GAMEDAY #68: vs. Acadie-Bathurst

GAMEDAY 
HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS ACADIE-BATHURST TITAN
Puck drops at 4:00pm
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry
Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

Once again the top spot in the Maritimes division is up for grabs when these two teams are meeting. Last weekend, the Mooseheads and Titan faced off in Bathurst for the division lead where the home team got the victory on national television. In this the final meeting of the season with Halifax winning last night and Bathurst losing in overtime, it sets up for quite an exciting finish for the two teams to see who will get the Maritimes division crown. Today is Fan Appreciation day there is going to be some giveaways, and for any season ticket holders, there is a chance to win a jersey off their backs in the appreciation of the support.  After last night with the whole team effort in the win Halifax will look to continue the momentum heading into today's game. Halifax will be without the services of Jared McIssac as he got an automatic one-game suspension for removing an opponents helmet in a fight. today in the regular season finale the Moose will be recognizing their 20-year-olds Max Fortier, Connor Moynihan, and Blade Mann-Dixon for their time with the team as well as time in the league. It will be a big crowd today for the home team where it was just announced that this afternoons game is sold out. Who will come out on top? Well, head down to the Scotiabank Centre for the regular season finale.

This is the ninth game this season between these two teams. Halifax is 4-4-0-0 against the Titan while Acadie-Bathurst has a 4-4-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last matchup was March 10th where the home Titan picked up a 3-2 victory on the back of Jeffery Viel’s two-point night. Filip Zadina (2G) had a two-point night as well to lead Halifax in scoring while Alex Gravel was the busier goalie stopping 40 of Bathurst’s shots.

OVERALL RECORDS
Titan: 42-15-8-2 = 94 points (1st in Maritimes division, 2nd overall)
Mooseheads: 43-17-6-1 = 93 points (2nd in Maritimes division, 4th overall)

LEADING SCORERS
HFX: Otto Somppi 82pts (28G & 54A), Filip Zadina 80pts (43G & 37A), Maxime Fortier  73pts (32G & 41A)
BAT: Antoine Morand 75pts (25G & 50A), Oliver Galipeau 72pts (25G & 47A), Mitchell Balmas 69pts (30G & 39A)

PREVIOUS GAMES
Acadie-Bathurst is coming off a 5-4 overtime loss to Charlottetown last night. Ethan Crossman, Jeffery Viel, Samuel Asselin, and Oliver Galipeau each had a goal while Evan Fitzpatrick made 34 stops as the Islanders outshot the Titan.

Halifax is coming off a big 7-4 victory over the Moncton Wildcats. Raphael Lavoie lead the charge for Halifax with two goals and an assist while Blade Mann-Dixon was strong making 26 saves against the Moncton Wildcats.

MISSING IN ACTION – Patty Kyte (injured), Ryan Barbosa (healthy) and Kyle Petten (healthy)

HEAD-TO-HEAD
September 27  Halifax 3 at Acadie-Bathurst 5
September 30  Acadie-Bathurst 3 at Halifax 4
November 26  Halifax 4 at Acadie-Bathurst 5
December 15  Acadie-Bathurst 2 at Halifax 5
January 7  Halifax 6 at Acadie-Bathurst 5
January 20  Halifax 1 at Acadie-Bathurst 11
February 3  Acadie-Bathurst 1 at Halifax 3
March 10  Halifax 2 at Acadie-Bathurst 3
March 17  Acadie-Bathurst at Halifax – 4pm

OUT OF TOWN
Moncton at Charlottetown - 3pm
Saint John at Cape Breton - 4pm
Shawinigan at Drummondville - 4pm
Blainville at Gatineau - 4pm
Victoriaville at Baie Comeau - 5pm
Rouyn Noranda at Chicomuti - 5pm
Rimouski at Quebec - 5pm
Val - D'or at Sherbrooke - 5pm

AFTER THE BUZZER
Halifax will stay at home and welcome there to be determined playoff matchup on Friday night. Puck drops at 7pm.