While it remains unlikely (but not impossible) that the Sea Dogs catch the Islanders in the standings, these remaining head-to-head matchups will help set the tone for a possible playoff matchup down the road. Charlottetown has been one of the best teams all season and Saint John is the league's hottest team right now.
The Sea Dogs enter play tonight in a tie for second-place in the Maritimes with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. The Titan have played one less game.
Game time tonight at TD Station is 7 p.m.
Capacity/Proof of Vaccination/Masks: 100%/None/None
Records: The Sea Dogs are 28-15-1-3 for 60 points (third Maritimes/fourth Eastern/seventh QMJHL) while the Islanders are 32-9-5-0 for 69 nice points (first Maritimes/first Eastern/first QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-0 win in Moncton on Saturday. Josh Lawrence scored a pair of goals while singles came from William Dufour, Charlie DesRoches and Peter Reynolds. Thomas Couture made 20 saves in the shutout win. The Islanders are coming off a 5-0 home win over the Wildcats last night. Patrick Guay scored a hat trick while Lukas Cormier and Owen Saye added solo markers. Francesco Lapenna made 19 stops in the shutout victory.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-4-0-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 4-2-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Last Friday at Eastlink Centre where the Sea Dogs defeated the Islanders 2-1. Ryan Francis and Josh Lawrence scored for Saint John. Brett Budgell scored for Charlottetown. Nikolas Hurtubise made 22 saves in the win. Francesco Lapenna made 21 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forward Dawson Stairs.
Islander to watch: Patrick Guay has seven goals in seven games in the month of March. He has been held without a goal in just two games this month, one of which was against Saint John.
Random stat: Charlottetown's Jakub Brabenec, who didn't play last Friday against Saint John, leads all QMJHL rookies in points with 41.
Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 82 and goals with 42... Josh Lawrence has a team high 44 assists... Patrick Guay leads Charlottetown in points with 69 and goals with 38... Xavier Simoneau has a team high 44 assists... Saint John is 14-8-0-1 at home... Charlottetown is 17-3-3-0 on the road... the Sea Dogs have won seven straight games overall and three straight at home... Lawrence has points in 16 straight home games... Dufour has points in 14 straight home games... Dufour and Philippe Daoust have goals in three straight home games... Brett Budgell has points in 11 straight games... the Islanders were without Simoneau, Ben Boyd and Zachary Roy last night against the Wildcats due to injury.
Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADTDrummondville at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT
Baie-Comeau at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EDT
Halifax at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EDT
Québec at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats tomorrow night at 7 p.m.
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