Saturday, January 4, 2014

GAMEDAY 38: vs Mooseheads

A preview of tonight’s game…

Where and when: Tonight at 7 pm AST, Harbour Station

TV/Radio: TELUS Webcast/News 88.9

Records: Halifax sits first in the Telus Maritimes Division and third overall in the QMJHL with a 24-15-0-1 record for 49 points. Saint John sits sixth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 17th overall with a 10-24-0-3 record for 23 points.

Last games: The Mooseheads are coming off a 5-4 loss to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles last Sunday. Andrew Shewfelt had a pair of goals in that game. The Sea Dogs are coming off a 2-1 win over the Moncton Wildcats last Sunday. Bailey Webster had two assists in that one.

2013-14 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-3-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 3-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: November 23rd in Halifax where the Mooseheads won 5-0. Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals while Zach Fucale made 22 saves for the shutout.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: None

Random stat: Despite playing in 13 fewer games than Nikolaj Ehlers, Jonathan Drouin is tied for the Mooseheads team lead in points with Ehlers with 50 points.

HFX notes: Halifax’s home game against Charlottetown last night was postponed due to a snow storm… the Moose are just 3-6-0-1 in their last 10 games… Nikolaj Ehlers is fifth in the league in shots on goal with 101… Ehlers leads all rookies in scoring with 50 points in 36 games. He also leads rookies in goals with 22 and assists with 28… Halifax is averaging 3.80 goals per game, third best in the league… their 2.88 goals against per game is fourth best… Ehlers has assists in five straight road games… Halifax has lost four straight road games.
SJ notes: The Sea Dogs are 4-6-0-0 in their last 10 games and have won three of their past four… Sebastien Auger has the league’s second best save percentage at 0.916… Nathan Noel and Will Thompson are away at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge… Sea Dogs are averaging the most shots against per game in the league with an average of 37.39… Saint John has lost five straight games at Harbour Station.

Leading Scorers
Halifax
PointsNikolaj Ehlers & Jonathan Drouin50
GoalsNikolaj Ehlers22
AssistsJonathan Drouin33
Rookie PointsNikolaj Ehlers50 (22+28)
D-Man PointsMacKenzie Weegar31 (9+22)

Leading Scorers
Saint John
PointsOliver Cooper34 (14+20)
GoalsOliver Cooper14
AssistsOlivier LeBlanc and Oliver Cooper20
Rookie PointsNathan Noel24 (11+13)
D-Man PointsOlivier LeBlanc25 (5+20)

Goaltenders
Halifax
GoaltenderRecordGAASV%
Kevin Darveau5-8-0-03.500.899
Jacob Dempsey- - -- - -- - -

Saint John
GoaltenderRecordGAASV%
Sebastien Auger8-19-0-33.140.916
Antoine Landry2-5-0-05.050.865

Promotion: Fans are asked to bring a new box of cereal or breakfast bars to Saturday's game at 7 p.m. between the Sea Dogs and Halifax Mooseheads. Donations can be dropped off inside the main doors of the concourse at Harbour Station. The only request is that the cereal be healthy and nutritious. All cereal will be distributed to seven breakfast programs at Community/PALS schools in Saint John.

SJ Next Five Games
Today vs Halifax
Sunday, January 5th vs Bathurst
Thursday, January 9th at Rimouski
Saturday, January 11th at Quebec
Sunday, January 12th at Blainville-Boisbriand

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