Game Day 8: at Halifax

HALIFAX - Still looking for their first road win of the season, the Saint John Sea Dogs travel to Halifax today for a 7 p.m. meeting with the Mooseheads.

The Sea Dogs defeated the Mooseheads 4-3 on opening night at TD Station. Halifax and Saint John have identical 3-4 records heading into play tonight.

This is the first of a three games in four nights stretch for the Sea Dogs.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 3-4-0-0 for six points (fifth Maritimes, eighth Eastern, 13th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 3-4-0-0 for six points (fourth Maritimes, seventh Eastern, 12th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-5 home loss to the Quebec Remparts on Sunday. Nicholas Deakin-Poot scored twice while singles came from Nicolas Guay, Jeremie Poirier and Brady Burns. Noah Patenaude made 31 stops in the loss. The Mooseheads are coming off a 4-3 overtime win in Baie-Comeau on Saturday. Raphael Lavoie, Cole Stewart, Benoit-Olivier Groulx and Maxim Trepanier scored for Halifax. Cole McLaren made 28 stops in the win.

2019-20 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 0-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Sept. 20 at TD Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Mooseheads 4-3. Nicholas Deakin-Poot, Ben Badalamenti, William Villeneuve and Dawson Stairs scored for Saint John. Marcel Barinka, Raphael Lavoie and Senna Peeters scored for Halifax. Zachary Bouthillier made 40 stops in the win. Alexis Gravel made 21 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: None.

Moosehead to watch: The Mooseheads' injury list.

Mooseheads injury list:

Alex Gravel day to day - Lower
Cam Whynot day to day - Upper
Jeff Burridge day to day - Upper
Cole Foston 3 weeks away - Lower
Jared McIsaac 7-9 weeks away - Upper

Whynot & Burridge could return by Thursday when Moose host Saint John.

— Scott MacIntosh (@scottmacintosh4) October 7, 2019

Random stat: Jeremie Poirier is third in the league in defensemen scoring with eight points.

Notes: Nicholas Deakin-Poot leads Saint John in goals with six and points with nine... Charlie DesRoches has a team high seven assists... Raphael Lavoie leads the Mooseheads in assists with six and points with nine... Zack Jones has a team high four goals... the Sea Dogs are 0-3 on the road... the Mooseheads are 1-1 at home... Saint John has the third best power play in the league with a rating of 26.7%... Halifax has the second worst power play with a rating of 12.1%... Deakin-Poot has goals in three straight games... Lavoie and DesRoches both have assists in four straight games.

Out of town:
Rouyn-Noranda at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Shawinigan at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Val-d'Or Foreurs make their only visit of the season to TD Station tomorrow night at 7 p.m.