The Sea Dogs will take on the Charlottetown Islanders tonight and tomorrow night before hosting the Cape Breton Eagles on Wednesday. Game time this evening at TD Station is 7 p.m.
Tonight's match will be just the fourth meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Islanders and the first since Oct. 19.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 19-18-1-0 for 39 points (fourth Maritimes, sixth Eastern, 10th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 21-13-5-0 for 47 points (second Maritimes, third Eastern, fourth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-4 win in Halifax on New Year's Eve. Jeffrey Durocher had a hat trick while singles came from Jordan Spadafore, Dawson Stairs and Brady Burns. Noah Patenaude made 21 saves in the win. The Islanders are coming off 4-0 loss in Cape Breton on New Year's Eve. Matthew Welsh made 25 stops in the loss.
2019-20 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-2-1-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 3-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Oct. 19 in Saint John where the Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 4-2. Brett Budgell, Drew Johnston, Nikita Alexandrov and Thomas Casey scored for Charlottetown. Nicolas Guay scored both Saint John goals. Matthew Welsh made 23 saves in the win. Zachary Bouthillier made 20 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: None.
Islander to watch: Goaltender Matthew Welsh is fifth in the league in wins with 16 and has the fifth best goals against average (2.68).
Random stat: Jeremie Poirier (34 points) and William Villeneuve (33) continue to sit second and third, respectively, in QMJHL defensemen scoring.
Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in points with 39 and goals with 21... William Villeneuve has a team high 26 assists... Brett Budgell leads the Islanders in scoring with 28 points... Thomas Casey leads the club in goals with 16... Cedric Desruisseaux and Noah Laaouan each have a team high 16 assists... Saint John has won four straight home games... the Islanders are missing Nikita Alexandrov and the Sea Dogs are without Maxim Cajkovic due to the world juniors.
Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Moncton at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Sherbrooke at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EST
Québec at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Victoriaville at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST
Drummondville at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:30 PM EST
Gatineau at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs and Islanders meet again tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at TD Station.
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