Game Day 33: at Cape Breton

Well we are officially in the second half of the regular season as game 33 will see our Halifax Mooseheads visit their provincial rivals, the Cape Breton Eagles on a rare Monday evening. Halifax didn't start the post-holiday break portion on a good foot being defeated by Bathurst on Saturday night and will hope to get back in the win column this evening. The Mooseheads have scored the least amount of goals this season with only 74 but the Eagles haven't hit triple digits either as they sit at 97 goals. Cape Breton is led in scoring by Sambro, NS native Jacob Newcombe who missed the first half of the 2023-24 season after being diagnosed with cancer and was named captain of the Eagles in September. It's retro night in Sydney in front of a sold out crowd. 

Game coverage
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Overall records
Mooseheads: 11-16-5-0 = 27 points (5th in Maritimes division, 14th overall)
Eagles: 14-14-3-1 = 32 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 11th overall)

Leading scorers
CAP: Jacob Newcombe 29pts (14G & 15A), Lewis Gendron 27pts (11G & 16A), Cam Squires 27pts (13G & 14A)
HAL: Liam Kilfoil 22pts (10G & 12A), Quinn Kennedy 17pts (12G & 5A), Shawn Carrier 16pts (6G & 10A)

Head-to-head
Halifax is 1-1-1-0 against the Eagles this season while Cape Breton has a 2-1-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The two clubs met on November 22 with the home Eagles winning 7-3, Antoine Fontaine led the Herd in the loss recording a goal & an assist. 

Out of town
Armada vs. Remparts - 8:00 p.m.

Next game
These two provincial rivals will meet again tomorrow to close out 2024 in Halifax. Puck drops at 2 p.m.