Game Day 6: vs Islanders

SAINT JOHN - Can the Saint John Sea Dogs bring their road success to home ice?

The Sea Dogs enter play tonight on a three-game winning streak – with all of those wins coming on the road. Saint John is 0-2 at TD Station this season.

Saint John will look to earn their first home victory tonight when they host the Charlottetown Islanders at 7 p.m. It's the second meeting of the year between the two.

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

2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 3-2-0-0 for six points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/eighth QMJHL) while the Islanders are 2-3-0-1 for five points (fifth Maritimes/eighth Eastern/11th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-3 win in Bathurst on Thursday. Jacob Beaulieu scored twice while Tyler Peddle, Matteo Mann, Nate Tivey and Elliot Dubé added singles. Justin Robinson made 27 saves in the win. The Islanders are coming off a 6-4 home loss to the Quebec Remparts on Thursday. Nathan Leek and Alexis Michaud each scored a pair of goals for Charlottetown. Nicolas Ruccia and Donald Hickey split the loss in net.

2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 0-1-0-0.

 

Last meeting: Sept. 27 at Eastlink Centre where the Sea Dogs defeated the Islanders 6-2. Tyler Peddle had a hat trick in that game while Saint John singles came from Elliot Dubé, Nate Tivey and William Yared. Matthew Butler and Alexis Michaud scored for Charlottetown. Charles-Edward Gravel made 45 saves in the win. Nicolas Ruccia and Donald Hickey split the loss in net.

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

Islander to watch: Alexis Michaud has at least a point in every Islanders game this season.

Random stat: Sea Dogs rookie defenseman Cruz Scanzano currently leads the entire league in penalty minutes with 14.

Notes: Nate Tivey leads Saint John in points with seven and assists with five... Tyler Peddle has a team high four goals... Alexis Michaud leads Charlottetown in points with eight and goals with five... Ross Campbell has a team high five assists... Saint John is 0-2-0-0 at home... Charlottetown is 1-0-0-0 on the road... Tivey currently sits third in QMJHL defensemen scoring... Charlottetown is averaging 2.47 goals per game (16th) while Saint John is averaging 3.15 (13th).

Out of town:

Blainville-Boisbriand at Rouyn-Noranda - 4:00 PM EDT 

Gatineau at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EDT 

Baie-Comeau at Sherbrooke - 6:00 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. at TD Station.