SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs close out the first half of the season tonight against a depleted Halifax Mooseheads team.
The Sea Dogs have had success against the Mooseheads this season, and the visitors will have their hands full tonight due to injuries and international play. The Mooseheads will be without Jared McIsaac (Team Canada), Benoit-Olivier Groulx (Team Canada), Raphael Lavoie (Team Canada), Senna Peeters (IIHF U20 Division 1 World Championship) Marcel Barinka (World Junior A Challenge) and Justin Barron (injured).
A Sea Dogs win tonight would even up their win-loss record at 17-17-1-0. Game time is 7 p.m. at TD Station.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 16-17-1-0 for 33 points (fifth Maritimes, seventh Eastern, 13th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 15-14-2-1 for 33 points (fourth Maritimes, sixth Eastern, 12th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-3 win in Bathurst last night. William Villeneuve, Brady Burns, Matt Gould. Joshua Roy, Josh Lawrence and Dawson Stairs all scored for Saint John. Noah Patenaude made 48 stops in the win. The Mooseheads are coming off a 5-0 home loss to the Charlottetown Islanders last night. Alexis Gravel made 27 stops in the loss.
2019-20 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 3-1-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 1-3-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 2 at Scotiabank Centre where the Sea Dogs edged the Mooseheads 4-3. Ben Badalamenti, Julian Vander Voet, William Villeneuve and Matt Gould all scored for Saint John. Halifax goals came from Raphael Lavoie, Maxim Trepanier and Senna Peeters. Zachary Bouthillier made 34 stops in the win. Alexis Gravel made 10 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: None.
Moosehead to watch: Maxim Trepanier has points in eight straight road games.
Random stat: Nine of Halifax's 15 wins this season have come on the road.
Notes: Nicolas Guay leads the Sea Dogs in points with 39 and assists with 25... Brady Burns has a team high 20 goals... with Raphael Lavoie out, Maxim Trepanier is Halifax's active leading scorer with 42 points (22 goals and 20 assists)... Saint John is 7-8-0-0 on home ice... Halifax is 9-7-1-0 on the road... the Sea Dogs are 8-2 in their last 10 games and have won two straight.
Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 4:00 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST
Québec at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST
Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST
Drummondville at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Dec. 28 at 4 p.m.
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