Game Day 35: vs Islanders

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs play their final game of the first half tonight at Harbour Station.

The Sea Dogs, coming off a come-from-behind victory over the Moncton Wildcats last night, will take on the Charlottetown Islanders this evening.

Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 9-19-4-2 for 24 points (6th Maritimes, 17th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 20-11-1-0 for 41 points (3rd Maritimes, 9th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime win in Moncton last night. Robbie Burt scored twice while singles came from William Poirier and Cedric Pare. Alex D'Orio made 25 saves in the victory. The Islanders are coming off a 6-1 win over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles last night at Eastlink Centre. Samuel Meisenheimer scored two goals while singles came from Hunter Drew, Thomas Casey, Pascal Aquin and Olivier Desjardins. Matthew Welsh made 15 saves in the win.

2017-18 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-2-1-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 3-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Nov. 19 in Charlottetown where the Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 6-2. Pascal Aquin and Gregor MacLeod each scored two goals for Charlottetown while solo markers came from Keith Getson and Saku Vesterinen. Saint John goals came from Ostap Safin and Alexis Girard. Matthew Welsh made 33 saves in the win. Matthew Williams made 38 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forward Adam Marsh

Random stat: Daniel Hardie, who led Saint John in goals for much of the season, has not scored since Nov. 26. He's due.

Islander to watch: Pascal Aquin has three goals in two games against Saint John this season.

Notes: Ostap Safin leads Saint John in scoring with 32 points... Safin leads the team in goals with 13... Joe Veleno has a team high 25 assists... Keith Getson leads the Islanders in points with 25... Pascal Aquin leads Charlottetown in goals with 13... Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Saku Vesterinen each have a team high 19 assists... Saint John has the worst home record in the league (3-9-2-2)... the Islanders are 10-6-0-0 on the road... goaltender Matthew Welsh leads the QMJHL in wins with 18... the Islanders have the second worst power play in the league with a rating of 15.2%... the Isles have won three straight road games... Saint John will likely be without captain Joe Veleno again tonight, who is awaiting a trade... the Dogs will also be without Safin and Radim Salda tonight due to world junior training camps.

Out of town:
Sherbrooke at Blainville-Boisbriand - 3:00 PM EST
Victoriaville at Drummondville - 3:00 PM EST
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 4:30 PM AST
Rimouski at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EST
Cape Breton at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs return to action on Dec. 28, hosting the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles at 7 p.m.