1-0 against the Sea Dogs.
NOTES
- Jonathan Drouin had four goals and 10 assists in six regular season games against Saint John last season and two goals and eight assists in four playoff games.
- Nathan Noel’s two power play goals is second most amongst rookies.
- The Sea Dogs are averaging the second fewest goals against per game (2.47) while also averaging the most shots against per game (37.97). Sebastien Auger says hi.
- First mid-week game of the season for Saint John.
OUT OF TOWN
Victoriaville at Chicoutimi - 7:00 PM EDT
Drummondville at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs are on the road in Cape Breton on Friday
night.
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