GAME DAY 32: 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 eighth overall in the QMJHL with a record of 18-11-2-0 for 38 points. The Mooseheads are fifth in the Maritimes and 16^th overall with a record of 11-16-3-1 for 26 points.

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 win in Moncton on Wednesday night. Mathieu Joseph and Luke Green each scored twice while singles came from Matthew Highmore and Bokondji Imama. Marc-Antoine Turcotte made 29 saves in the win. The Mooseheads are coming off a 6-1 home loss to the Val-d’Or Foreurs on Saturday. Cody Donaghey scored the Mooseheads’ lone goal while Kevin Resop made 29 saves in the loss.

2015-16 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-1-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 1-1-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Nov. 14 in Halifax where the Sea Dogs defeated the Mooseheads 3-2 in overtime. Thomas Chabot, Kyle Ward and Sam Povorozniouk scored for Saint John while Alex Bishop made 31 saves in the win. Taylor Ford and Andrew Shewfelt scored for Halifax while Eric Brassard made 37 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: Kelly Bent

Random stat/fact: Matt Murphy, acquired by Saint John yesterday from the Quebec Remparts, helped the Mooseheads win the Memorial Cup in 2013.

SJ notes: Mathieu Joseph and Matthew Highmore are now tied for the team lead in scoring with 27 points each… Joseph and Sam Povorozniouk lead the Sea Dogs in goals with 14 each… the newly acquired Matt Murphy is now the team leader in assists with 19… Marc-Antoine Turcotte is sixth in the league in GAA (2.80) and third in SV% (.913)… Joe Veleno is 11^th in rookie scoring with 19 points… Murphy is 11^th in defensemen scoring with three goals and 22 points… the Sea Dogs are averaging 16.77 penalty minutes per game, the third most in the league… 10-5-1-0 on the road this season… 15-4-0-0 when scoring first… 9-6-1-0 against Maritimes Division teams… Saint John’s power play is now second worst in the league with a rating of 16.6%... the Dogs have the second best penalty kill in the league with a rating of 83%.

HFX notes: Maxime Fortier leads the Mooseheads in scoring with 16 goals and 20 assists for 36 points in 31 games… Danny Moynihan has a team high 20 goals… Timo Meier has a team high 21 assists… Eric Brassard has the eighth best GAA in the league (3.10)… Otto Somppi is 10^th in rookie scoring with 21 points… Cavan Fitzgerald is ninth in defensemen scoring with 22 points. He is also third in d-men goals with eight… 6-7-2-0 on home ice this season… 10-7-1-0 when scoring first… 7-7-3-1 against Maritimes Division teams… the Mooseheads have the third worst power play in the league with a rating of 17.5%... the Moose have lost two straight.

Out of town:

Drummondville at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Rimouski at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Moncton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:30 PM EST
Gatineau at Val-d'Or - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs are in Cape Breton to face the Screaming Eagles tomorrow night at 7 p.m.