GAME DAY 25: at Charlottetown

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

When and where: Tonight at 7 p.m., Eastlink Centre

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

Records: The Sea Dogs are first in the Maritimes Division, second overall in the QMJHL and are ranked sixth in the CHL Top 10 with a 15-5-1-3 record for 38 points. The Islanders are third in the Maritimes Division and 12^th overall with a 13-12-1-1 record for 28 points.

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders on Saturday at Harbour Station. Thomas Chabot and Matthew Highmore scored for the Dogs while Sebastien Auger made 24 saves in the loss. Charlottetown is coming off an 8-2 home loss to the Rimouski Oceanic on Sunday. Daniel Sprong had both Charlottetown goals while Mason McDonald and Daryl MacCallum allowed eight goals on 28 shots.

2014-15 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-0-1-1 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 2-1-0-1 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Saturday at Harbour Station where the Islanders edged the Sea Dogs 3-2 in overtime. Thomas Chabot and Matthew Highmore had Saint John goals while Charlottetown markers came from Luc Deschenes, Oliver Cooper and Spenser Cobbold. Mason McDonald made 31 stops in the win. Sebastien Auger made 24 in the loss.

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

Random stat: Saint John is 21-12-1-3 against Charlottetown over the last five years.

SJ notes: Adam Marsh leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with 22 points… Marsh’s 12 goals are a team high… Thomas Chabot and Spencer Smallman each have a team high 13 assists… 6-5-0-1 on the road this season… Marsh is seventh in rookie scoring… Chabot is ninth in rookie scoring with 18 points… the Sea Dogs are averaging 19.79 penalty minutes per game, the second most in the league… 10-0-0-1 when scoring first… Saint John’s power play rating of 15.4 is the second worst in the league.

CHA notes: Filip Chlapik leads the Islanders in scoring with 32 points… Daniel Sprong has a team high 15 goals… Chlapik leads the team in assists with 19… 7-6-1-0 at Eastlink Centre this season… Mason McDonald is third in the league in losses with nine… Chlapik is third in rookie scoring… Chlapik’s 13 goals are second most amongst rookies… 8-8-1-1 against Maritimes Division teams.

On this date (Nov. 27) the Islanders/Rocket have played 5 games and are 1-3-0-1.
— IslesLive (@IslesLive) November 27, 2014

Out of town:

Blainville-Boisbriand at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:30 PM AST
Halifax at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EST
Drummondville at Val-d'Or - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. at Harbour Station.