The Sea Dogs are coming off one of their best victories of the season, defeating the Halifax Mooseheads 7-2 at Scotiabank Centre on Friday. It was Saint John's first regulation time win since Oct. 6 in Charlottetown.
The Islanders, meanwhile, will look to stay hot. The team is 8-2 in their past 10 games and have won two straight.
Game time today is 3 p.m. at Eastlink Centre.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 5-12-4-2 for 16 points (6th Maritimes, 17th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 12-8-1-0 for 25 points (4th Maritimes, 9th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-2 win in Halifax on Friday night. Daniel Hardie netted a hat trick, Cedric Pare had two goals and singles came from Ostap Safin and Matt Green. Matt Williams made 25 stops in the win. The Islanders are coming off a 3-2 shootout win in Moncton last night. Nathanial Doyon and Hunter Drew scored for the Islanders. Matthew Welsh made 36 saves in the win.
2017-18 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-1-1-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 2-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Oct. 19 at Eastlink Centre where the Islanders edged the Sea Dogs 3-2. Cayse Ton, Pascal Aquin and Matthew Grouchy scored for Charlottetown. Cedric Pare and Nathan Larose had Saint John goals. Matthew Welsh made 26 saves in the win. Alex D'Orio made 21 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forward Adam Marsh
Random stat: Ostap Safin is second in QMJHL rookie scoring (25 points) while Radim Salda is fourth (20 points).
Islander to watch: Pierre-Olivier Joseph for obvious reasons.
Notes: Ostap Safin leads Saint John in points with 25... Daniel Hardie leads the team in goals with 10... Joe Veleno has a team high 18 assists... Saku Vesterinen leads the Islanders in points with 17 and assists with 15... Keith Getson leads the club in goals with eight... the Islanders are 5-4-1-0 at Eastlink Centre... Saint John is 3-6-2-0 on the road... Adam Marsh is currently not with the Islanders due to a "personal matter"... Matt Williams will likely start in goal again for Saint John with Alex D'Orio injured... 20-year-old defenceman Brendan O'Reilly is expected to make his Sea Dogs debut... Saint John now has the sixth best power play in the league with a rating of 23.7%... Daniel Hardie has goals in two straight games.
Out of town:
Cape Breton at Moncton - 3:00 PM AST
Acadie-Bathurst at Sherbrooke - 3:00 PM EST
Québec at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EST
Drummondville at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs are in Cape Breton on Wednesday to face the Screaming Eagles.
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