The Sea Dogs host the Charlottetown Islanders this evening at 7 p.m. The Dogs have played four games in the past week and dropped all of them, losing twice to Halifax, once to Bathurst and another to Cape Breton.
Tonight's game begins a stretch of four straight home games for Saint John.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 12-28-7-2 for 33 points (6th Maritimes, 17th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 27-18-3-0 for 57 points (3rd Maritimes, 7th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss in Sydney on Wednesday night. Aiden MacIntosh and Anthony Boucher scored for Saint John. Alex D'Orio made 48 stops in the loss. The Islanders are coming off a 4-3 home loss to the Sherbrooke Phoenix last night. Cayse Ton, Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Keith Getson scored for Charlottetown. Matthew Welsh allowed four goals on 25 shots before being pulled in the second period. Dakota Lund-Cornish stopped all 12 shots he faced in relief.
2017-18 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-2-1-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 3-1-1-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Dec. 16 at Harbour Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Islanders 4-3 in overtime. Brendan O'Reilly, Cole Reginato, Nathan Larose and Daniel Hardie scored for Saint John. Cayse Ton, Nikita Alexandrov and Pierre-Olivier Joseph had Charlottetown goals. Alex D'Orio made 55 saves in the win. Dakota Lund-Cornish made 24 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forward Daniel Hardie.
Random stat: Daniel Hardie has five goals and four assists in 11 games since joining the Islanders at the trade deadline.
Islander to watch: Pierre-Olivier Joseph has a goal and five assists in five games against his brother's former team this season.
Notes: Ostap Safin leads Saint John in scoring with 39 points... Safin has scored a team high 16 goals... Safin and Radim Salda lead the club in assists with 23 each... Derek Gentile leads the Islanders in points with 42... Daniel Hardie has scored a Charlottetown high 17 goals... Gentile leads the club in assists with 26... Saint John is 6-11-4-2 at home... Charlottetown is 12-11-1-0 on the road... Matthew Welsh is tied for the league lead in wins with 24... the Isles have the league's worst power play with a rating of 14%.
Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Halifax at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Baie-Comeau at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Drummondville at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Rimouski at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST
Victoriaville at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.
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