GAMEDAY 11: vs Islanders

A preview of today’s game between the Charlottetown Islanders and Saint John Sea Dogs…

When and where: Today at 3 p.m., Harbour Station

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Islanders are third in the Maritimes Division and 10^th overall in the QMJHL with a 5-4-1-1 record for 12 points. The Sea Dogs sit first in the Maritimes and third overall with a 6-2-0-2 record for 14 points.

Last games: Charlottetown is coming off a 3-2 loss to the Mooseheads in Halifax on Friday night. Oliver Cooper and Filip Chlapik scored for the Isles while Mason McDonald made 27 saves in the loss. Saint John is coming off a 5-2 win over the Mooseheads last night. Spencer Smallman scored twice while singles came from Justice Dundas, Thomas Chabot, and Mathieu Joseph. Sebastien Auger made 30 saves in the win.

2014-15 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-1 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 1-0-0-1 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Oct. 1 at Harbour Station when the Sea Dogs defeated the Islanders 5-4 in a shootout. Mark Tremaine, Adam Marsh, Mathieu Joseph, and Olivier LeBlanc scored for Saint John while Alexandre Goulet had two goals for the Isles and Daniel Sprong and Luc Deschenes added singles. Sebastien Auger made 30 saves in the win while Mason McDonald made 30 in the loss.

Random stat: Mark Tremaine has a goal and two assists in two games against Charlottetown this season.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Oliver Cooper and Will Thompson.

CHA notes: Kameron Kielly has a goal and two assists in two games against Saint John this season… Kielly leads Charlottetown in scoring six goals and seven assists for 13 points in 11 games… Kielly and Filip Chlapik lead the team in goals with six… Spenser Cobbold leads the team in assists with nine… 3-0-0-0 when scoring first… Chlapik is sixth in rookie scoring with 11 points… Charlottetown’s penalty kill rating of 70.9% is the second worst in the league.

SJ notes: Thomas Chabot leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with three goals and seven assists for 10 points… Nathan Noel has a team high six goals… Chabot has a team high seven assists… Sebastien Auger is tied for the league lead in wins… Adam Marsh is ninth in rookie scoring with nine points… Chabot is second in defensemen scoring with 10 points… Chabot is also tied for the most goals amongst defensemen with three… Saint John’s power play rating of 11.3% is the worst in the league… Justice Dundas has penalty minutes in six straight games.

Out of town:

Halifax at Acadie-Bathurst - 3:00 PM ADT
Rimouski at Québec - 3:00 PM EDT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Sherbrooke - 3:00 PM EDT
Gatineau at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Moncton to battle the Wildcats on Friday night at 7 p.m.