The Saint John Sea Dogs and Charlottetown Islanders - the division's top teams a year ago that have both taken big steps back - meet for the first time this season tonight at Harbour Station. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 0-2-0-0 (0 points, 6th Maritimes, 18th QMJHL) while the Islanders are also 0-2-0-0 (0 points, 5th Maritimes, 17th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-1 loss to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Saturday at Harbour Station. Isiah Campbell scored Saint John's lone goal while Alex D'Orio made 31 stops in the loss. The Islanders are coming off a 3-2 loss at home to the Halifax Mooseheads on Saturday. Saku Vesterinen and Taylor Egan both scored for Charlottetown. Matthew Welsh made 33 saves in the loss.
2016-17 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 6-2-1-0 against the Islanders last season while Charlottetown went 3-6-0-0 against against Saint John.
Last meeting: March 17 at Eastlink Centre where the Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 6-3. Nicolas Meloche, Pascal Aquin, Filip Chlapik, Daniel Sprong, Chris Chaddock and Alex Dostie scored for Charlottetown. Bokondji Imama scored twice for Saint John while Isiah Campbell added a single. Mark Grametbauer made 30 stops in the win. Alex D'Orio made 31 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forward Adam Marsh
Random stat: The Islanders always seem to have Saint John natives on their squad much like the Sea Dogs have Island natives. Charlottetown features two this year: Sam King and William Bower.
Islander to watch: Pierre-Olivier Joseph, the brother of former Sea Dogs forward Mathieu Joseph and a first round pick of the Arizona Coyotes, was reassigned to Charlottetown over the weekend. Named Islanders captain yesterday, Joseph could make his season debut tonight.
Notes: The Sea Dogs have scored just two goals this season while the Islanders have three... Isiah Campbell and Daniel Hardie have scored Saint John's lone goals... Gregor MacLeod, Taylor Egan and Saku Vesterinen have scored for Charlottetown... the Sea Dogs' power play is just 1/13 this season and has allowed two shorthanded goals... the Islanders are 0/7 on the power play... Charlottetown is a perfect 6/6 on the penalty kill... this is Charlottetown's first road game of the season.
Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Moncton tomorrow night to face the Wildcats at 7 p.m.
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