The Sea Dogs enter the weekend sitting outside the QMJHL's playoff picture, sitting 17th overall with 40 points. They're just two points back of the 16th-place Gatineau Olympiques and three back of the 15th-place Halifax Mooseheads.
It's those Mooseheads who will be Saint John's opponent this weekend. They'll meet Friday night at 7 p.m. at TD Station and Saturday at Scotiabank Centre.
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 loss in Cape Breton on Sunday. Ben Cross and Mitchell Wagner scored Saint John's lone goals. Eric Young made 39 saves in the loss. The Mooseheads are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss in Bathurst last Friday. Callum Aucoin scored a pair of goals for the Moose while Braeden MacPhee added a single. Nicolas Gillham-Cirka made 38 stops in the loss.
The Sea Dogs are 3-3-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season – which includes a win just last week. This is a pair of huge games for both rebuilding clubs.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV
2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 20-38-0-0 for 40 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 17-31-8-1 for 43 points (fifth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/15th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 loss in Cape Breton on Sunday. Ben Cross and Mitchell Wagner scored Saint John's lone goals. Eric Young made 39 saves in the loss. The Mooseheads are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss in Bathurst last Friday. Callum Aucoin scored a pair of goals for the Moose while Braeden MacPhee added a single. Nicolas Gillham-Cirka made 38 stops in the loss.
2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 3-3-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 3-2-1-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Last Thursday in Saint John where the Sea Dogs defeated the Mooseheads 4-2. Tyler Peddle netted a pair of goals for Saint John while Dylan Rozzi and Olivier Groulx also scored. Antoine Fournier and Carlos Handel scored for Halifax. Eric Young made 24 saves in the win. Nicolas Gillham-Cirka made 18 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: None.
Moosehead to watch: Defenseman Carlos Handel has a goal and five assists in five games against Saint John this season.
Random stat: The Mooseheads have lost seven straight games overall and three straight on the road.
Notes: Nate Tivey leads Saint John in points with 37 and assists with 32... Zachary Morin, Olivier Groulx and Tyler Peddle each have a team high 15 goals... Quinn Kennedy and Liam Kilfoil each have a Halifax high 38 points... Kennedy leads the team in goals with 19... Shawn Carrier has a team high 22 assists... Saint John is 12-17-0-0 at home... Halifax is 8-16-3-1 on the road... the Mooseheads are averaging 8.35 penalty minutes per game, the second fewest in the QMJHL... the Sea Dogs have the second worst power play in the league (15.1%) while the Mooseheads have the fourth worst (16.4%)... the Moose are averaging a league low 2.32 goals per game while the Sea Dogs are averaging the second fewest at 2.46... Halifax is averaging a league low 25.64 shots per game... Groulx has goals in three straight home games.
Out of town:
Shawinigan at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST Acadie-Bathurst at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST
Moncton at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Gatineau at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs and Mooseheads meet again tomorrow night in Halifax at 7 p.m.
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