Game Day 33: vs Islanders

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs continue their three-game homestand to end the first half tonight against the Charlottetown Islanders.

The Sea Dogs are coming off a close 3-2 loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Wednesday at Harbour Station.

Game time tonight is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/Sea Dogs Radio/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 4-25-2-1 for 11 points (sixth Maritimes, 18th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 20-8-2-1 for 43 points (third Maritimes, sixth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Wednesday at Harbour Station. Nathan Larose and Aiden MacIntosh scored for Saint John. Mikhail Denisov made 21 saves in the loss. The Islanders are coming off a 5-4 shootout win over the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday morning. Brett Budgell scored twice for Charlottetown while singles came from Keith Getson and Daniel Hardie. Matthew Welsh made 49 stops in the win.

2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-3-0-1 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 4-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Oct. 28 at Harbour Station where the Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 10-4. Daniel Hardie, Hunter Drew and Keith Getson each scored twice for Charlottetown while singles came from Brett Budgell, Nikita Alexandrov, Thomas Casey and Derek Gentile. Anthony Boucher, Nicholas Deakin-Poot, Yohan Plamondon and Brady Burns all scored for Saint John. Matthew Welsh made 28 stops in the win. Alex D'Orio allowed 10 goals on 39 shots in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forwards Kevin Gursoy and Daniel Hardie.

Islander to watch: Daniel Hardie has three goals and six assists in four games against his old club.

Random stat: The Islanders are 7-1-1-1 in their last 10 games.

Notes: Robbie Burt leads Saint John in scoring with 19 points and goals with 11... Maxim Cajkovic has a team high 12 assists... Daniel Hardie leads Charlottetown in points with 37 and goals with 20... Derek Gentile leads the club in assists with 26... Saint John is 4-11-2-0 at home... Charlottetown is 8-5-1-0 on the road.

Out of town: 
Cape Breton at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Moncton at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Shawinigan at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Victoriaville at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Drummondville - 7:30 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Saturday at 7 p.m.