Sea Dogs beat Mooseheads, split home-and-home series

The Saint John Sea Dogs defeated the Halifax Mooseheads 3-1 on Saturday night, as the two clubs continue to battle for a spot in the playoffs.

The first period ended tied. Saint John struck first with Matthew Krayer taking advantage of a scrum in front of the net to fire a shot past Steinman. Liam Kilfoil tied the game on the next play, knocking a cross-ice pass from Quinn Kennedy into the Sea Dogs net.

In the third period the Sea Dogs took control, Matteo Mann breaking the tie halfway through the period, sniping a shot past Steinman. Zach Morin added an empty netter to claim the victory for Saint John and take an important two points from the Herd.

With the loss, the Mooseheads fall to 18-32-9 while the Sea Dogs improve to 21-39-0.

Halifax goaltender Jacob Steinman earned first star, making 31 saves in the loss. Saint John goaltender Eric Young was awarded second star and third star went to Sea Dogs forward Matteo Mann

The Herd will be back in action on Wednesday, March 12, as they make the journey across the Confederation Bridge to face off against the Charlottetown Islanders at the Eastlink Centre. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. and you can catch all the action here on 95.7 NewsRadio.

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