GAME DAY 24: at Halifax

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

When and where: Tonight at 7 p.m., Scotiabank Centre

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

Records: The Sea Dogs are second in the Maritimes Division and sixth overall in the QMJHL standings with a 13-9-1-0 record for 27 points. The Mooseheads are fifth in the Maritimes and 16^th overall with a 8-13-2-1 record for 19 points.

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-1 win over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles last night at Harbour Station. Joe Veleno, Thomas Chabot, Daniel Del Paggio, Sam Povorozniouk and Mathieu Joseph all scored for Saint John while Marc-Antoine Turcotte made 29 saves in the win. The Mooseheads are coming a 5-4 overtime loss to the Moncton Wildcats last night on the road, a game the Moose led 4-2 with less than two minutes to play. Maxime Fortier, Dominik Blain-Dupuis, Cody Donaghey and Timo Meier all scored for Halifax. Kevin Resop made 34 saves in the loss.

2015-16 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-1-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 1-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Sept. 19 in Halifax where the Mooseheads defeated the Sea Dogs 5-1. Maxime Fortier had a hat trick for Halifax while singles came from Vincent Watt and Arnaud Durandeau. Ryan Chiasson had Saint John’s lone goal. Eric Brassard made 21 saves in the win. Alex Bishop was pulled after allowing two goals on six shots while Marc-Antoine Turcotte made 22 stops in relief.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: Kelly Bent

Random stat/fact: Adam Marsh has not scored in his past five games and has just one assist over that span.

SJ notes: Matthew Highmore leads Saint John in scoring with seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points… Mathieu Joseph, Daniel Del Paggio, Sam Povorozniouk and Adam Marsh each have a team high nine goals… Highmore leads the team in assists with 14… Joseph and Spencer Smallman are tied for second in the league in shorthanded goals with three… Marc-Antoine Turcotte has the second best SV% (.918) and third best GAA (2.73) in the QMJHL… averaging 17 penalty minutes per game, fourth most in the league… 7-4-1-0 on the road this season… 12-2-0-0 when scoring first… 6-5-1-0 against Maritimes Division teams… their 13.8% power play rating is worst in the league… their 85.7% penalty kill rating is second best in the league.

HFX notes: Danny Moynihan leads Halifax in scoring with 17 goals and 11 assists for 28 points in 24 games… Moynihan’s 17 goals are a team high… Timo Meier and Otto Somppi are tied for the team lead in assists with 18… Moynihan leads the league in faceoff wins and is fourth in shots on goal… Sompii is fifth in rookie scoring with 21 points… Cavan Fitzgerald is sixth in defensemen scoring with 18 points… 5-5-1-0 at home this season… 7-7-1-0 when scoring first… 5-7-2-1 against Maritimes Division teams… averaging 2.80 goals per game, the third fewest in the league… have lost two straight.

Out of town:

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

Next game: The Sea Dogs make a quick trip to Quebec next weekend for a couple games. They take on the Drakkar in Baie-Comeau on Friday at 8:30 p.m.