Monday, October 11, 2021

Game Day 5: at Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN - The Saint John Sea Dogs and Charlottetown Islanders meet for a third time this season today at Eastlink Centre.

The Islanders won both previous matchups, defeating the Sea Dogs 4-2 at TD Station on Oct. 1 and 5-2 in Charlottetown the following day.

The Sea Dogs sit at 0-3-0-1 and are the only team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League without a win. The Islanders, meanwhile, are 3-1-0-0 and are coming off their first loss of the season, a 2-0 defeat in Halifax on Saturday.

Game time for this rare Monday afternoon contest is 3 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV

Capacity/Proof of Vaccination/Masks: 100%/Required/Required

Records: The Sea Dogs are 0-3-0-1 for zero points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 3-1-0-0 for six points (second Maritimes/third Eastern/fifth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 shootout loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Saturday. Carter McCluskey, William Dufour and Evgeny Sapelnikov scored for Saint John. Jonathan Lemieux made 34 saves in the loss. The Islanders are coming off a 2-0 loss in Halifax on Saturday. Jacob Goobie made 30 saves in the loss.

2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-2-0-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Oct. 2 at Eastlink Centre where the Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 5-2. Brett Budgell scored a pair of goals for Charlottetown while singles came from Sam Oliver, Patrick Guay and Xavier Simoneau. Peter Reynolds and Brady Burns scored for Saint John. Jacob Goobie made 23 saves in the win. Jonathan Lemieux made 29 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: None.

Islander to watch: Noah Laaouan is second in QMJHL defensemen scoring with a goal and five assists in four games.

Random stat: The Sea Dogs are averaging the third most penalty minutes per game (13.25) while the Islanders are fourth (13.00).

Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in scoring with six points and goals with three... Josh Lawrence has a team high four assists... Xavier Simoneau leads Charlottetown in scoring with seven points and assists with five. Noah Laaouan also has five assists... Brett Budgell leads the team in goals with four... the Sea Dogs have yet to score first in a game... the Sea Dogs' power play is 16th in the league with a rating of 13.3%... the Sea Dogs are averaging a league worst 4.41 goals against per game. The Islanders are averaging 1.75, the second best mark in the league.

Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Cape Breton - 2:00 PM ADT

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Cape Breton Eagles on Friday night at TD Station.

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