PREVIEW - It's game day once again finally. The QMJHL restarted their regular season yesterday evening after being off since Dec. 18 and because of current restrictions, our Halifax Mooseheads will be out on the road for a little bit. Halifax's road trip starts tonight with a visit to the Chicoutimi Sagueneens with puck dropping at 5 p.m. Atlantic time. This will be the first game for newcomer Evan Boucher who the Mooseheads picked up as a free agent last month. The Herd have a healthy lineup for I believe the first time this season but will be missing forward Zachary L'Heureux as he begins his six-game suspension from the team's last game. Chicoutimi, meanwhile, did have the league leading scorer on their team before Christmas in Felix Lafrance but traded him to Bathurst along with their second leading scorer so they have lost quite a bit of their offence. The Sagueneens shouldn't be counted out though even if they are 12th in the league at the restart. Buckle up Moose Country, it may not be the march to the playoffs yet but it's probably going to feel like it starting now.
Game coverage
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads | Post-game: Halifax Mooseheads
Overall records
Mooseheads: 17-11-1-1 = 36 points (2nd in Maritimes division, 6th overall)
Sagueneens: 14-12-0-4 = 32 points (3rd in East division, 12th overall)
Leading scorers
CHI: Matej Kaslik 27pts (15G & 12A), William Rouleau 26pts (5G & 21A), Julien Hebert 20pts (9G & 11A)
HAL: Jordan Dumais 47pts (16G & 31A), Zachary L'Heureux 38pts (16G & 22A), Elliot Desnoyers 36pts (16G & 20A)
Head-to-head
This is the first meeting between these two teams this season. The two clubs last met on January 10, 2020 where Chicoutimi picked up a 8-3 road win in Halifax. Denis Toner scored twice for the Mooseheads while Alex Gravel stopped 36 of the Sagueneens' 44 shots.
Last games
Halifax is coming off a big 6-2 victory over Moncton before Christmas. Jordan Dumais led the Mooseheads with a goal and 3 assists and Brady James made 21 saves against the Wildcats on Dec. 18.
Chicoutimi is coming off a 7-3 defeat at the hands of the Tigres on the last day before the break. Three rookies scored for the Sagueneens and Sergei Litvinov got the start in Victoriaville.
Not playing - Zachary L'Heureux (suspended)
Out of town
Titan vs. Armada - 4:00 p.m.
Drakkar vs. Islanders - 4:00 p.m.
Foreurs vs. Cataractes - 5:00 p.m.
Wildcats vs. Oceanic - 7:00 p.m.
Huskies vs. Phoenix - 8:00 p.m.
After the buzzer
Halifax will continue their road trip with a visit to Baie-Comeau tomorrow to take on the Drakkar. Puck drops at 5 p.m.
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