Pre-Season Game Day 6: at Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN – The Saint John Sea Dogs begin the final weekend of pre-season play tonight, taking on the Charlottetown Islanders at Eastlink Centre.

The Sea Dogs are in the midst of a rough stretch, dropping their last three Quebec Major Junior Hockey League exhibition contests. Saint John was missing several key regulars in those games, and tonight’s match should feature a mostly finalized roster.

Game time is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/None/None

Last games: The Sea Dogs and Islanders met last Friday in Grand Falls where Charlottetown blew out Saint John 9-2. Drew Johnston and Xavier Fortin each scored a pair of goals for Charlottetown while singles came from William Sirman, Brett Budgell, Patrick LeBlanc, Kevin Gursoy and Luke Wilson. Saint John goals came from Joona Lehmus and Kale McCallum. Mathias Savoie allowed eight goals on 25 shots before leaving the game with an injury late in the third. Noah Patenaude allowed a goal - a penalty shot goal - on two shots he faced. Nolan Boyd and Jacob Goobie split the night in net for the Isles.

Records: The Sea Dogs are 2-3-0-0 this pre-season while the Islanders are also 2-3-0-0. The Sea Dogs finished 13-49-2-4 for 32 points last season while the Islanders finished 40-21-4-3 for 87 points.
2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 2-5-0-2 against the Islanders last season while Charlottetown went 7-1-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Last Friday. See above.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forwards Kevin Gursoy and Luke Wilson.

Notes: Josh Lawrence leads Saint John in pre-season scoring with a goal and four assists… Nicolas Guay (Montreal), Maxim Cajkovic (Tampa Bay) and Zachary Bouthillier (Toronto) are the only Sea Dogs attending NHL camps. Guay was sent back to junior this week… Patrick Leblanc leads Charlottetown is pre-season scoring with two goals and two assists… the Isles were supposed to host the Moncton Wildcats last Sunday in Montague but the game was cancelled due to the hurricane.

Out of town: 
Moncton at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Rouyn-Noranda at Sudbury - OHL - 7:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Cape Breton Eagles tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at Fredericton’s Aitken Centre.