The Sea Dogs are 1-4-0-0 against the Islanders this season but all five of those meetings took place prior to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League trade deadline. This will be the first meeting where both teams will have their "finalized" lineups on the ice (although there are injuries on both sides).
The Islanders officially sit third in the QMJHL standings, which is based on points, due to playing fewer games. They do, however, have the best winning percentage in the league. If the Sea Dogs want to win the President Cup this year, they'll need to figure out how to beat Charlottetown.
Note that tonight's game is a 7:30 p.m. start.
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Records: The Sea Dogs are 26-15-1-3 for 56 points (second Maritimes/third Eastern/sixth QMJHL) while the Islanders are 30-8-4-0 for 64 points (first Maritimes/second Eastern/third QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Wednesday. William Dufour, Cam MacDonald, Connor Trenholm and Philippe Daoust scored for Saint John. Nikolas Hurtubise made 34 stops in the win. The Islanders are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss in Halifax on Tuesday. Patrick Guay, Patrick LeBlanc and Lukas Cormier all scored before the team blew a 3-0 lead. Oliver Satny made 32 stops in the loss.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-4-0-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 4-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Dec. 11 in Saint John where the Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 5-3. Jakub Brabenec scored a pair for Charlottetown while singles came from Sam Archibald, Brett Budgell and Patrick Guay. Adam Bowness, Jeremie Poirier and Josh Lawrence scored for Saint John. Oliver Satny made 34 saves in the win. Jonathan Lemieux made 24 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forward Dawson Stairs.
Islander to watch: Vegas Golden Knights prospect Lukas Cormier. He's good.
Random stat: The Sea Dogs are just 2-11-1-2 at Eastlink Centre over the past five years. One of those two wins came in October when the Dogs edged the Isles 3-1.
Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 77 and goals with 41... Josh Lawrence has a team high 43 assists... Patrick Guay leads Charlottetown in points with 64 and goals with 34... Xavier Simoneau has a team high 44 assists... Saint John is 12-7-1-1 on the road... Charlottetown is 13-5-2-0 at home... Lukas Cormier is second in defensemen scoring with 51 points while Jeremie Poirier is third with 43 and Vincent Sevigny fourth with 40... the Islanders have the best penalty kill in the league with a rating of 85.3%... Charlottetown is averaging a league high 4.27 goals per game while Saint John is second with 4.23... Dufour has goals in six straight games... the Sea Dogs have won five straight games... according to the Islanders website, "Zachary Roy, Jakub Brabenec and Xavier Simoneau are all sidelined tonight with injuries. Owen Saye returns to the lineup tonight after being out since Feb. 18. Finally, Franky Lappena gets the start between the pipes tonight for the Isles."
Out of town:
Moncton at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Moncton at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Shawinigan at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Drummondville - 7:30 PM EST
Québec at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs are in Moncton to face the Wildcats tomorrow night at 7 p.m.
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