POSTSCRIPT: Sea Dogs 3, Sagueneens 4

A collection of recaps from last night’s 4-3 Saint John Sea Dogs shootout loss to the Chicoutimi Sagueneens…

Our recap. The Sagueneens edged the Sea Dogs 4-3 in a shootout, handing the visitors their first loss in nearly two months.

News 88.9’s recap. Featuring Tim Roszell’s goal calls.

Le Quotidien’s recap. Inspired by Alexandre Beauregard and the ovation that he received at the puck, the Saguenéens looked like the team that raised the Memorial Cup last spring.

SaintJohnSeaDogs.com’s recap. The loss snapped the streak at 17, but Saint John remains undefeated in regulation in 18 straight Quebec Major Junior Hockey League games, going 17-0-1.

Sagueneens.com’s recap. Beauregard. Is. Back.

SN Live Blog Replay. Entertaining game.

MISSING IN ACTION: Tomas Jurco is currently not with the team for school reasons. According to News 88.9, he will not play on Sunday and is questionable for Wednesday’s game in Halifax. Defenseman Spencer MacDonald was a healthy scratch while forward Devon Oliver-Dares is still out with a broken collarbone.

STREAK: The loss ended Saint John’s winning streak at 17 games. It was the Sea Dogs’ first loss since January 12 when they fell to the Shawinigan Cataractes 4-1 at Harbour Station. The Dogs have still not lost in regulation in their past 18 games.

ON THE ROAD: The Sea Dogs fell to 19-9-0-2 on the road this season. They play their final four games of the season all away from Harbour Station.

BEAUREGARD: It was a special night in Chicoutimi as former Sea Dog Alexandre Beauregard returned to the Sagueneens lineup after battling thyroid cancer. Beauregard was given a loud ovation when he took the ceremonial faceoff with Jonathan Huberdeau.

Beauregard, predictably, didn’t play a whole lot. He did take a cross checking penalty early in the first and finished the game with one shot and two hits.

In an interview with News 88.9, Beauregard said he will have further treatment later this year.

Buzzing The Net has a post on his return.

VS THE SAGS: The Sea Dogs are probably happy that this was the final regular season meeting between the two this year. They finish with a 1-1-0-1 record against Chicoutimi which includes last night’s shootout loss and an 8-3 loss at Harbour Station back in December.

Saint John is 10-5-0-1 against the tough Telus East Division heading into tomorrow’s game against Shawinigan.

GAUTHIER: Danick Gauthier scored twice last night, giving him 44 goals on the year. He is just two away from tying Mike Hoffman’s single season goal scoring record of 46. Gauthier has four games left to reach the record.

Gauthier also became the first Sea Dog this season to reach the 80-point mark. He has two more points than Zack Phillips for the team lead.

PHILLIPS: Zack Phillips scored last night giving the Sea Dogs a 3-2 lead at the time - their only lead of the game. He has just two points – both goals – in his past four games.

PENALTY SHOT: Guillaume Asselin scored on a penalty shot in the third period to tie it at 3-3. According to the QMJHL, the goal was only the seventh penalty shot marker on 30 attempts in the league this year.

WEBCAST: The Chicoutimi webcast is pretty good until it turns to the right corner.

NOTES: Sellout crowd of 3,717 watched the game at the Georges Vezina Centre… both teams went 1/4 on the power play… it was an uneventful night for former Sea Dogs defensemen Gabriel Bourret and Guillaume Cloutier… both teams scored one goal each in each 20-minute period… Charlie Coyle and Danick Gauthier each had six shots for Saint John… Gauthier and Charles Roussel each had three hits… Jean-Gabriel Pageau had five shots for Chicoutimi.

STANDINGS: The Sea Dogs now have a four-point lead on the Shawinigan Cataractes in the race for first place and have a game in hand. Saint John can clinch first place for a third straight season with a win in Shawinigan tomorrow.

NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs head to Shawinigan to take on the Cataractes on Sunday at 5pm. It should be a good one.