IT'S GAMEDAY
HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. DRUMMONDVILLE VOLTIGEURS
Puck drops at 7pm
Metro Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS
PREVIEW - Well they finally did it and now they'll try to extend it. The Halifax Mooseheads finally got over there three straight wins curse and won their fourth in a row on Saturday when they took on the Saint John Sea Dogs. Tonight they will try to make it 5 in a row against a tough Drummondville team. With points in his last 8 games, Jonathan Drouin has caught up to rookie Nikolaj Ehlers for the team lead in scoring. This will also be the first game of a 3 in 3 night swing that will travel to the other two Atlantic provinces.
Your Mooseheads lead the season series 1-0 as this is the second and last game between these two teams. Timo Meier scored twice and Zach Fucale made 22 saves in a 3-2 win in Drummondville for Halifax.
THE NUMBERS
Leading scorers
DRU: Christophe Lalancette 26pts (8G & 18A), Georgs Golovkovs 24pts (9G & 15A), Jerome Verrier 23pts (16G & 7A)
HAL: Nikolaj Ehlers 30pts (12G & 18A), Jonathan Drouin 29pts (9G & 20A), Brent Andrews 27pts (12G & 15A)
LAST GAMES
Halifax welcome the Sea Dogs on Saturday and almost didn't win their fourth straight but an empty net goal by Jonathan Drouin sealed the 7-5 win. Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews all scored 2 goals and Drouin added 3 assists to help with goal total while Zach Fucale had to stop 17 shots.
Drummondville travelled to the newly named Eastlink Centre on the Island last night and came away with a 4-1 loss against the Charlottetown Islanders. Joey Ratelle scored the only goal for the Volts while goalie Joe Fleschler made 24 saves.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
October 6 Mooseheads 3 at Voltigeurs 2
November 14 @ 7pm Voltigeurs at Mooseheads
NOT PLAYING - I don't even know anymore :P Mac Weegar is out with an ankle sprain
OUT OF TOWN
Val-d'Or at Chicoutimi - 8:00pm
Saint John at Victoriaville - 8:00pm
GAME COVERAGE
TV: None
Live: @MC_MooseCountry (a bit), @HFXMooseheads
Radio: News 95.7
Webcast: TELUS
Post-game: The Chronicle Herald
AFTER THE GAME
Halifax will travel to PEI to take on the Charlottetown Islanders. Puck drops at 7pm.
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