Game Day 67 & 68: vs Mooseheads

SAINT JOHN - The final weekend of the QMJHL's regular season begins tonight.

The Saint John Sea Dogs enter the weekend in a tie with the Quebec Remparts for the QMJHL's 16th and final playoff spot. Both teams have 47 points with two games remaining. Saint John does hold the tiebreaker and — if both teams end the weekend tied in points — would get the final playoff spot.

Saint John will host the Halifax Mooseheads tonight at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m. The Remparts, meanwhile, play a home-and-home with the Rimouski Oceanic.

The Mooseheads, despite surpassing the 40-win mark and winning the Maritimes Division title, have had an underwhelming second half. While this weekend set doesn't mean a whole lot for the Moose, they'd no doubt like to go into the playoffs on a strong note.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV

2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 19-38-5-4 for 47 points (sixth Maritimes/9th Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 41-17-7-1 for 90 points (first Maritimes/second Eastern/fourth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 shootout loss to the Moncton Wildcats last night. Coen Miller and Brody Fournier scored for Saint John. Patrick Leaver made 43 saves in the loss. The Mooseheads are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Moncton Wildcats last Saturday. Jake Todd and Markus Vidicek scored for Halifax. Mathis Rousseau made 32 saves in the loss.

2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-3-0-1 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 4-1-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: March 2 in Halifax where the Mooseheads defeated the Sea Dogs 7-1. Jan Sprynar scored twice for Halifax while singles came from Luke McPhee, Jack Martin, Mathieu Cataford and Logan Crosby. Tyler Peddle scored for Saint John. Mathis Rousseau made 29 saves in the win. Justin Robinson made 34 stops in the loss.

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

Moosehead to watch: Peter Reynolds will visit Saint John for the first time since being traded. The Fredericton native has eight goals and 11 assists in 25 games with the Moose.

Random stat: Halifax is averaging the second fewest goals against per game (2.62) while allowing the ninth most shots against per game (30.03)

Notes: Brody Fournier leads Saint John in points with 47... Fournier has a team high 24 goals... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 27... Mathieu Cataford leads Halifax in points with 86... Markus Vidicek leads the team in goals with 42... Cataford and Brady Schultz each have a team high 47 assists... Saint John is 10-16-3-3 at home... Halifax is 21-9-2-0 on the road... Cataford is fourth in the QMJHL in scoring and third in goals (39)... Schultz is third in QMJHL defensemen scoring (56 points)... the Mooseheads are averaging a league low 7.45 penalty minutes per game... former Moosehead Brody Fournier has goals in three straight games... Vidicek has points in six straight road games.

Out of town Friday:

Moncton at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM ADT 

Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM ADT 

Sherbrooke at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EDT 

Québec at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EDT 

Victoriaville at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT 

Gatineau at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EDT 

Drummondville at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT

Out of town Saturday:

Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 4:00 PM ADT 

Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 4:00 PM ADT 

Drummondville at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EDT 

Sherbrooke at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EDT 

Gatineau at Rouyn-Noranda - 4:00 PM EDT 

Blainville-Boisbriand at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EDT 

Victoriaville at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EDT 

Rimouski at Québec - 4:00 PM EDT

Next game: If the Sea Dogs qualify for the playoffs, the Sea Dogs would take on the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference in the first-round of the playoffs. The series would likely begin next Friday on the road.