Feb 16: Mooseheads vs. Islanders preview

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS CHARLOTTETOWN ISLANDERS
February 16, 2019 at 4:30pm
TV: Sportsnet | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry
Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

Our Halifax Mooseheads will be shown coast to coast this evening when they host the Charlottetown Islanders on Sportsnet with puck dropping at 4:30pm. The Herd have been dominating teams this week, outscoring their opponents 23-5 in their last three games but they have been against teams who have 38+ less points than Halifax. They’ll be looking to continue that tonight. Charlottetown meanwhile have been sliding a bit lately, with a streak of 1-0-2-0 while only winning 3 of their last 10 matches. This is the first contest for the Mooseheads on national television this season but it won’t be their only one as the season finale will also be shown on Sportsnet. Most teams in the Eastern conference have already clinched their spot in the playoffs and both these teams will want to head into the post-season on highs. Halifax has launched itself into first place in the East going 8-2-0-0 in their last 10, including a victory over the Islanders just 10 days ago at the Scotiabank Centre. It’ll be a good crowd as the club reported 9,000 plus fans will be in attendance so if you are, cheer loud and proud Moose Country and lets show Canada why the Mooseheads have the best fans in the CHL. Go Moose Go.

This is the eighth meeting between these two teams this season. Halifax is 6-1-0-0 against the Islanders while Charlottetown has a 1-5-1-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last matchup was on back on February 6th in Halifax where the hometown Mooseheads took a 4-1 victory with Joel Bishop leading the team with 2 goals while Alex Gravel made 25 saves in the loss.

Overall Records
Islanders: 30-17-4-3 = 67pts (7th overall, 3rd in Maritimes division)
Mooseheads: 40-12-2-1 = 83pts (3rd overall, 1st in Maritimes division)

Leading Scorers
HAL: Samuel Asselin 77pts (44G & 33A), Antoine Morand 65pts (21G & 44A), Raphael Lavoie 63pts (27G & 36A)
CHA: Daniel Hardie 64pts (32G & 22A), Nikita Alexandrov 51pts (25G & 26A), Jordan Maher 40pts (11G & 29A)

Previous Games
Charlottetown hosted the Olympiques on Thursday evening and lost 4-3 in overtime on home ice. Lukas Cormier, Daniel Hardie, and Cole Edwards had a goal each to lead the Islanders while Matt Welsh made 21 saves against Gatineau.

Halifax is coming off a 7-2 victory against Gatineau last night. Raphael Lavoie led the Mooseheads with two goals and two assists while Alex Gravel stopped 18 of the Olympiques’ 20 shots he faced to pick up his 27th win.

Head-to-Head
September 22  Mooseheads 3 at Islanders 2
October 11  Mooseheads 8 at Islanders 2
November 20  Islanders 3 at Mooseheads 4 OT
December 9  Mooseheads 2 at Islanders 1
December 15  Islanders 2 at Mooseheads 6
December 28  Mooseheads 2 at Islanders 5
February 6  Islanders 1 at Mooseheads 4
February 16  4:30pm  Islanders at Mooseheads
March 16  4:30pm  Islanders at Mooseheads

Out of Town
Chicoutimi vs. Acadie-Bathurst – 5:00pm
Baie-Comeau vs. Quebec – 5:00pm
Moncton vs. Gatineau – 7:00pm
Rouyn-Noranda vs. Rimouski – 8:00pm
Drummondville vs. Cape Breton – 8:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will travel to Saint John to take on the Sea Dogs in a family day match up on Monday. Puck drops at 2pm.