Game Day 18: vs. Sherbrooke

PREVIEW - Our Halifax Mooseheads are hosting their Hockey Fights Cancer night this evening as they welcome the Sherbrooke Phoenix at the Scotiabank Centre. The Mooseheads will be looking for their fifth win in a row. The event was previously known as Pink in the Rink before the pandemic hit but now matches what the NHL has been doing in raising money for research and awareness for all types of cancers. Halifax will be wearing special purple jerseys during the game which will most likely be auctioned off afterwards. Sherbrooke is coming into the match on their own win streak, having been victorious in their last three games. We could see another netminder battle tonight as these two teams have the top goalies in goals against average. Let's fill up the arena for some Saturday hockey. 

Overall records
Phoenix: 9-5-0-1 = 19 games (3rd in Central division, 7th overall)
Mooseheads: 12-4-1-0 = 25 points (T-2nd in Maritimes division, 5th overall)

Top 3 scorers
HAL: Mathieu Cataford 23pts (7G & 16A), Markus Vidicek 22pts (10G & 12A), Jordan Dumais 18pts (7G & 11A)
SHE: Israel Mianscum 20pts (7G & 13A), Lewis Gendron 12pts (5G & 7A), Olivier Dubois 12pts (5G & 7A)

Head-to-Head
This is the first game of the season between these two clubs. Halifax had a 1-1-0-0 against the Phoenix in 2022-23 with their last match being a 3-0 loss on February 25. Three players scored for Sherbrooke including Nova Scotian Jacob Melanson while Mooseheads' Mathis Rousseau made 36 saves in a third star performance. 

Last games
Sherbrooke is coming off a 1-0 victory against the Eagles to start their Maritime division trip on Thursday. Hugo Primeau scored the lone goal for the Phoenix while Samuel St. Hilaire had a 22-save shutout in Cape Breton. 

Halifax is coming off a 3-2 overtime win last night versus the Oceanic. Forward Jordan Dumais scored the winner in extra time and added an assist to lead the Mooseheads and Mathis Rousseau stopped 31 of Rimouski's 33 shots on Friday evening. 

Not playing - Logan Crosby (injury) and Liam Kilfoil (U17 hockey challenge)

Out of town
Titan vs. Sea Dogs - 4:00 p.m.
Sagueneens vs. Tigres - 5:00 p.m.
Olympiques vs. Wildcats - 5:00 p.m.
Foreurs vs. Islanders - 5:00 p.m.
Armada vs. Drakkar - 5:00 p.m.
Cataractes vs. Voltigeurs - 5:00 p.m.

Halifax off to Finals

Our Halifax Mooseheads are off to the QMJHL finals after a 1-0 victory against the Sherbrooke Phoenix on Sunday evening. Sherbrooke began the game on the right foot with the help of 4 power plays in the first period but Herd goaltender Mathis Rousseau stood his ground for the second straight game. The 18-year-old stopped 18 shots just in the opening frame and finished with 42 saves in a first star performance. Things were a little different in the second period with Josh Lawrence opening the scoring at the 4:47 mark and this ended up being the game winner. The Phoenix continued to push in the third period, even pulling their goalie with 2:23 remaining in the final frame. After pulling their veteran starter in Game 5, Sherbrooke chose to go with rookie Samuel St. Hilaire this evening in nets and despite the loss, he played well. Halifax won the semi-final series 4 games to 2, in which they won the last four matches. 

FINAL: Mooseheads 1 at Phoenix 0
Stars: 3. Samual St. Hilaire SHE | 2. Josh Lawrence HAL | 1. Mathis Rousseau HAL
Attendance: 4,005

GAME LOG
First period
No scoring

Second period

4:47 HAL Josh Lawrence (9) | A: Phillips & Cataford

Third period 

No scoring

Powerplay: HAL - 0-for-2; SHE - 0-for-5

Shots: 42-21 in favour of Sherbrooke

DID NOT PLAY - Jordan Dumais (injured) & Cam Whynot (illness)

Gravel Solid But Herd Loose to Phoenix

Photo - Phoenix Facebook

Despite another huge solid effort by veteran goaltender Alexis Gravel on Saturday night, the Halifax Mooseheads could not get past the Sherbrooke Phoenix as they went down 4-2. Gravel made 43 saves to keep the game close especially in the second period where Halifax was outshot 20-6. Sherbrooke got their fans to their feet just over the midway point of the opening frame when Nathael Roy scored his 15th at the 11:22 mark. However, the Mooseheads would respond quickly as Marcel Barinka got the away team on the board and tied the game 40 seconds later. The Phoenix would take the lead in the middle frame but even with four power plays it was not until late in the period with Taro Jentzcsh picking up his 9th at even strength with less than 90 seconds remaining. The home team would extend their lead in the third but D'Artagnan Joly would give the Herd some life minutes later. It was too little too late though as Sherbrooke would push the lead to two goals once again as Samuel Poulin scored the insurance goal at the 14:18 mark.

FINAL: Halifax 2 at Sherbrooke 4
Stars: 3. Bailey Peach SHE | 2. Alexis Gravel HAL | 1. Patrick Guay SHE
Attendance: 2,776
MC's Top Herd: n/a

Powerplay: HAL - 0-for-4; SHE - 0-for-4
Shots: 47-25 in favour of Sherbrooke

MISSING IN ACTION - Gavin Hart (healthy), Ozzie King (healthy), Justin Barron (injured), Sonny Kabatay (healthy) and Keegan Hunt (healthy)

SCORES
Victoriaville 2 at Blainville-Boisbriand 5
Shawinigan 5 at Baie-Comeau 4
Cape Breton 8 at Charlottetown 2
Moncton 7 at Saint John 4
Rimouski 5 at Acadie-Bathurst 0
Quebec 2 at Rouyn-Noranda 4

UP NEXT - Halifax will finish their three game road trip with a visit to the Gatineau Olympiques on Sunday afternoon. Puck drops at 5pm.

GAMEDAY #21: vs. Sherbrooke

GAMEDAY
HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS SHERBROOKE PHOENIX
Puck drops at 7pm
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry
Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

It's gameday in Moose Country! Your Halifax Mooseheads continue their homestand as they welcome the Sherbrooke Phenoix to town. The Phoenix come into town at the end of a 3 in 3 nights Maritimes road trip. The Mooseheads are looking to get back in the win column after losing the last two games the Moose will look to the Phoenix's pretty good road record to get back on the right track. With one game under their belts veteran defenceman Jordan Lepage and Walter Flower will be looked to take the bigger role for the team. They will look to Alex Gravel to come up with the big start for the team to help them get on the right track. After just having one loss in regulation at home this season the Moose will look to continue their strong start at home against the Phoenix.

OVERALL RECORDS
Phoenix: 7-9-3-2 = 19 points (6th in West division, 15th overall)
Mooseheads: 11-6-3-0 = 25 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 7th overall)

LEADING SCORERS
HAL: Filip Zadina 30pts (16G & 14A), Maxime Fortier 28pts (13G & 15A), Otto Somppi 18pts (6G & 12A)
SHE: Nicolas Poulin 21pts (10G & 11A), Yaroslav Alexeyev 18pts (7G & 11A), Marek Zachar 16pts (10G & 6A)

PREVIOUS GAMES
Sherbrooke is coming off a 3-1 loss in Moncton on Friday night. Nicolas Poulin had the lone goal for the Phenoix. Evan Fitzpatrick stopped 22 of 25 shots in the loss.

Halifax is coming off a 3-2 loss to the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Thursday night. Otto Somppi and Benoit-Olivier Groulx had the goals for the Herd. Alex Gravel stopped 26 of 29 shots in the loss.

ALUM ON PHOENIX
None

HEAD-TO-HEAD
October 21  Halifax 3 at Sherbrooke 1
November 11  Sherbrooke at Halifax - 7pm

OUT OF TOWN
Acadie Bathurst at Blainville    5pm
Val D'or at Drummondville    8pm
Victoriaville at Gatineau    8pm
Rouyn Noranda at Quebec    8pm

AFTER THE BUZZER
Halifax will stay home and welcome the Saint John Sea Dogs on Friday night for the annual DND appreciation night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Big Night for Mooseheads Forwards

It was a big night for a few Halifax Mooseheads forwards as the team skated away with a 9-5 win after scoring four goals in the third period. The Mooseheads hosted the Sherbrooke Phoenix on Friday night and got multi goal contests from three different players. Rookies Nico Hischier and Benoit-Olivier Groulx each scored twice in the high scoring game while veteran Connor Moynihan recorded his first career hat trick. The game started off rough for the home team as the Phoenix took a 1-0 on their first shot. Five minutes later the Moose scored on their first shot as well to tie the game with Hischier's 1st of the period, shortly after it looked like Groulx had tied the game but it was waved off for incidental contact with the goalie. The last five minutes of the period were quite entertaining as the away team took a 2-1 lead that last only 14 seconds when Connor Moynihan scored his first of the game. At the 17:52 mark, Nico Hischier tipped one in behind Evan Fitzpatrick and the Phoenix did not like how close he was to their goaltender, resulting in a few roughing penalties. With 0.4 seconds left on the clock, Keigan Goetz scored to give the Herd a 4-3 lead going into the middle frame. The second period saw rookie goalie Alexis Gravel come in to replace Kevin Resop and not as many goals as the game was tied 5-5 after 40 minutes. Groulx, Moynihan and Gravel helped the good guys take control of the game in the final frame. Hischier ended the night with 5 points while 18 year old Maxime Fortier recorded a franchise high 6 assists.

FINAL: Phoenix 5 at Mooseheads 9
Stars: 3. Connor Moynihan HAL | 2. Maxime Fortier HAL | 1. Nico Hischier HAL
Attendance: 6,977
MC's Top Herd: Maxime Fortier

GAME LOG
First period
1:06 SHE Anderson MacDonald (10) | A: Kilgour & Zachar
6:34 HAL Nico Hischier (13) | A: Moynihan & Fortier
15:54 SHE Marek Zachar (6) | A: MacDonald & Schingh-Gomez
16:08 HAL Connor Moynihan (10) | A: Hischier & Fortier
17:52 HAL Nico Hischier (14) | A: Fortier
19:23 SHE Julien Pelletier (12), PP | A: Gregoire & Roy
19:59 HAL Keigan Goetz (3) | A: Kennedy & Hischier

Second period
9:23 HAL Connor Moynihan (11), PP | A: Fortier & Durandeau
19:03 SHE Marek Zachar (7) | A: Kilgour
19:16 SHE Jason Imbeault (1) | A: Roy

Third period
4:09 HAL Benoit-Olivier Groulx (4) | A: Lepage & Bishop
10:45 HAL Benoit-Olivier Groulx (5) | A: McIsaac & Goetz
13:20 HAL Arnaud Durandeau (5), PP | A: Fortier & Hischier
16:44 HAL Connor Moynihan (12), PP | A: Fortier & McIsaac

Powerplay: SHE - 1-for-4, HAL - 3-for-4
Shots: 36-27 in favour of Halifax

MISSING IN ACTION: Otto Somppi (injury), Caleb Rich (healthy) & Jocktan Chainey (injury)

SCORES
Saint John 7 at Charlottetown 3
Rouyn-Noranda 3 at Quebec 4 OT
Blainville-Boisbriand 7 at Victoriaville 0
Acadie-Bathurst 3 at Baie-Comeau 2
Cape Breton 4 at Chicoutimi 7
Drummondville 4 at Gatineau 8
Shawinigan 2 at Rimouski 3

UP NEXT: Halifax will stay at home and welcome the Charlottetown Islanders on Saturday night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Sorrentino, Defence Help Moose Win

In maybe one of the best game they've had all season, the Halifax Mooseheads defeated a team that was 9 points ahead of them while ending a 6 game losing streak. Kevin Resop had a great game, looking very strong in net the whole 60 minutes but also getting help from his defense. Even though the shots against were still kind of high, there were plenty that didn't get through and when they did Resop was there to stop them in a 5-1 victory over the Sherbrooke Phoenix. Forward Anthony Sorrentino got a few lucky stick touches as he scored his first career hat trick which included him tipping in two goals. The whole game you could tell that both teams wanted to end their losing streaks but Halifax native Evan Fitzpatrick wasn't as strong as his counterpart on Sunday evening. Sherbrooke did not look very pleased that they were down 2-1 after 20 minutes against a team lower than them in the standings, with the Phoenix trying to get the Herd in trouble. Sometimes it worked but a couple of times the away team shouldn't have tried to pick a fight with the home team, Dominik Blain taking down Nicolas Poulin being a good example.

FINAL: Phoenix 1 at Mooseheads 5
Stars: 3. Walter Flower HAL | 2. Ilya Putintsev HAL | 1. Anthony Sorrentino HAL
Attendance: 7,913
MC's Top Herd: Ilya Putintsev

GAME LOG
First period
5:12 SHE Guillaume Gauthier (36), PP | A: Schweri & Neill
8:44 HAL Connor Moynihan (10), PP | A: Putintsev & Sorrentino
19:07 HAL Anthony Sorrentino (20) | A: Bent & Crossley

Second period
1:39 HAL Anthony Sorrentino (21), PP | A: Chainey & Flower
14:20 HAL Anthony Sorrentino (22), PP | A: Bishop & Flower
14:51 HAL Kelly Bent (3) | A: None

Third period
None

Powerplay: SHE - 1-for-6; HAL - 3-for-7
Shots: 40-28 in favour of Halifax

SCORES
Quebec 1 at Acadie-Bathurst 5
Charlottetown 1 at Moncton 0
Shawinigan 7 at Drummondville 2
Victoriaville 1 at Rimouski 4

UP NEXT: Halifax will travel to Saint John and take on the Sea Dogs in the first game of a home and home series on Thursday night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Oct 2: Phoenix vs. Mooseheads preview

GAMEDAY
SHERBROOKE PHOENIX VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS
Puck drops at 8:00pm
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads
Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet (3,646) ~ Sherbrooke, QC

Halifax starts their first road trip to Quebec with a three games in three nights and they are kicking it off in Shrebrooke against the Pheonix. Halifax welcomes back Timo Meier who was participating in the San Jose Sharks training camp, upon his return he was made the captain of the team. He will be looked upon for his leadership as well as his offensive side. Halifax is looking for their second win of the season, with Timo back in the line up they are going to look to him for that offensive flare to help the team get back into the win column . With goalie Eric Brassard in the net they are going to him for a solid performance like he has given the team so far this season.

Overall Record
Mooseheads: 1-3-1-1 = 4 points (6th in Maritimes division, 16th overall)
Phoenix: 2-2-1-0 = 5 points (6th in West division, 14th overall)

Team Leaders
SHE: Guillaume Gauthier 9pts (6G & 3A), Daniel Audette 9pts (3G & 6A), Vincent Deslauriers 6pts (3G & 3A)
HAL: Maxime Fortier 8pts (4G & 4A), Otto Somppi 7pts (1G & 6A), Danny Moynihan 5pts (1G & 4A)

Last Games
Halifax is coming off a 3-2 overtime loss on home ice against the Cape Breton on Sunday afternoon. Max Fortier and JS Taillefer each scored in the loss to the Eagles. Kevin Resop made 31 saves for the Mooseheads in the defeat but was the named the third star in the game.

Sherbrooke last had a 9-6 win on the road in Gatineau. Daniel Audette led the Phoenix with a goal and 5 points while Jan Dufek and Vincent Deslauriers each had 2 goals and an assist against the Olympiques on Sunday.

Season Series
Head to Head: 0-0-0-0 = 0 points
October 2 Halifax at Sherbrooke - 8pm
February 21 Sherbrooke at Halifax - 3pm

Out of TownTitan vs Cataractes 7:00pm
Wildcats vs Screaming Eagles 7:00pm
Sea Dogs vs Olympiques 7:30pm
Tigres vs Remparts 8:00pm
Armada vs Islanders 8:30pm
Oceanic vs Drakkar 8:30pm
Huskies vs Voltigeurs 8:30pm
Foreurs vs Sagueneens 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will travel to Blainville-Broisbriand to take on the Armada for the second game of their three game road trip. Puck drop is at 8pm

POSTGAME: Phoenix 1, Mooseheads 4

MC POST-GAME

Here's some stories from last night's 4-1 victory over the Sherbrooke Phoenix

My recap: The Sherbrooke Phoenix were coming into tonight's game as winners of 5 straight.

The Q News' recap: Timo Meier extended his scoring streak to 20 games in the Halifax Mooseheads 4-1 victory over the Sherbrooke Phoenix on Thursday night at the Scotiabank Centre.

Metro News' recap: Let's go streaking.

The Canadian Press' recap: Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist - increasing his point streak to 26 games - as the Mooseheads toppled Sherbrooke.

halifaxmooseheads.com's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads were in need of a bounce back effort following a lopsided road loss in Moncton earlier this week and the Herd responded with a solid 4-1 victory over Sherbrooke on Thursday night.

theqmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Connor Moynihan (suspended), Domenico Argento (healthy scratch), Eric Brassard (injured) and Brett Crossley (healthy scratch)

SCORES
Rimouski 3 - 2 Moncton
Gatineau 4 - 7 Quebec
Charlottetown 5 - 1 Shawinigan
Chicoutimi 1 - 5 Victoriaville

NEXT GAME: Halifax will continue their homestand when they take on the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Saturday night. Puck drops at 7pm.

RECAP: Sherbrooke's Win Streak Starts and Ends Against Halifax

HALIFAX - The Sherbrooke Phoenix were coming into tonight's game as winners of 5 straight. That streak began 12 days ago when your Halifax Mooseheads were in the middle of a 3-in-3 Quebec road trip and visiting Sherbrooke. After 40 minutes of play in that game, the two teams were tied at 4 goals a piece but the Phoenix ended up getting 3 goals to win the game 7-4. Despite the bucketful of penalties that we handed out during the match-up, mostly because of fights, Halifax was able to skate away with the victory tonight on the back of Kevin Resop. He didn't face many shots for the first 25 minutes but was pretty strong considering there was a lack of defense at times during the game. In an interesting twist both of the Mooseheads tough guys, Kelly Bent and Brandon Vuic were in the lineup this evening. Normally the two players don't play in the same game but Coach Ducharme probably wanted to have a physical aspect to this match-up. Vuic didn't take long to show his toughness, getting in a fight against Owen Bennington just 8 minutes into the game. Captain Ryan Falkenham came to the aid of one of his teammates after Jeremy Roy hit Bent in the head. Raphael Lafontaine skated over and jumped those two players so Kelly got up and fought Lafontaine. All the fights during the game were pretty good ones and seemed to mostly be won by the Mooseheads.

FINAL: Phoenix 1 at Mooseheads 4

Stars: 3. Gadoury HAL | 2. Meier HAL | 1. Ehlers HAL

Attendance: 6,906

MC's Top Herd: Ryan Falkenham

GAME LOG

First period

10:17 SHE Carl Neill (11), PP | A: Darcy & Audette

Shots: Sherbrooke led first period shots 7-6

Second period

0:52 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (27), PP | A: Meier & D. Moynihan

8:38 HAL Timo Meier (29) | A: Ehlers & King

Shots: Halifax had 14 pucks to the net compared to the Phoenix's 11

Third period

11:18 HAL Philippe Gadoury (23) | A: C. Fitzgerald

18:14 HAL Andrew Shewfelt (3), EN/SH | A: None

Shots: The Mooseheads led shots 9-7 in this frame and 29-25 overall

POWERPLAY

Sherbrooke: 1-for-5

Halifax: 1-for-5

GOALIES

Winning goaltender: Kevin Resop HAL 24 saves

Losing goaltender: Evan Fitzpatrick SHE 25 saves

PREVIEW: Quebec Road Trip

Since I am going on the road with the Mooster Club, I figured I would preview this weekend's trip through the province of Quebec. The first stop on the trip will be visiting the largest arena in the Canadian Hockey League for some Friday night hockey. Games between the Quebec Remparts and the Halifax Mooseheads are always entertaining, including last year. The Mooseheads will than be travelling south part of the province to take on the Sherbrooke Phoenix. There isn't much history between Halifax and the Phoenix as the team that wears blue and white has only been in the league for two and a half seasons. Halifax's last home game was against the Drummondville Voltigeurs and that's who they'll end this four game road streak against on Sunday evening.

QUEBEC REMPARTS vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

January 23, 2015 at 8:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @CoolenTQN

Pepsi Colisee (15,176) ~ Quebec City, QC

This is the second game of the season series, with Halifax coming out on top on December 11th in 4-3 home overtime victory. Former Herd player Matt Murphy scored twice for the Mooseheads while Kevin Resop made 30 saves. The Remparts have a 26-17-1-2 record which is good enough for 55 points and 5th overall in the standings. Quebec is led by Dmytro Timashov (15G & 48A), Adam Erne (27G & 28A), and Guillaume Gauthier (19G & 25A). The Remparts are coming off a 3-2 loss on Sunday at home despite outshooting the Charlottetown Islanders 38-29. Nikolas Brouillard had a goal and an assist to lead Quebec while Fucale made 26 saves to take the loss.

SHERBROOKE PHOENIX vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

January 24, 2015 at 5:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @CoolenTQN

Palais des Sports Leopold-Drolet (3,646) ~ Sherbrooke, QC

Halifax has yet to play the Phoenix this season. The Mooseheads were 1-1-0-0 against Sherbrooke last season while the blue and white team was 1-0-0-1 in 2013-14. This will be only the 6th meeting between these two teams with our boys having the advantage in the series, after winning all three games during the 2012-13 season. The Phoenix have a 24-16-1-3 record, good enough for 8th overall in the standings. Sherbrooke's top 3 scorers are Daniel Audette (19G & 30A), Kay Schweri (7G & 41A), and Tim Wieser (30G & 15A). The Phoenix are coming off an almost collapse to the sixth overall Sea Dogs on Sunday at home. Audette helped Sherbrooke build a 4-0 lead with 2 goals and 2 assists in the game before Saint John forced a shootout. Evan Fitzpatrick made 28 saves to get the 6-5 victory.

DRUMMONDVILLE VOLTIGEURS vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

January 25, 2015 at 5:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Centre Marcel Dionne (4,000) ~ Drummondville, QC

When this game is played, there will be 10 days between this matchup and the previous one these two teams played. The Mooseheads hosted the Volts back on January 15 and skated away with a hard fought 3-2 shootout victory. Anthony Brodeur stopped 53 of Halifax's 55 shots in regulation and overtime but couldn't stop a nice goal by Cavan Fitzgerald in the shootout. The Voltigeurs has 45 points with a 21-21-0-3 for a 14th place in the standings. Joey Ratelle (27G & 12A), Alex Barre-Boulet (14G & 19A) and George Golovkovs (9G & 18A) lead Drummondville in scoring so far this season. The Voltigeurs are coming off a 6-2 defeat at the hands of the Screaming Eagles in Sydney on Saturday. Drummondville was once again out-shot, only getting 14 pucks on Cape Breton's net. Joe Fleschler made 22 saves letting in 4 goals before being replaced by Brodeur who made 8 saves.

POSTGAME: Mooseheads 3, Phoenix 2

MC POST-GAME
Halifax gets one back winning 3-2 in shootout against Sherbrooke

FINAL: Mooseheads 3 at Phoenix 2 SO
Attendance: 3,089
Three stars: 3. Desrosiers SHE | 2. Audette SHE | 1. Drouin HAL

Metro Halifax's recap: Jonathan Drouin was the difference makerfor the Halifax Mooseheads on Friday night.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: Jonathan Drouin looked more like his old self Friday night in Sherbrooke, Que.

hockeyphoenix.ca's recap: Le Phoenix s’est incliné par la marque de 3 à 2 en tirs de barrage, mais c’est avec une impression de victoire que les joueurs ont retraité au vestiaire.

The Canadian Press' recap: Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host herbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: The Mooseheads survived a late surge by the Phoenix but escaped Sherrooke with their 2 points.

QMJHL.ca's recap: Game summary.

SCORERS: Andrew Ryan (5) HAL 15:28, Jonathan Drouin (1) HAL 19:29, Jean-Francois Plante (3) SHE 36:58, Jean-Christophe Laflamme (2) SHE 50:53

MISSING IN ACTION: Mathieu Boily, Gabrel Fontaine, abriel Labbe and Mitchell Lundholm were not playing for Sherbrooke. It doesn't sound like Halifax was missin anyone but Darcy Ashley who is still out with an injured hand.

DROUIN
Well it seems that it took Jonatha Drouin one game to get back to him old self. After recording no points on Tuesday evening in is season debut, Drouin had a big part in Friday's win in Sherbrooke. He picked up a goal and an assist during regulation and scored the game winner in the shootout.

EHLERS
I think rookie import Nikolaj Ehlers is surprising some people, he certainly is surprising me. He didn't add any more points last night but he did score in the shootout to give the Mooseheads a 1-0 led in the penalty shot part of the game.

COMEBACK
Sherbrooke cam back from being down 2-0 to force overtime.

OTHER SCORES
Saint John 3 - 5 Cape Breton
Bathurst 4 - 1 Moncton
Rimouski 6 - 2 Victoriaville
Drummondville 1 - 4 Blainville
Shawinigan 3 - 4 Rouyn-Noranda OT
Charlottetown 4 - 9 Val-d'Or

NEXT GAME
Halifax will play against the Tigres in Victoriaville to continue a 3-in-3. Puck drops at 5pm.

GAMEDAY 9: at Sherbrooke

IT'S GAMEDAY

SHERBROOKE PHOENIX vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Puck drops at 8:00pm

Palais de Sports Leopold-Drolet (3,646) ~ Sherbrooke, QC

PREVIEW - The return of 2012-13 leading scorer Jonathan Drouin could not help the Halifax  Mooseheads on Tuesday as they came out of Saint John on the losing side. Drouin was unable to collect any points in his return to Halifax from Tampa Bay Lightning training camp on Sunday. He did however get into penalty trouble taking a roughing penalty in the first period and then a hooking penalty in the third.

This is the start of a 3 game in 3 nights Quebec road trip. The team will look to get back to winning ways and maybe finally spending some time together away from home is exactly what the Mooseheads needed. The chemistry between the whole team has been lacking but chemistry between certain players has not. Nikolaj Ehlers keeps collecting points with the aid of Andrew Ryan and Brent Andrews. The Herd has spent the last 3 days in the Quebec city shopping, watching NHL games in their hotel rooms and enjoying time together.


This is the second and last meeting between these two teams. In the last meeting, the Phoenix took a 22 save performance by Francis Desrosiers and goals from Jeremy Roy and Daniel Audette to a 2-1 win over Halifax only 5 days ago.

THE NUMBERS

Leading scorers
SHE: Daniel Audette (2G, 7A, 9 PTS), Jeremy Roy (3G, 2A, 5 PTS), William Couture (1G, 3A, 4 PTS)
HAL: Nikolaj Ehlers (5G, 3A, 8 PTS), Andrew Ryan (4G, 4A, 8 PTS), Brent Andrews (1G, 6A, 7 PTS)

LAST GAMES
Sherbrooke's last game was 5 days ago when they took on the Moose in Halifax. Rookie Jeremy Roy and Daniel Audette had the goals while Francis Desrosiers made 22 saves in the Phoenix's 2-1 win.

Nikolaj Ehlers added two more points to his team leading total but that didn't help Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs on the road on Tuesday. Zach Fucale stopped 21 pucks but couldn't hold off a third period rally by the Dogs.

HEAD-TO-HEAD
This season     0-1-0-0      1GF      2GA
September 29  Phoenix 2 at Mooseheads 1
October 4 @ 8pm Mooseheads at Phoenix
Last season    3-0-0-0    16GF    5GA

NOT PLAYING - Darcy Ashley is the only confirmed Moose who is not playing tonight

OUT OF TOWN
Sea Dogs at Eagles - 7:00pm
Titan at Wildcats - 7:00pm
Oceanic at Tigres - 8:00pm
Voltigeurs at Armada - 8:30pm
Cataractes at Huskies - 8:30pm
Islanders at Foreurs - 8:30pm

GAME COVERAGE
TV: None
Live: @PhoenixSherbroo
Radio: News 95.7
Webcast: TELUS
Post-game: The Chronicle Herald

AFTER THE GAME
Halifax will stay in Quebec this weekend, playing the Tigres in Victoriaville tomorrow night. Puck drops at 8pm.

Not So Well.

In my preview I asked how will they respond? "They" being the Halifax Mooseheads and respond meaning after winning an intense game on Saturday 2-1 in a shootout against the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. Well, not as good obviously. Instead of a fight very early on, the game saw it's first goal less then 2 minutes in by rookie player Nikolaj Ehlers. Sherbrooke tied it up shortly after and the Mooseheads were unable to get anything back. It was also turnover city this afternoon. Rushes were made by turnovers, nice saves had to be made because neither team could handle the puck for more than a few seconds very much. Zach Fucale had to be pulled for the first time probably in the past 2 years in regular season play.

FINAL: Phoenix 2 at Mooseheads 1
50/50 Winning Draw: $5,785
Three stars: 3. Audette SHE | 2. Ehlers HAL | 1. Roy SHE
Attendance: 6,842
MC's Top Herd: Nikolaj Ehlers

GAME LOG
First period
HAL 1:36 Nikolaj Ehlers (4) | A: Lewis & Andrews
SHE 4:31 Daniel Audette (2) | A: Neill & Lysenko

Penalties: Shewfelt HAL (15:30, Hooking)
Shots: The Herd led first period shots 7 to 6

Second period
SHE 3:52 Jeremy Roy (3) | A: Lundholm

Penalties: Lewis HAL (4:40, Hooking), Deslauriers SHE (10:18, Checking), Laverdure SHE (19:33, Roughing), Hardie HAL (19:33, Slashing), Lewis HAL (19:33, Roughing)
Shots: The shots spread out a little bit in the middle frame with Halifax leading again 11-7 this time

Third period
None

Penalties: Murphy HAL (5:47, Delay of game), Deschamps SHE (9:46, Delay of game), Lovell HAL (13:43, Tripping)
Shots: Sherbrooke led in the last period 7-5 but could not close the gap as the home team led final shots 23-20

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Francis Desrosiers SHE 22 saves
Losing goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 18 saves

POWERPLAY
Halifax: 0-for-2
Road city: 0-for-5

GAMEDAY 7: vs Sherbrooke

IT'S GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. SHERBROOKE PHOENIX

Puck drops at 4:00pm

Metro Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

PREVIEW - Well how are they going to respond? Today's game will not be as intense and fight filled but it should still be a good game. After debuting their green anniversary jerseys last night, Halifax will be back in their red colors. 

It was a very low-scoring game against the Drakkar and Halifax will look to get back to their scoring ways. These two teams don't have the history that Halifax has with some of the other teams mainly because Sherbrooke has only been around for two years as the Phoenix. Sherbrooke will look to get out of the basement of the Q. 

This is the first of two games between these teams. The Mooseheads and Phoenix will meet again in five days and Sherbrooke.  

THE NUMBERS

Leading scorers
SHE: Daniel Audette (1G, 7A, 8 PTS), Jeremy Roy (2G, 2A, 4 PTS), William Couture (1G, 3A, 4 PTS)
HAL: Andrew Ryan (4G, 3A, 7 PTS), Brent Andrews (1G, 5A, 6 PTS), Nikolaj Ehlers (3G, 2A, 5 PTS)

LAST GAMES
Halifax is coming off a 2-1 shootout win in a rematch against the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Saturday night. Andrew Ryan scored the first goal of the game and Jesse Lussier scored the game winner in the 10th round of the shootout.

Sherbrooke were in Saint John last night to take on the Sea Dogs and were unable to beat Sebestien Auger as they lost 5-1. Tim Wieser scored the only goal for the Phoenix in another fight filled game. 

HEAD-TO-HEAD
This season     0-0-0-0    0GF    0GA
September 29 @ 4pm  Phoenix at Mooseheads
October 4 @ 8pm  Mooseheads at Phoenix
Last season     3-0-0-0    16GF   5GA

NOT PLAYING - Ashley is the only one known to not be playing

OUT OF TOWN
Drakkar at Islanders - 3:00pm

Wildcats at Armada - 5:00pm

Voltigeurs at Sagueneens - 5:00pm

Screaming Eagles at Oceanic - 5:00pm

GAME GOVERAGE
TV: None
Live: @MC_MooseCountry
Webcast: TELUS
Radio: News 95.7
Post-game: MooseCountry blog

AFTER THE GAME

Halifax will face those Sea Dogs on Tuesday in Saint John as they start a 4 game road trip. Puck drops at 7pm.