Game Day 3: at Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN - The Saint John Sea Dogs will look for their first win of the season tonight against the Charlottetown Islanders.

The Sea Dogs dropped both of their games last weekend, falling 3-0 to the Moncton Wildcats and 5-2 to the Halifax Mooseheads. Saint John certainly has some things to improve on, notably limiting defensive breakdowns and generating more high quality scoring chances.

Saint John's offense should get a boost tonight. Forwards Eriks Mateiko and Tyler Peddle were both reassigned to Saint John from their respective NHL clubs this week. Both will need to lead Saint John's offense if the team wants to have success this season.

Game time tonight at Eastlink Centre is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV

2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 0-2-0-0 for zero points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 0-1-0-1 for one point (fourth Maritimes/seventh Eastern/13th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-2 home loss to the Halifax Mooseheads on Saturday. Olivier Groulx and Ben Cross scored for Saint John. Justin Robinson made 32 saves in the loss. The Islanders are coming off a 6-3 home loss to the Moncton Wildcats on Sunday. Alexis Michaud, Spencer Caines and Simon Hughes scored for Charlottetown. Donald Hickey made 34 stops in the loss.

2024-25 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the regular season between the Sea Dogs and Islanders.

2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 3-4-0-2 against the Islanders last season while Charlottetown went 6-3-0-0 against Saint John.

 

Last meeting: The Sea Dogs defeated the Islanders 4-2 in pre-season play on Sept. 14 in Tyne Valley. Olivier Groulx scored twice for Saint John while Elliot Dubé and Dennis Lominac added singles. Simon Hughes and Matthew Butler scored for Charlottetown. Charles-Edward Gravel made 38 saves in the win. Nicolas Ruccia made 18 stops in the loss.

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

Islander to watch: Alexis Michaud recorded five goals and four assists in eight meetings with the Sea Dogs last season.

Random stat: Tyler Peddle had four goals and an assist in six games against Charlottetown last season.

Notes: No Saint John player has recorded more than one point this season... Ben Cross and Olivier Groulx have both scored goals for the Sea Dogs... Alexis Michaud leads the Islanders in points with three and assists with two... both of Charlottetown's games last weekend were played at home... this is Saint John's first road game of the season... Saint John is 0/5 in the power play this season while Charlottetown is 2/10... Saint John has killed off 8/9 power plays against while Charlottetown has killed off all six.

Out of town:

Halifax at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT 

Shawinigan at Chicoutimi - 7:00 PM EDT 

Drummondville at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EDT 

Québec at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT 

Rouyn-Noranda at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT 

Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Cape Breton Eagles on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Centre 200.