GAMEDAY #57: vs Gatineau

GAMEDAY
HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS GATINEAU OLYMPIQUES
Puck drops at 4:30pm
TV: Sportsnet | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry
Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

For the first time this season your Halifax Mooseheads are on national television tonight meaning puck drop has moved to 4:30pm. The Herd will host the Gatineau Olympiques while looking for their fifth win in a row. Both teams have been pretty hot lately with Halifax going 7-2-1-0 in their last 10 games played and conversely Gatineau having a 7-1-1-1 record however the Olympiques are coming off a loss to Moncton. Despite winning four in a row, the home team in today's contest has struggled at times during the streak. They were down 3-1 early on against Moncton last Friday before finding their offense and the Moose had to win the last two games in overtime. What kind of team will we see from the club today, we'll have to wait and find out but they'll need to start on time because the 'Piques are going to be hungry for a win to put themselves in a better position. It's a big day in Moose Country for another reason as well as the Memorial Cup 100 tour is swinging through Halifax this weekend so if you head to the game be sure to get a picture with the trophy and tag your photos with #Halifax2019.

This is the second and last game between these two teams this season. Halifax is 1-0-0-0 against the Olympiques while Gatineau has a 0-1-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last matchup was November 3 in Gatineau where the Herd won 7-5 with Filip Zadina scored a hat trick and added an assist to lead the away team.

OVERALL RECORDS
Olympiques: 31-21-3-3 = 68 points (4th in West division, 10th overall)
Mooseheads: 38-13-6-1 = 83 points (1st in Maritimes division, 2nd overall)

LEADING SCORERS
HAL: Otto Somppi 75pts (25G & 50A), Filip Zadina 69pts (39G & 30A), Maxime Fortier 66pts (28G & 38A)
GAT: Shawn Boudrias 54pts (23G & 30A), Alex Breton 39pts (9G & 30A), Dawson Theede 36pts (17G & 19A)

PREVIOUS GAMES
Gatineau is coming off a 4-1 defeat on Friday evening in Moncton. Anthony Beauchamp scored the lone goal for the Olympiques while Creed Jones made 27 saves in the loss to the Wildcats.

Halifax is coming off a 3-2 overtime victory on Wednesday in Charlottetown. Otto Somppi scored two goals to lead the Mooseheads and Raphael Lavoie scored another overtime winner while Alex Gravel stopped 27 of the Islanders 29 shots.

HEAD-TO-HEAD
November 3  Halifax 7 at Gatineau 5
February 24  Gatineau at Halifax - 4:30pm

OUT OF TOWN
Wildcats vs. Voltigeurs     4:00pm
Drakkar vs. Foreurs     5:00pm
Remparts vs. Sagueneens      5:00pm
Oceanic vs. Huskies     5:00pm
Tigres vs. Screaming Eagles     8:00pm


AFTER THE BUZZER
Halifax will host the Drummondville Voltigeurs tomorrow afternoon and welcome back former coach Dom Ducharme. Puck drops at 3pm.