Oct 27: Mooseheads vs. Screaming Eagles preview

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS CAPE BRETON SCREAMING EAGLES
October 27, 2018 at 7:00pm
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry
Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

Finally it's home opener gameday for our Halifax Mooseheads! The Herd are finally back in Moose Country for their first game at the Scotiabank Centre this season after a 15 matches on the road to start the year. Halifax did pretty well on the road, finishing the trip with a 12-3-0 record which includes 4 overtime victories. The boys have been warriors so far in the last 6 weeks but everyone is really excited to be home with new forward Samuel Asselin stating; "You have no idea how excited we are to play in front of our fans! See you tonight Moose fans and be loud." Halifax will have a little bit more of a complete roster tonight as veteran Joel Bishop returned to the lineup last night after missing a couple of games while Ostap Safin may possibly return from the injured list tonight. This evening's match up is the second game of a home-and-home series between the Mooseheads and Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. The two clubs met last night in Sydney where the away team took a 4-3 win. Rookie Cole Stewart scored his first goal of his QMJHL career to get the goal scoring started however Cape Breton was the team who was leading the game after 40 minutes 3-2. Anaheim Ducks prospect Benoit-Olivier Groulx scored twice in third period and Alexis Gravel stopped all 6 shots as the Moose were able to hold on for the victory. Make sure to get to your seats early Moose Country as there will be a pre-game ceremony to celebrate 25 years in Halifax while the boys will also be debuting their new anniversary jersey.

This is the third meeting this season between these two teams. Halifax is 2-0-0-0 against the Screaming Eagles while Cape Breton has a 0-2-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads.

Overall Records
Eagles: 7-7-0-1 = 15pts (11th overall, 4th in Maritimes division)
Mooseheads: 12-3-0-0 = 24pts (1st overall, 1st in Maritimes division)

Leading Scorers
HAL: Raphael Lavoie 18pts (11G & 7A), Arnaud Durandeau 18pts (7G & 11A), Samuel Asselin 16pts (9G & 7A)
CAP: Egor Sokolov 21pts (12G & 9A), Mathias Laferriere 19pts (6G & 13A), Mitchell Balmas 17pts (8G & 9A)

Previous Games
See above

Head-to-Head
September 28  Mooseheads 4 at Eagles 2
October 26  Mooseheads 4 at Eagles 3
October 27  7pm  Eagles at Mooseheads
November 9  7pm  Eagles at Mooseheads
December 12  7pm  Eagles at Mooseheads
December 30  2pm  Mooseheads at Eagles
December 31  2pm  Eagles at Mooseheads
January 11  7pm  Mooseheads at Eagles
February 9  7pm  Mooseheads at Eagles

Out of Town
Baie-Comeau vs. Chicoutimi - 5:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will stay home and welcome the Val-d'Or Forerus a week from today. Puck drops at 7pm.