RECAP: Sea Dogs win 5-1

FINAL: Saint John 5, Bathurst 1

BATHURST - A four-point night by Maxim Cajkovic guided the Saint John Sea Dogs to a third straight win.

The rookie import recorded two goals and two assists in Saint John's 5-1 road victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Saturday night. The four point night was a career best for Cajkovic, who now has points in seven of his past 10 games.

Charlie DesRoches, Nicholas Deakin-Poot and William Poirier also scored in the victory. Mikhail Denisov made 37 saves in the win.

The Sea Dogs win combined with a Shawinigan Cataractes loss pushes Saint John into the league's final playoff spot by one point. Shawinigan, however, has played one fewer game.

Mathieu Desgagnes scored Bathurst's lone goal - which was the game's opening marker midway through the first period. Mark Grametbauer was pulled after allowing four goals on 22 shots through 40 minutes of action. Tyriq Outen allowed a goal on eight shots in relief.

The Titan, who sit last overall, have now lost 18 straight games at the KC Irving Regional Centre.

The Sea Dogs website has a full game recap.

Game Day 43: at Bathurst

BATHURST - The Saint John Sea Dogs could move into a playoff spot with a win tonight.

A Sea Dogs win and a Shawinigan Cataractes loss would push Saint John into the league's final playoff position. The Cataractes would still have a game in hand, though.

Game time tonight for the Sea Dogs' road match against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/Sea Dogs Live/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 10-29-2-1 for 23 points (fifth Maritimes, ninth Eastern, 17th QMJHL) while the Titan are 7-32-1-1 for 16 points (sixth Maritimes, 10th Eastern, 18th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs and Titan met last night at the KC Irving Regional Centre with Saint John winning 4-3 in overtime. Benjamin Gagne, William Poirier, James White and Filip Prikryl scored for Saint John. Jesse Sutton, Liam Leonard and Mathieu Desgagnes scored for the Titan. Zachary Bouthiller made 18 stops in the win. Mark Grametbauer made 28 stops in the loss.

2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-4-0-0 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 4-1-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Last night. See above.

RECAP: Sea Dogs win 4-3 (OT)

FINAL: Saint John 4, Bathurst 3 (OT)

BATHURST - Filip Prikryl was the hero again in a Saint John Sea Dogs extra time victory.

After scoring the shootout winner in Wednesday's game at Harbour Station, Prikryl netted the overtime winner on Friday night at the KC Irving Regional Centre, giving the Sea Dogs a 4-3 victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.

Prikyl has been playing quite well after a quiet first half. Seemingly riding a wave of confidence, the rookie import has four goals and three assists in his past nine games.

Benjamin Gagne, William Poirier and James White also scored for Saint John. Zachary Bouthiller, who made his first Sea Dogs start after a solid relief appearance on Wednesday, made 18 stops in the win.

Jesse Sutton, Liam Leonard and Mathieu Desgagnes scored for the Titan. Mark Grametbauer made 28 stops in the loss.

The Sea Dogs website has a full recap.

Saint John is now 6-4 in their past 10 games and have moved to within one point of the league's final playoff spot.

Game Day 42: at Bathurst

BATHURST - The big games continue for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

While the Sea Dogs sit ahead of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in the overall standings by six points, this weekend's back-to-back matches at the KC Irving Regional Centre offer the Dogs a chance to gain some ground in the playoff race. They trail the Shawinigan Cataractes, who own the final playoff spot, by three points. Game time tonight is 7 p.m.

The Titan sit last in the QMJHL with just 15 points in 40 games - but have been successful against Saint John so far this year, going 4-1-0-0.

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/Sea Dogs Live/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 9-29-2-1 for 21 points (fifth Maritimes, ninth Eastern, 17th QMJHL) while the Titan are 7-32-0-1 for 15 points (sixth Maritimes, 10th Eastern, 18th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-4 shootout win over the Shawinigan Cataractes on Wednesday at Harbour Station. Maxim Cajkovic, Robbie Burt, Nicholas Deakin-Poot and Brady Burns all scored for Saint John. Mikhail Denisov made 15 saves and Zachary Bouthillier made 23. The Titan are coming off a 5-4 loss in Halifax on Tuesday. Anderson MacDonald, Mathieu Samson, Cole Rafuse and William Champagne scored for the Titan. Mark Grametbauer made 40 stops in the loss.

2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-4-0-0 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 4-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Dec. 28 in Bathurst where the Sea Dogs hammered the Titan 6-1. James White had a hat trick for Saint John while singles came from William Poirier, Alex Drover and Nicholas Deakin-Poot. Mathieu Desgagnes scored for Bathurst. Alex D'Orio had 18 saves in the win. Mark Grametbauer allowed four goals on 12 shots. Tyriq Outen allowed two on 29 shots.

RECAP: Sea Dogs win 5-4 (SO)

FINAL: Shawinigan 4, Saint John 5 (SO)

SAINT JOHN - In an entertaining, back-and-forth contest, the Saint John Sea Dogs picked up a big extra point.

Filip Prikryl scored the shootout winner in a 5-4 Sea Dogs victory over the Shawinigan Cataractes on Wednesday night at Harbour Station. While a regulation time win would have been ideal, the victory puts Saint John within three points of Shawinigan for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's final playoff spot.

Maxim Cajkovic had a goal and two assists to lead the Sea Dogs to the win. Robbie Burt, Nicholas Deakin-Poot and Brady Burns also scored. William Poirier added two assists.

Mikhail Denisov was pulled in the second period after allowing four goals on 19 shots. Things looked dire at the time with the Dogs down 4-2, but the "new" Sea Dogs that we have seen over the past few weeks showed up again, climbing back to tie the game and take it in a shootout.

The newly acquired Zachary Bouthillier played a big role in the win, making 23 stops and denying two of the three shooters in the breakaway contest.

Valentin Nussbaumer, Mikael Robidoux, Charles Beaudoin and Jeremy Manseau scored for Shawinigan. Antoine Coulombe made 25 stops in the in the loss.

Game Day 41: vs Cataractes

SAINT JOHN - A big stretch begins for the Saint John Sea Dogs tonight at Harbour Station.

The Sea Dogs, who sit 17th overall in the QMJHL standings with 19 points, host the Shawinigan Cataractes, who sit 16th with 23 points. The Cataractes own the league's final playoff spot. A win by the Sea Dogs tonight would put them just two points out with two months of regular season left.

Tonight's game begins at 7 p.m.

After this evening's contest, the Sea Dogs play back-to-back games in Bathurst on Friday and Saturday. The Titan sit 18th overall with 15 points.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 8-29-2-1 for 19 points (fifth Maritimes, ninth Eastern, 17th overall) while the Cataractes are 10-26-1-2 for 23 points (fourth Central, eighth Western, 16th overall).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Rimouski Oceanic on Saturday night at Harbour Station. Filip Prikryl, Jeremie Jacob and Brady Burns all scored for Saint John. Mikhail Denisov made 34 stops in the loss. The Cataractes are coming off a 6-2 loss in Boisbriand on Sunday. Zackary Daneau and Jeremy Manseau scored for Shawinigan. Antoine Coulombe allowed two goals on 18 shots. Justin Blanchette allowed four goals on 20 shots.

2018-19 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

2017-18 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 0-1-1-0 against the Cataractes last season while Shawinigan went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Feb. 10, 2018 at Harbour Station where the Cataractes defeated the Sea Dogs 8-5. Alex Plamondon and Anthony Imbeault each scored twice for Shawinigan while singles came from Gabriel Denis, Simon Dubois-Tiberghen, Jason Horvath and Frederick Theoret. Ostap Safin, Radim Salda, Anthony Boucher, Robbie Burt and Kevin Gursoy all scored for Saint John. Mathieu Bellemare made 20 stops in the win. Tommy DaSilva made 32 stops in the loss.