GAMEDAY 18: at Acadie-Bathurst

IT'S GAMEDAY

ACADIE-BATHURST TITAN vs HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Puck drops at 7pm

K.C. Irving Regional Centre (3,162) ~ Bathurst, NB

PREVIEW - It's the first game of a home and home series that will conclude tomorrow in Halifax. The teams are in opposite places than they were the last time these two teams met a month ago. The Mooseheads are climbing up the standings winning 7 of their last ten games while the Acadie-Bathurst Titan are rolling down to near the bottom of the pack but have a two game winning streak in their favor coming into this battle.


This is the second of nine games between the two division rivals this season. Halifax won the last matchup 5-3 on Metro Centre ice in September with Brent Andrews leading the team with 3 points (1G & 2A) while Zach Fucale had to make 19 saves.

THE NUMBERS

Leading scorers
HAL: Nikolaj Ehlers 18pts (8G & 10A), Andrew Ryan 17pts (9G & 8A), Brent Andrews 15pts (5G & 10A)
BAT: Raphael Lafontaine 15pts (6G & 9A), Adam Stevens 11pts (7G & 4A), Dominic Beachemin 10pts (5G & 5A)

LAST GAMES
The Titan are coming off a shootout win against the Quebec Remparts on Sunday. Four different players scored for the Titan with Alex Pisarik scored the only goal in the shootout while Mason McDonald and Jacob Brennan making 25 saves between them.

Halifax played their last game on Wednesday to end a 6 game home stand. They defeated the fourth ranked Charlottetown Islanders in a close affair 4 to 2. Darcy Ashley scored two goals for the second straight game while Zach Fucale only had to make 20 saves.

HEAD-TO-HEAD
This season    1-0-0-0   5GF   2GA
September 25  Titan 2 at Mooseheads 5
October 25 @ 7pm  Mooseheads at Titan
October 26 @ 7pm   Titan at Mooseheads
November 16 @ 7pm   Mooseheads at Titan
November 22 @ 7pm   Titan at Mooseheads
January 11 @ 7pm   Titan at Mooseheads
January 19 @ 3pm  Mooseheads at Titan
February 16 @ 3pm   Mooseheads at Titan
February 28 @ 7pm   Mooseheads at Titan
Last season     6-0-2-0   50GF   35GA

NOT PLAYING - Trey Lewis is still day-to-day with a hip injury while Jesse Lussier is out with a concussion

OUT OF TOWN
Eagles at Sagueneens - 8:00pm
Sea Dogs at Drakkar - 8:30pm
Phoenix at Armada - 8:30pm
Tigres at Voltigeurs - 8:30pm
Foreurs at Huskies - 8:30pm

GAME COVERAGE
TV: None
Live: @ABTitanLive, @HFXMooseheads
Webcast: TELUS
Radio: News 95.7
Post-game: The Chronicle Herald

AFTER THE GAME
The two teams will travel to Nova Scotia to go up against each once again tomorrow night in Halifax. Puck drops at 7pm.