Game Day 50: at Halifax

HALIFAX - The Saint John Sea Dogs will try to rebound from one of their worst losses of the season tonight at Scotiabank Centre.

The Sea Dogs are coming off a rough 7-0 loss in Moncton on Sunday. Saint John has dropped three straight games and are just 2-8-0-0 in their last 10.

They won't have an easy task tonight, facing the Maritimes Division leading Halifax Mooseheads at 7 p.m. The Moose have had their struggles over the past couple months but are coming off a Quebec road trip that saw them post impressive wins over Victoriaville and Drummondville. 

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2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 16-27-3-3 for 38 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 31-12-7-1 for 70 points (first Maritimes/second Eastern/third QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-0 loss in Moncton on Sunday. Patrick Leaver made 42 saves in the loss. The Mooseheads are coming off a 1-0 loss in Shawinigan on Saturday. Jack Milner made 24 saves in the loss.

2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-1-1-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 2-1-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Dec. 16 in Halifax where the Sea Dogs defeated the Mooseheads 3-2 in overtime. Peter Reynolds had a pair of goals for Saint John while Noah Reinhart added a single. Reece Peitzsche and Brody Fournier scored for Halifax. Justin Robinson made 26 saves in the win. Jack Milner made 25 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: Forward Peter Reynolds.

Moosehead to watch: Mathieu Cataford's 74 points place him second in QMJHL scoring. 

Random stat: Halifax is averaging a league low seven penalty minutes per game.

Notes: (Former Moosehead) Brody Fournier leads Saint John in points with 38 and goals with 19... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 23... Mathieu Cataford leads the Mooseheads in scoring with 74 points and assists with 42... Markus Vidicek leads the team in goals with 35... Halifax is 14-5-1-1 at home... Saint John is 9-13-1-1 on the road... Vidicek is second (35) in the league in goals while Cataford is third (32)... Brady Schultz is fourth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 38 points... the Mooseheads have the fourth best penalty kill with a rating of 81.9%... the Moose are averaging the second fewest goals against per game (2.61).

Out of town:

Cape Breton at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EST 

Shawinigan at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST 

Gatineau at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EST 

Québec at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST 

Acadie-Bathurst at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST 

Moncton at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Charlottetown tomorrow to face the Islanders at 7 p.m.