The Sea Dogs host the Halifax Mooseheads tonight. It's the third meeting of the season between the two but the first in Saint John. Halifax has won both of the previous contests - one in overtime and the other in a shootout.
A win by the Dogs tonight would put them at .500 heading into a three-game road stretch.
TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/93 CFBC/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 4-5-3-1 for 12 points (fifth Maritimes, seventh QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 5-5-2-1 for 13 points (third Maritimes, fifth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 9-4 home win over the Moncton Wildcats last night. Cam MacDonald had a hat trick; Charlie DesRoches and Nicholas Girouard had two goals each; and singles came from Liam Leonard and Charles Savoie. Noah Patenaude made 23 saves in the win. The Mooseheads are coming off a 7-6 shootout loss in Bathurst last night. James Swan, Justin Barron, Brendan Tomilson, Jason Horvath, Sonny Kabatay and Bobby Orr scored for Halifax. Alexis Gravel made 44 saves in the loss.
2020-21 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-0-1-1 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 7 in Halifax where the Mooseheads defeated the Sea Dogs 5-4 in overtime. Bobby Orr, Elliot Desnoyers, Jordan Dumais, Brendan Tomilson and Jason Horvath all scored for Halifax. Brady Burns, Cam MacDonald, Jeremie Poirier and Peter Reynolds had Saint John goals. Alexis Gravel made 30 saves in the win. Noah Patenaude made 31 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: None.
Moosehead to watch: Bobby Orr, a fifth-round pick of Saint John in 2019, has two goals and three assists over his past three games.
Random stat: Halifax is 2-0-0-1 in their past three games while Saint John is 2-0-1-0.
Notes: Joshua Roy, Brady Burns and Charlie DesRoches all have a Sea Dogs high 13 points... Roy has a team high seven goals... DesRoches leads the team in assists with 11... Elliot Desnoyers leads the Mooseheads in goals (11), assists (11) and points (22)... Halifax is 2-3-0-1 on the road... Saint John is 4-2-1-0 at home... Bobby Orr and Cam MacDonald are tied for the QMJHL's rookie goal scoring lead with five each... the Moose are averaging a league high 37.06 shots against per game... Roy has points in seven straight home games... the Sea Dogs have won three straight home games... Zachary L'Heureux remains out of the Mooseheads lineup with a suspension.
Out of town:
Rimouski at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 4:00 PM EST
Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Sydney to face the Eagles on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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