The Saint John Sea Dogs (41-16-4-0, 86
points, 1st Maritimes, 3rd QMJHL) can clinch their fourth
Maritimes/Atlantic Division title this afternoon with a victory over the
Charlottetown Islanders (30-26-5-2, 67 points, 4th Maritimes, 10th
QMJHL). Game time is 3 p.m. at Eastlink Centre.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/96.1 NewSong
FM/QMJHL Live
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off
a 7-4 win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan last night at Harbour Station.
Bokondji Imama, Spencer Smallman, Joe Veleno, Daniel Del Paggio, Sam
Povorozniouk, Mathieu Joseph and Samuel Dove-McFalls all scored in the win.
Marc-Antoine Turcotte allowed four goals on 15 shots before getting the hook.
Alex Bishop made 14 saves in relief. The Islanders are coming off a 3-2 win
over the Moncton Wildcats last night at Eastlink Centre. Filip Chlapik, Keith
Getson and Filip Rydstrom scored in the victory while Matthew Welsh made 22
saves.
2015-16 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are
6-0-1-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 1-5-1-0 against
Saint John.
Last meeting: Feb. 10 at Harbour Station
where the Sea Dogs defeated the Islanders 7-2. Adam Marsh scored twice for
Saint John while singles came from Sam Povorozniouk, Joe Veleno, Samuel
Dove-McFalls, Mathieu Joseph and Nathan Noel. Bradley Kennedy scored both
Charlottetown goals. Alex Bishop made 27 saves in the win. Mason McDonald
allowed four goals on 26 shots and Matthew Welsh allowed three on 16.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Defenseman
Will Thompson and forward Oliver Cooper
Player to watch: Joe Veleno has four
goals and an assist in his past five games. The exceptional rookie now sits 11th
in league rookie scoring with 13 goals and 38 points in 55 games.
Three Things to Know
1. The Sea Dogs, with 41 wins currently,
are one victory away from producing the fourth most regular season wins in team
history. The club also posted 41 wins in 2007-08.
2. Nathan Noel, who had a
20-game point streak end on Feb. 17, has been held pointless in his past four
games.
3. Filip Rydstrom has a Charlottetown
high eight points (two goals and six assists) in seven games against Saint John
this season.
Out of town:
Rimouski at Acadie-Bathurst - 3:00 PM
AST
Drummondville at Cape Breton - 3:00 PM AST
Val-d'Or at Chicoutimi - 3:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Sherbrooke - 3:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Moncton on Wednesday to face the Wildcats at 7 p.m.
Drummondville at Cape Breton - 3:00 PM AST
Val-d'Or at Chicoutimi - 3:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Sherbrooke - 3:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Moncton on Wednesday to face the Wildcats at 7 p.m.
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