The Sea Dogs will play back-to-back games against the Islanders on Friday and Saturday at Eastlink Centre. Both games start at 7 p.m.
The Sea Dogs have lost five straight road games heading into this weekend, including a New Year's Eve matinee in Bathurst. Saint John is now 6-11-0-0 on the road this season.
Saint John will be facing an Islanders team that has lost four straight games and sits five points below them in the standings. The Dogs have won three of the four meetings between the two this year.
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2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 16-18-0-0 for 32 points (fourth Maritimes/seventh Eastern/12th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 12-19-2-1 for 27 points (fifth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/14th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-2 loss in Bathurst on Tuesday. Olivier Groulx and Dylan Rozzi scored for Saint John. Justin Robinson made 31 saves in the win. The Islanders are coming off a 5-1 loss in Moncton on Tuesday. Matthew Butler scored Charlottetown's lone goal. Nicolas Ruccia made 23 saves in the loss.
2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 3-1-0-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 1-3-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 23 in Saint John where the Sea Dogs downed the Islanders 2-0. Olivier Duhamel scored both Saint John goals. Charles-Edward Gravel made 29 saves in the shutout win. Nicolas Ruccia made 21 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forward Simon Hughes.
Islander to watch: Matthew Butler has two goals and four assists in four games against Saint John this season.
Random stat: The Islanders are averaging 2.60 goals pre game, the second fewest in the league, while Saint John is averaging 2.78, the fourth fewest in the league.
Notes: Nate Tivey leads Saint John in points with 28 and assists with 24... Eriks Mateiko leads the team in goals with 14... Matthew Butler leads Charlottetown in points with 28 and assists with 19... Ross Campbell and Nathan Leek each have a team high 11 goals... Saint John is 6-11-0-0 on the road... Charlottetown is 6-8-2-1 at home... Zachary Morin sits third in QMJHL rookie scoring with 26 points... the Isles have lost back-to-back home games... Saint John will still be without Mateiko due to the world juniors... the Sea Dogs signed 17-year-old defenseman John Lumsden on Thursday... on Thursday, the Isles released forward Spencer Caines and defenseman Anton Topilnyckyj.
Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Halifax at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Shawinigan at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Chicoutimi - 7:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Drummondville at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs return home and host the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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