Saturday, November 7, 2026

Game Day 17: at Halifax

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs
HALIFAX - The Saint John Sea Dogs return to action tonight at Scotiabank Centre.

This will be Saint John's first visit to Halifax this season and just their second meeting of the year with the Mooseheads. The two met on Oct. 4 at TD Station where the Sea Dogs earned a 4-3 overtime win.

The Sea Dogs haven't played since Sunday's 5-1 road loss to the Cape Breton Eagles. The Mooseheads, meanwhile, were on home ice last night where they defeated the Eagles 4-1.

Game time tonight is 7 p.m.

This is the first of back-to-back weekend road games for the Sea Dogs. They visit the Charlottetown Islanders tomorrow afternoon.

Stream/TV/Radio: FloHockey/None/Sea Dogs Audio Network

2026-27 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 9-5-1-1 for 20 points (third Eastern/seventh QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 8-4-3-1 for 20 points (fourth Eastern/eighth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-1 loss in Cape Breton on Sunday. Jamie Glance scored Saint John's lone goal. Samuel Meloche made 20 saves in the loss. The Mooseheads are coming off a 4-1 home win over the Eagles last night. Brady Smith, Owen Phillips, Mateo Nobert and Quinn Kennedy all scored for Halifax. Carson Mertz made 39 saves in the win.

2026-27 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 0-0-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Oct. 4 in Saint John where the Sea Dogs defeated the Mooseheads 4-3 in overtime. Alexander Donovan, Alexis Joseph, Matyas Cancik and Brandon Delarosbil all scored for the Sea Dogs. Mateo Nobert, Duncan Anderson and Shawn Carrier had Mooseheads goals. Samuel Meloche made 26 saves in the win. Jack Fichthorn made 24 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: None.

Moosehead to watch: Mateo Nobert is second in the QMJHL in shots on goal.

Random stat: The Mooseheads are an impressive 5-1-1-1 at Scotiabank Centre this season.

Notes: Jamie Glance leads Saint John in points with 21 and assists with 14... Alexander Donovan leads the team in goals with nine... Quinn Kennedy leads Halifax in points with 21 and assists with 14... Nathan Langlois leads the team in goals with nine... Saint John is 4-3-0-0 on the road... Daniel Walters is second in the league in penalty minutes... Glance is second in QMJHL rookie scoring and leads in assists... Thomas Charbonneau is tied for third in defensemen goal scoring with four... Halifax's special teams have struggled this season. They have the 14th ranked power play (17.3%) and league worst penalty kill (70.7%)... the Mooseheads are averaging 31.93 shots per game, the fifth most in the league... Glance has goals in three straight games... Kennedy has goals in four straight home games.

Out of town:
Blainville-Boisbriand at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST 
Drummondville at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST 
Victoriaville at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EST 
Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST

Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Charlottetown Islanders tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m.

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