Halifax will play without Brandon Vuic as he's been given a one-game suspension for "hitting an opponent who was on the ice at the end of an altercation." That story can be found here.
The Islanders only beat Halifax once on home ice this season and it came during the season home opener back on Sept. 13. It was also the only time Charlottetown beat Halifax this season. Since then it's been all Halfiax, but the Islanders were able to get a point out of the Mooseheads on home ice back on March 11 in a 3-2 overtime loss.
Islanders have been outscored 13-4 in the first two games of the series and have allowed eight power play goals on 16 penalty kills. The Mooseheads scored five power play goals in Saturday's 7-1 win, including four straight in the third period.
If the Islanders want to cut the series in half, they will need to stay out of the penalty box as penalties have literally killed them so far. They can still get under the skin of Halfiax, but stay discipline doing it. At even strength, the Islanders match-up well against Halifax and can put a bit of a scare onto the Mooseheads.
Keys to the Game:
Charlottetown: Stay discipline and don't give Jonathan Drouin and Nikolaj Ehlers space on the ice.
Halifax: Keep up successful power play and keep pressure in Islanders' zone.
You can follow the game live on Twitter by following @islandersgmday.
Series summary:
Game 1: Friday March 21 - Charlottetown 3 @ Halifax 6
Game 2: Saturday March 22 - Charlottetown 1 @ Halfiax 7
#WhyNotUs
Date: Tuesday March 25, 2014
Opponent: Halifax Mooseheads
Where: Eastlink Centre, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Time: 7 p.m. AST
TV: Eastlink, Telus Webcast
Summary
Series: Halifax leads 2-0.
Last Game: March 22 - CHA 1 @ HAL 7
Next Game: March 26 in Charlottetown (Game 4)
Head to head record for 2013-2014: Halifax 8-1-0-0, Charlottetown 1-7-1-0
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Record (RS)
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47-18-0-3
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21-39-3-5
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Standing (RS)
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1st Maritimes / 2nd QMJHL
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5th Maritimes / 15th QMJHL
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Home record (RS)
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25-7-0-2
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13-15-3-3
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Road record (RS)
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22-11-0-1
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8-24-0-2
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Leading points (PO)
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Jonathan Drouin - 7 (3-4-7)
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Daniel Sprong - 3 (2-1-3)
Alex Goulet - 3 (1-2-3)
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Leading goals (PO)
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Jonathan Drouin - 3
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Daniel Sprong - 2
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Leading assists (PO)
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MacKenzie Weegar - 5
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Alex Goulet - 2
Troy Vance - 2
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Leading PIM (PO)
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Brandon Vuic - 10
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Mike DiPaolo - 11
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Leading Rookie (PO)
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Nikolaj Ehlers - 6 (2-4-6)
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Daniel Sprong - 3 (2-1-3)
Alex Goulet - 3 (1-2-3)
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Best GAA (PO)
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Zachary Fucale - 2.00
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Mason McDonald - 6.50
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Best Save % (PO)
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Zachary Fucale - 0.895
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Mason McDonald - 0.870
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Record scoring first (PO)
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1-0-0
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0-1-0
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Giving up first goal (PO)
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1-0-0
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0-1-0
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Power play (PO)
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No. 2 | 8/16 | 60%
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No. 9 | 2/13 | 15.4%
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Penalty kill (PO)
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No. 8 | 84.6%
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No. 15 | 50%
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RS - Regular Season
PO - Playoffs
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