GAMEDAY #36: at Cape Breton

GAMEDAY

CAPE BRETON SCREAMING EAGLES vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

December 28, 2014 at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @FraserTQN

Centre 200 (5,000) ~ Sydney, NS

After a ten day Christmas break, your Mooseheads were back in Halifax last night just long enough to jump on the team bus and drive to Sydney to take on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles tonight. This will be the first game that newly acquired Eric Brassard will be dressed in the red, green and white. Could Eagles fans see him in nets for this first game back after the holiday break? No word yet from the Herd who will start tonight's game. Halifax will be looking to make some more room between them and the Charlottetown Islanders in the division standings and get closer to the Saint John Sea Dogs. Cape Breton is just looking to get in a playoff spot during the second half of the season.

This is the fifth game between these two teams this season. Both teams are 2-2-0-0 against the other team during this year's series. Cape Breton won the last meeting 3-2 with Cameron Darcy leading the Eagles recording 2 assists in the win, and Kevin Resop making 19 saves taking the loss for the Mooseheads. 

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 17-15-2-1 = 37 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 10th overall)
Screaming Eagles: 12-17-2-3 = 29 points (5th in Maritimes division, 17th overall)

Leading Scorers
CAP: Kyle Farrell 53pts (26G & 27A), Maxim Lazarev 40pts (17G & 23A), Evgeny Svechnikov 31pts (11G & 20A)
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 47pts (16G & 31A), Timo Meier 46pts (21G & 25A0, Danny Moynihan 32pts (16G & 16A)

Last Games
Halifax is coming off a 8-2 schlacking in Charlottetown on December 18 in their last game of the first half. Danny Moynihan and Brett Crossley scored for the Mooseheads against the Islanders while Kevin Resop made 31 saves on 36 shots in 40 minutes of play to take the loss.

Cape Breton is coming off a feisty game in Moncton where the Screaming Eagles lost 10-5. Maxim Lazarev scored a goal and recorded 3 assists to lead the away team but Miguel Sullivan's 32 saves were not enough to get a win.

Season Series
Friday Oct 17  Cape Breton 2 at Halifax 5
Sunday Oct 19  Halifax 1 at Cape Breton 4
Friday Nov 14  Cape Breton 2 at Halifax 3
Saturday Nov 15  Halifax 2 at Cape Breton 3
Sunday Dec 28  Halifax at Cape Breton - 7pm
Sunday Jan 18  Halifax at Cape Breton - 4pm
Friday Jan 30  Cape Breton at Halifax - 7pn
Saturday Feb 14  Cape Breton at Halifax - 7pm
Sunday Mar 8  Halifax at Cape Breton - 2pm

Out of Town
Islanders vs Titan 3:00pm
Wildcats vs Sea Dogs 4:00pm
Drakkar vs Remparts 5:00pm
Armada vs Phoenix 5:00pm
Olympiques vs Voltigeurs 5:00pm
Huskies vs Foreurs 5:00pm
Cataractes vs Oceanic 5:00pm
Tigres vs Sagueneens 5:00pm

After the Buzzer 
Halifax will travel to Moncton tomorrow to take on the Wildcats on Tuesday night. Puck drops at 7pm.