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| Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs |
The Sea Dogs lost their fourth straight game on Thursday night, letting a strong start go to waste in a 7-4 loss to the Moncton Wildcats. Saint John has allowed five or more goals in every game during this losing skid.
Tonight, Saint John will try and upset an Islanders team that has won back-to-back games. Game time at Eastlink Centre is 7 p.m.
This will be Saint John's third visit to Eastlink Centre this season. They've dropped both previous games in overtime by scores of 4-3.
Stream/TV/Radio: FloHockey/None/None
Records: The Sea Dogs are 16-24-4-0 for 36 points (ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 22-17-2-6 for 52 points (fifth Eastern/ninth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-4 loss in Moncton on Thursday night. Angelo Fullerton, Olivier Groulx, Alexis Joseph and Dylan Rozzi all scored for Saint John. Arseni Radkov made 38 stops in the loss. The Islanders are coming off a 4-2 home win over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar last night. Anthony Flanagan scored twice for Charlottetown while Ross Campbell and Owen Conrad added singles. Donald Hickey made 21 saves in the win.
2025-26 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-1-2-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 3-2-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Dec. 29 at Eastlink Centre where the Islanders edged the Sea Dogs 4-3 in overtime. Jabez Seymour, Ross Campbell, CJ Watroba and Tyler Peddle all scored for Charlottetown. Saint John goals came from Alexander Donovan, Matthew Krayer and Justin Gendron. Donald Hickey made 29 saves in the win. Rafaël Courchesne made 30 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forward Tyler Peddle.
Islander to watch: Carolina Hurricanes prospect Ivan Ryabkin will play his first game against Saint John. He has two goals and seven assists in five games since joining the Islanders.
Random stat: Alexis Joseph has points in eight straight games. He also has assists in four straight road games.
Notes: Alexis Joseph and Olivier Groulx each have a Saint John high 44 points... Joseph leads the team in goals with 20... Groulx has a team high 28 assists... Nathan Leek leads Charlottetown in points with 55 and goals with 33... Ross Campbell leads the Islanders in assists with 30... Saint John is 8-10-3-0 on the road... Charlottetown is 12-5-1-3 at home... Leek is fourth in the QMJHL in goals... Donald Hickey leads the league in minutes played... Joseph is sixth in QMJHL rookie scoring and fifth in rookie goals... Marcus Kearsey is fourth in points by defensemen with 37 and sits first in goals with 12... the Sea Dogs have the third best penalty kill (84.1%) in the QMJHL while the Islanders have the fifth worst (76.4%)... the Sea Dogs are averaging a league high 4.15 goals against per game... the Sea Dogs have lost three straight road games.
Out of town:
Gatineau at Rouyn-Noranda - 4:00 PM EST
Newfoundland at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Baie-Comeau at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Halifax at Victoriaville - 6:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Baie-Comeau Drakkar tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. at Fredericton's Aitken Centre.
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