The Sea Dogs host the Charlottetown Islanders in a 2 p.m. New Year's Eve tilt at Harbour Station. All 18 QMJHL teams are in action today.
Saint John is on a bit of a roll right now, winning back-to-back games and three of their past four.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 7-26-2-1 for 17 points (fifth Maritimes, 17th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 22-10-2-1 for 47 points (third Maritimes, sixth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 1-0 home win over the Moncton Wildcats yesterday afternoon. Nicholas Deakin-Poot scored Saint John's lone goal while Mikhail Denisov made 34 saves in the shutout victory. The Islanders are coming off a 6-2 home win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Saturday. Daniel Hardie had two goals while singles came from Jordan Maher, Nikita Alexandrov, Liam Peyton and Kevin Gursoy. Dakota Lund-Cornish made 22 saves in the win.
2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-3-0-1 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 4-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Dec. 14 at Harbour Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Islanders 6-4. Maxim Cajkovic and William Poirier each had two goals while singles came from Robbie Burt and Nicholas Deakin-Poot. Nikita Alexandrov, Derek Gentile, Danial Hardie and Kevin Gursoy all scored for Charlottetown. Alex D'Orio made 34 saves in the win. Dakota Lund-Cornish made 31 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forwards Kevin Gursoy and Daniel Hardie.
Islander to watch: Former Sea Dog Daniel Hardie has already matched his goal total from all of last season (25). He has four goals and six assists in five games against his old club this year.
Random stat: Saint John has the second worst power play in the league (13.8%) while Charlottetown owns the third worst (14.8%).
Notes: Maxim Cajkovic leads Saint John in scoring with 22 points... Cajkovic and Brady Burns each have a team high 14 assists... Robbie Burt leads the club in goals with 12... Daniel Hardie leads Charlottetown in points with 44, goals with 25 and assists with 19... Saint John is 6-12-2-0 at home... Charlottetown is 8-7-1-0 on the road... Hardie has goals in five straight games and points in 10 straight... Nikita Alexandrov has goals in three straight games.
Out of town:
Cape Breton at Halifax - 2:00 PM AST
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 2:00 PM AST
Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or - 1:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Drummondville - 2:00 PM EST
Québec at Rimouski - 2:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Shawinigan - 2:00 PM EST
Gatineau at Sherbrooke - 2:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Victoriaville - 2:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Moncton Wildcats on Thursday at 7 p.m.
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