The Sea Dogs and Charlottetown Islanders met just twice last season due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions. While neither team will be dressing their opening night lineup this evening, tonight's contest kicks off what should be a season long battle between the two at or near the top of the Maritimes Division.
Game time at the APM Centre in Cornwall is 7:30 p.m.
Saint John and Charlottetown meet again tomorrow night in Fredericton. After that, the two will faceoff on Oct. 1 at TD Station to begin regular season play.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/None/Islanders YouTube
Pre-Season Records: The Sea Dogs are 2-0-0-0 this pre-season while the Islanders have yet to play a game.
2020-21 records: The Sea Dogs finished the regular season with a 15-14-3-1 record for a .515 points percentage (third Maritimes) while the Islanders went 35-5-0-0 for a .875 points percentage (first Maritimes).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-2 pre-season win in Moncton on Friday. Vince Elie netted a hat trick while singles came from Cam MacDonald, Brandon Casey, Jack O'Blenis and Peter Reynolds. Ventsislav Shingarov and Olivier Brideau split the win in net. The Islanders haven't played since Game 5 of the President Cup semifinals in Quebec City where they lost 2-0 to the Victoriaville Tigres. Colten Ellis made 21 stops in the loss.
2020-21 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 0-2-0-0 against the Islanders last season while Charlottetown went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Oct. 23 at Eastlink Centre where the Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 5-1. Keiran Gallant, Drew Elliott, Ryan Maynard, Cedric Desruisseaux and Sam Oliver all scored for Charlottetown. Peter Reynolds scored Saint John's lone goal. Colten Ellis made 24 saves in the win. Noah Patenaude made 30. stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: None.
Notes: Vince Elie currently leads all QMJHL players in pre-season scoring with five points and in goals with four... Carter McCluskey is second on the team in goals with three... rookies Nico Laforge and Elliot Simard each have three assists... Saint John played pretty much the same lineup in both pre-season games last week but we'll likely see some veterans added in tonight... Saint John's big trade acquisitions, forward William Dufour and goaltender Jonathan Lemieux, both played in the team's scrimmage on Sunday... the Islanders have released their projected lineup for tonight... only 100 spectators will be permitted to attend tonight due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Out of town:
Moncton at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM ADT Cape Breton at Halifax - 7:00 PM ADT
Gatineau at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EDT
Québec at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EDT
Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
Victoriaville at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EDT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT
Baie-Comeau at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs and Islanders meet again tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at Fredericton's Aitken Centre.
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