Game Day 61: vs Islanders

SAINT JOHN - In an odd scheduling quirk, the Saint John Sea Dogs and Charlottetown Islanders play the first of three consecutive meetings today at TD Station.

Following this afternoon's tilt, the Sea Dogs will travel to the Island to play back-to-back games against the Isles on Thursday and Friday. Charlottetown has won five of the six previous meetings this season.

Game time this afternoon is 3 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 30-29-1-0 for 61 points (fourth Maritimes, sixth Eastern, ninth QMJHL) while the Islanders are 30-25-5-0 for 65 points (third Maritimes, fifth Eastern, seventh QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-4 home win over the Cape Breton Eagles last night. Joona Lehmus, Ben Badalamenti, Joshua Roy, Anderson MacDonald and Jeffrey Durocher all scored for Saint John. Zachary Bouthillier made 51 stops in the win. The Islanders are coming off a 6-2 home win over the Cape Breton Eagles on Friday. Thomas Casey scored two goals for Charlottetown while singles came from Liam Peyton, Brett Budgell, Ethan Crossman and Nikita Alexandrov. Matthew Welsh made 21 stops in the win.

2019-20 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-4-1-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 5-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Jan. 24 at TD Station where the Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 2-1. Brendon Clavelle and Cole Edwards scored for Charlottetown. Anderson MacDonald scored Saint John's lone goal. Matthew Welsh made 40 stops in the win. Zachary Bouthillier made 27 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: None.

Islander to watch: Brett Budgell has six goals and four assists in six games against Saint John this season.

Random stat: Josh Lawrence has scored five goals against Charlottetown this season - the most goals he has scored against any team.

Notes: William Villeneuve leads Saint John in points with 55 and assists with 46... Brady Burns leads Saint John in goals with 26... Nikita Alexandrov leads Charlottetown in points with 48 and assists with 27... Thomas Casey has a team high 25 goals... both the Sea Dogs and Islanders have won three straight... the Islanders are 15-13-3-0 on the road... the Sea Dogs are 17-13-0-0 at home... Joshua Roy extended his goal streak to six games last night.

Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Blainville-Boisbriand - 3:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Québec - 3:00 PM EST
Moncton at Rimouski - 3:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Rouyn-Noranda - 4:00 PM EST
Halifax at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Islanders in Charlottetown on Thursday at 7 p.m.