The Sea Dogs are coming off an ugly 11-1 loss in Halifax last night. They'll look to turn things around this afternoon against the Islanders at Eastlink Centre. Game time is 3 p.m.
Saint John has two wins against Charlottetown this season. This is the final meeting of the year between the two clubs.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 12-42-2-2 for 28 points (fifth Maritimes, ninth Eastern, 17th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 32-19-4-3 for 71 points (third Maritimes, fifth Eastern, seventh QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an 11-1 loss in Halifax last night. Filip Prikryl scored Saint John's lone goal. Zachary Bouthillier allowed six goals on 32 shots in 40 minutes of action. Mathias Savoie allowed five goals on 15 shots in the third. The Islanders are coming off a 3-1 home loss to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada last night. Lukas Cormier scored Charlottetown's lone goal. Matthew Welsh made 23 saves in the loss.
2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-5-0-1 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 6-1-1-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Feb. 13 at Eastlink Centre where the Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 6-0. Kevin Gursoy had a hat trick while singles came from Liam Peyton, Hunter Drew and Sullivan Sparkes. Matthew Welsh made 35 saves in the shutout win. Mikhail Denisov made 31 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forwards Daniel Hardie and Kevin Gursoy.
Islander to watch: After scoring a hat trick on Feb. 13, Kevin Gursoy has seven goals and nine assists in eight games against his old club this season.
Random stat: The Sea Dogs are 4-22-0-2 on the road this season and have lost nine straight away from Harbour Station. The team record for fewest road wins in a season is six, set three times (including last season).
Notes: Maxim Cajkovic leads Saint John in goals with 17 and points with 38... Benjamin Gagne leads the club in assists with 22... Daniel Hardie leads Charlottetown in goals with 33, assists with 34 and points with 67... Charlottetown is 18-7-2-3 at home... Saint John is 4-22-0-2 on the road... the Sea Dogs have lost six straight and are 1-8-0-1 in their last 10 games... Saint John is averaging the second fewest goals per game (2.41) and averaging the most goals per game (5.30).
Out of town: Québec at Acadie-Bathurst - 3:00 PM AST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Halifax - 3:00 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Drummondville - 3:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Gatineau - 3:00 PM EST
Moncton at Rimouski - 3:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Thursday at 7 p.m.
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