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| Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs |
The two teams met yesterday afternoon at TD Station where Saint John scored two power play goals, a shorthanded goal, an empty net goal and a couple even strength goals in a 6-3 victory, ending a three-game losing streak and a six-game home losing streak.
The Islanders, meanwhile, have now dropped three straight and will look to turn things around on home ice tonight.
The Sea Dogs were a better road team than home team in the first half, sporting a 7-7-2-0 record away from TD Station. We'll see if they can maintain that pace in the second half, beginning tonight.
Game time is 7 p.m.
Stream/TV/Radio: FloHockey/None/Max 93.1
Records: The Sea Dogs are 13-18-2-0 for 28 points (ninth Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 16-12-1-5 for 38 points (fourth Eastern/eighth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs defeated the Islanders 6-3 yesterday in Saint John. Olivier Groulx scored twice for Saint John while singles came from Dylan Rozzi, Alexander Donovan, Everett Baldwin and Angelo Fullerton. Alexis Beaulieu netted a pair for Charlottetown and Dylan MacKinnon had the other. Justin Robinson made 34 stops in the win. Affiliate Hudson Bradley made 23 stops in the loss.
2025-26 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-1-1-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 2-2-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Yesterday afternoon. See above.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forward Tyler Peddle.
Islander to watch: Ross Campbell had two assists in yesterday's game, giving him three goals and five assists in four games against Saint John this season.
Random stat: The Sea Dogs have won back-to-back games just five times this season.
Notes: Olivier Groulx leads Saint John in points with 32 and assists with 21... Alexis Joseph leads the team in goals with 14... Nathan Leek leads Charlottetown in points with 40 and goals with 21... Ross Campbell has a team high 27 assists... Saint John is 7-7-2-0 on the road... Charlottetown is 8-4-1-2 at home... Donald Hickey has the fourth most wins (15) in the QMJHL and leads the league in minutes played... Joseph is sixth in QMJHL rookie scoring with 29 points... Marcus Kearsey is fourth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 30 points and is tied for the lead in goals with nine... Max Vilen has assists in four straight road games... the Islanders have lost back-to-back home games... the Sea Dogs are without forward Olivers Murnieks due to the IIHF World Junior Championship.
Out of town:
Gatineau at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Drummondville at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Newfoundland Regiment at 2 p.m. on New Year's Eve (Wednesday) at TD Station.
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