BCJALL GAMEDAY: Islanders look to get on track against Saints

It may look like two teams trending in different directions, especially considering the last game between Delta and Port Coquitlam, but the Islanders will be sure to give the Saints all they can handle in a rematch of last week's contest.

The Saints put 15 past the Islanders in that game and will have even more experience in the lineup tonight as they continue to add guys coming back from school. They had an astounding 17 guys away at the start of the year, and are still waiting for a handful more guys to come back in early June. 

Of course, the Islanders are missing their own big gun with Tre Leclaire still putting points on the board with the Ohio State Buckeyes in the NCAA D1 tournament. 

2017 HEAD-TO-HEAD

FRIDAY, MAY 19 -- 15-5 SAINTS

GAME DETAILS

8:00 PM, LADNER LEISURE CENTRE

STREAMING - PLAYFULLSCREEN 

Can Delta get back on track?

That's the million dollar question. There's no denying the Islanders haven't had a dream start to the season, but they've played a league-low six times only and still have a lot of time to turn it around.

Although that window could close quickly, and Delta do need to start finding some results. That can probably start on the back-end, where the team is allowing 11 goals per game. For comparisons sake, the Salmonbellies have played the same amount of games, but as a team have allowed 38 less goals. 

There's no single figure to blame here, and the good thing is they can still rely on a great offensive cast to help them with the defensive side of things. As they say, the best defence is a good offence. 

Saints finding their groove

As we mentioned above, Poco was missing an extraordinary amount of guys to start the season, and they are starting to trickle back. Ryland Rees will be making his debut tonight and will provide a little bit of extra momentum for the team, even as they fight off some nagging injuries. The team has used a staggering 20-plus call-ups from Junior B and Intermediate A this season.

Despite being 2-4, Poco has played the Adanacs well with a short-handed squad, and are looking for three straight wins after a dominant performance over Nanaimo in last week's Game of the Week. 

Expect Karter Williams to get the nod between the pipes again tonight as usual starter Andrew Gallant has a lower-body injury. Williams has been fantastic as a replacement, going 2-2 in six appearances, a .764 save percentage in just over 200 minutes of game action.

PREDICTION - The Saints stay on the winning track with a big one on the road, 13-7.