Game Day 19: vs Islanders

SAINT JOHN - A busy stretch of home games continues this afternoon for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

After a fairly solid showing in a 4-2 loss to the top-ranked Halifax Mooseheads on Friday, the Sea Dogs host the Charlottetown Islanders at 3 p.m. at TD Station.

The Islanders, like the Sea Dogs, are in the early stages of a rebuild — but Charlottetown has gotten off to a better start this season, posting a 9-9-0-0 record so far. Today's game might give a better indication of just where Saint John's play is at right now.

Following this game, the Sea Dogs are back at it again tomorrow afternoon, hosting the Cape Breton Eagles.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV

2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 5-10-1-2 for 13 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 9-9-0-0 for 18 points (fourth Maritimes/seventh Eastern/11th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-2 loss the Halifax Mooseheads on Friday. Nate Tivey and Pavel Simek scored for Saint John. Patrick Leaver made 25 saves in the loss. The Islanders are coming off a 6-5 shootout win over the Moncton Wildcats on Friday. Cole Huckins, Alexis Michaud, Michael Horth, Ross Campbell and Marcus Kearsey scored for the Islanders. Aksels Ozols allowed five goals on 13 shots while Carter Bickle stopped all 14 he faced in relief. 

2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-0-0-1 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Oct. 26 at Eastlink Centre where the Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 6-5 in a shootout. Michael Horth scored twice for Charlottetown while singles came from Lucas Romeo, Ross Campbell and Giovanni Morneau. Saint John had goals from Vince Elie, Pavel Simek, Joseph Ianniello, Peter Reynolds and Eriks Mateiko. Aksels Ozols allowed five goals on 38 shots in the win. Patrick Leaver allowed five goals on 52 shots in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forward Simon Hughes. 

Islander to watch: Michael Horth sits second in league goal scoring with 16. He has scored in back-to-back games.

Random stat: The Islanders have the QMJHL's best power play (28.8%) while Saint John's is second worst (12.1%). 

Notes: Peter Reynolds leads Saint John in points with 23, goals with 10 and assists with 13... Michael Horth leads Charlottetown in points with 23 and goals with 16... Marcus Kearsey has a team high 14 assists... Saint John is 2-6-1-1 at home... Charlottetown is 4-4-0-0 on the road... the Islanders have won back-to-back games... Saint John has lost three straight games... Kearsey is fifth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 16 points... Giovanni Morneau has points in 10 straight road games.

Out of town:

Cape Breton at Halifax - 3:00 PM AST 

Gatineau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 3:00 PM EST 

Shawinigan at Moncton - 4:00 PM AST 

Acadie-Bathurst at Sherbrooke - 3:00 PM EST 

Val-d'Or at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs take on the Cape Breton Eagles tomorrow in a rare 2 p.m. home start.