GAMEDAY #42: vs. Charlottetown

GAMEDAY
HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS CHARLOTTETOWN ISLANDERS
Puck drop at 7pm
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry
Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

After participating in the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship and returning to the Halifax Mooseheads lineup on Sunday afternoon, Moose Country gets to welcome back rookie sensation Filip Zadina tonight when he and the Herd take on the Charlottetown Islanders. The 18 year old was outstanding for a Czech Republic team that ended the tournament 4th, scoring 7 goals and added a helper in 7 games played. Halifax is coming in to this evening's contest as winners of five straight games and have catapulted to being in a tie for first place in the QMJHL. Charlottetown and the Mooseheads will play a home and home set this week with the Islanders hoping to close the gap between the two teams as there is only 5 points between these divisional rivals. The Isles have kind of surprised people the last couple of months after starting the season 1-6-1-0 before going on a 14-1-0-0 run in late October and early November. Who will come out on top? Come on out to see the return of Zadina and after you can go to Cheers if you are a student as it's also student night at the Scotiabank Centre. This will also be the last home game versus Charlottetown that the Moose have this season unless the two clubs meet in the playoffs. With a victory, the CHL 7th ranked Herd can take over sole procession of first place in the league once again as Blainville-Boisbriand are not playing tonight.

This is the sixth game this season between these two teams. Halifax is 3-1-1-0 against the Islanders while Charlottetown has a 2-3-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last matchup was on December 28th where the Isles took a 2-0 victory away from the Herd while Blade Mann-Dixon stopped 21 shots to take the loss for Halifax.

OVERALL RECORDS
Islanders: 25-12-1-0 = 52 points (2nd in Maritimes division, 6th overall)
Mooseheads: 26-10-4-1 = 57 points (1st in Maritimes division, 2nd overall)

LEADING SCORERS
HAL: Filip Zadina 48pts (25G & 23A), Maxime Fortier 48pts (21G & 27A), Otto Somppi 43pts (12G & 31A)
CHA:  Derek Gentile 36pts (15G & 21A), Pierre-Olivier Joseph 31pts (5G &25A), Daniel Hardie 30pts (12G & 18A)

PREVIOUS GAMES
Charlottetown is coming off a 4-1 win on home ice on Monday in a game that was rescheduled against Baie-Comeau. Newcomer Derek Gentile led the Islanders with a goal and two assists while Dakota Lund-Cornish stopped 30 of the Drakkar's 31 shots to pick up the win.

Halifax is coming off a 6-5 win in Acadie-Bathurst on Sunday afternoon in a match that saw the Titan come back from being down 5-1. Raphael Lavoie had a 4 point night (2G & 2A) receiving third star honours and Filip Zadina scored the game winner while Blade Mann-Dixon was a beast for the Mooseheads making 42 saves.

HEAD-TO-HEAD
September 23  Halifax 3 at Charlottetown 2
October 1  Charlottetown 0 at Halifax 3
October 29  Charlottetown 2 at Halifax 6
November 24  Halifax 2 at Charlottetown 3 OT
December 28  Charlottetown 2 at Halifax 0
January 11  Charlottetown at Halifax - 7pm
January 12  Halifax at Charlottetown - 7pm
February 6  Halifax at Charlottetown - 7pm
February 21  Halifax at Charlottetown - 7pm

OUT OF TOWN
Remparts vs. Screaming Eagles    8:00pm
Cataractes vs. Foreurs     8:00pm
Tigres vs. Sea Dogs     8:00pm
Sagueneens vs. Titan     8:30pm

AFTER THE BUZZER
The two teams will travel to Charlottetown for a Friday night tilt that will finish this home and home series. Puck drops at 7pm.