Friday, September 27, 2019

Sep 27: Mooseheads vs. Islanders preview

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS CHARLOTTETOWN ISLANDERS
Puck drops at 7:00pm
TV: Eastlink | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry
Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS


IT'S HOME OPENER DAY! Despite more renovations being done at Scotiabank Centre this summer, our Halifax Mooseheads do not have to be on a long road trip this time as the new scoreboard was put in earlier in the month. Halifax will look to get in the win column for the first time in 2019-20 after losing both games last weekend. They will have to do it without their number 1 goaltender though as Alex Gravel is out injured for a few weeks. Rookie Cole Foston is also on the injury list. The Mooseheads will be welcoming the Charlottetown Islanders to Moose Country for tonight's match up, this is the second game of a home and home series between the two clubs. Charlottetown won their 1st match of the season against Halifax last week. They'll undoubtedly be backstopped by Matthew Welsh who is a Halifax native and always does well against his hometown team. Welsh became the 15th goaltender in Q league history to pick up his 100th career victory. Grab your gear and come cheer on the boys Moose Country!

This is the second game between these two teams this season. Halifax is 0-1-0-0 against the Islanders while Charlottetown has a 1-0-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last match-up was on Saturday in Charlottetown with the Islanders winning 5-2. Jeffrey Burridge scored his first QMJHL career goal while Alex Gravel made 9 saves on 13 shots to take the loss for Halifax before Cole McLaren replaced him. 

Overall records
Islanders: 1-0-1-0 = 3pts (3rd in Maritimes division, 6th overall)
Mooseheads: 0-2-0-0 = 0pts (5th in Maritimes division, 16th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Senna Peeters 2pts (2G), Marcel Barinka 2pts (1G & 1A), Jeffrey Burridge 2pts (1G & 1A)
CHA: Thomas Casey 4pts (3G & 1A), Cole Edwards 3pts (2G & 1A), Zachary Beauregard 2pts (1G & 1A)

Out of Town
Wildcats vs. Titan    7:00pm
Remparts vs. Huskies    8:00pm
Armada vs. Saguenéens    8:30pm
Oceanic vs. Phoenix    8:30pm
Voltigeurs vs. Foreurs    8:30pm
Cataractes vs. Tigres    8:30pm
Olympiques vs. Drakkar    8:#0pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will stay home and host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Saturday night. Puck drops at 7pm.

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