Saturday, March 2, 2024

Game Day 59: at Halifax

HALIFAX
- Coming off a respectable 5-2 loss to the league-leading Baie-Comeau Drakkar last night, the Saint John Sea Dogs will look to get back into the win column tonight at Scotiabank Centre.

The Sea Dogs will face a Halifax Mooseheads team that, despite being 7-3 in their last 10 games, isn't quite clicking right now. The team is coming off a disappointing 2-0 home loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Thursday.

This will be Saint John's final visit to Halifax this season. Game time is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV

2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 17-33-5-3 for 42 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 38-15-7-1 for 84 points (first Maritimes/second Eastern/third QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-2 home loss to the Baie-Comeau Drakkar last night. Coen Miller and Tyler Peddle scored for Saint John. Patrick Leaver made 34 saves in the loss. The Mooseheads are coming off a 2-0 home loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Thursday. Mathis Rousseau made 32 saves in the loss.

2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-2-1-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 3-1-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Feb. 8 in Halifax where the Mooseheads edged the Sea Dogs 3-2. Jan Sprynar, Peter Reynolds and Jake Todd scored for the Mooseheads. Eriks Mateiko and Olivier Groulx scored for Saint John. Mathis Rousseau made 25 saves in the win. Patrick Leaver made 31 stops in the loss.

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

Moosehead to watch: Brady Schultz is third in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 52 points (eight goals and 44 assists).

Random stat: Saint John is 9-17-2-1 on the road this season and have lost eight straight road games.

Notes: Eriks Mateiko leads Saint John in points with 42 and goals with 22... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 26... Matthew Cataford leads Halifax in points with 80... Markus Vidicek leads the Moose in goals with 39... Brady Schultz leads Halifax in assists with 44... Halifax is 17-7-5-1 at home... the Moose are averaging a league low 7.31 penalty minutes per game... Saint John has lost four straight games.

Out of town:
Baie-Comeau at Acadie-Bathurst - 4:00 PM AST 
Blainville-Boisbriand at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EST 
Québec at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST 
Charlottetown at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST
Cape Breton at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST 
Chicoutimi at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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