GAME DAY 29: at Halifax

A preview of tonight’s game between the Saint John Sea Dogs and Halifax Mooseheads…

Where and when: Tonight at 7 p.m., Scotiabank Centre

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are first in the Maritimes Division, second overall in the QMJHL and ranked eighth in the CHL Top 10 with a 17-6-1-4 record for 39 points. The Mooseheads sit third in the Maritimes and 12^th overall with a 14-13-2-1 record for 31 points.

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-1 home win over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies last night at Harbour Station. Samuel Dove-McFalls, Adam Marsh, Spencer Smallman, Jakub Zboril and Mark Tremaine scored for Saint John. Sebastien Auger made 25 saves in the win. The Mooseheads are coming off a 5-0 home win over the Charlottetown Islanders last night. Danny Moynihan had a hat trick while Brett Crossley and Philippe Gadoury added singles. Zach Fucale made 28 saves in the shutout victory.

2014-15 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 4-0-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 0-3-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Nov. 7 in Halifax when the Sea Dogs defeated the Mooseheads 4-2. Justice Dundas had two goals while singles came from Nathan Noel and Adam Marsh. Nikolaj Ehlers and Samuel Leblanc scored for the Moose. Sebastien Auger made 27 saves in the victory while Zach Fucale made 23 in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: Kelly Bent

Random stat: Justice Dundas has not scored in his past five games. He has just one point over that stretch.

SJ notes: Adam Marsh leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with 27 points in 26 games… Marsh has a team high 14 goals… Spencer Smallman and Thomas Chabot each have 15 assists to lead the team… 6-6-0-1 on the road… 5-3-1-1 in their last 10 games… Sebastien Auger has a league best GAA of 2.56. His SV% of .916 is second best in the league… Marsh is seventh in rookie scoring… Chabot is 10^th in defensemen scoring with 21 points… 12-4-1-2 against Maritimes Division teams… averaging 2.93 goals against per game, the second fewest in the league… Mark Tremaine has earned a penalty minute in six straight games... the Sea Dogs have the league’s best penalty kill of 84.8%.

HFX notes: Nikolaj Ehlers leads the Mooseheads in scoring with 46 points in 22 games… Timo Meier has a Halifax high 18 goals… Ehlers has a team high 30 assists… 9-4-1-1 on home ice… have won seven of their last 10 games… Ehlers is fifth in the league in scoring… 9-9-2-0 against Maritimes Division teams… the Moose are the only team in the league to have not allowed a shorthanded goal this season… averaging 3.73 goals against per game, the fourth most in the league… Ehlers has points in 14 straight games… Danny Moynihan has points in six straight games… the Moose have won five straight home games.

Out of town:

Gatineau at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST
Québec at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Moncton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST
Sherbrooke at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs host Stephen Anderson and the Val-d’Or Foreurs tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. at Harbour Station. The game will feature the annual Teddy Bear Toss.