The Saint John Sea Dogs (41-17-5-0, 87
points, 1st Maritimes, 3rd QMJHL) look to, once again,
try and clinch the Maritimes Division against the Charlottetown Islanders
(31-26-5-2, 69 points, 4th Maritimes, 10th QMJHL). Game
time is 7:30 p.m. at Harbour Station.
TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/96.1 NewSong
FM/QMJHL Live
Last games: The Islanders are coming off
a 4-3 overtime win over the Sea Dogs on Sunday at Eastlink Centre. Kameron
Kielly scored twice for the Isles while Bradley Kennedy and Samuel Blais added
singles. Matthew Welsh made 32 saves in the victory. The Sea Dogs are coming
off a 7-4 loss in Moncton on Wednesday. Nathan Noel, Daniel Del Paggio, Oliver
Felixson and Matthew Highmore scored for Saint John. Marc-Antoine Turcotte
allowed seven goals on 36 shots in the loss.
2015-16 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are
6-0-2-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 2-5-1-0
against Saint John.
Last meeting: Sunday in Charlottetown
where the Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 4-3 in overtime. Kameron Kielly
scored twice for the Isles while Bradley Kennedy and Samuel Blais added
singles. Matt Murphy, Daniel Del Paggio and Sam Povorozniouk had Saint John
goals. Matthew Welsh made 32 saves in the victory. Marc-Antoine Turcotte made
40 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forward
Oliver Cooper and defenseman Will Thompson.
Player to watch: Sam Povorozniouk has
five goals and two assists in his past six games.
Three Things to Know
1.The Islanders could still get home ice
advantage in the first round – but their chances of doing so are shrinking.
With four games left, the Isles sit three points back of the eighth-place
Rimouski Oceanic.
2. Mathieu Joseph (five goals and seven
assists) and Matthew Highmore (four goals and eight assists) each have a Sea
Dogs high 12 points in eight games against Charlottetown this season.
3. Six of the eight meetings between
these two clubs have been decided by one goal – with three matches going to overtime.
Out of town:
Cape Breton at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM
AST
Moncton at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Gatineau at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Drummondville at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Victoriaville at Val-d'Or - 7:30 PM EST
Moncton at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Gatineau at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Drummondville at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Victoriaville at Val-d'Or - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs play their final
home game of the regular season tomorrow night at 7 p.m. against the Moncton
Wildcats.
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