BRUNSWICK

At the end of the day a win is a win.

The St. Dominic Academy Saints’ 1-0 win over the Brunswick Dragons at Sid Watson Arena Monday afternoon gave the Saints their second win of the season (2-3-1).

“It was better than our last performance, but it wasn’t necessarily our best performance,” said St. Dom’s head coach Steve Ouellette.

The Brunswick Dragons, who fell to 4-3 on the season, just couldn’t put one past Saints goalie Grant Carrier.

“Grant Carrier made the saves he had to make,” said Brunswick head coach Mike Routhier. “I thought we played pretty well, we fore-checked well and we had them running around for a few chances there. We play like that, we will get our fair share of wins. ”

It took nearly two periods, but the first goal of the game came in the final minute of the second period. The Saints were on the power play when Brad Berube’s initial shot was stopped by Alexander, but left the rebound in the slot for Calvin Stewart, who fired it into the cage. Zach DuBlois picked up the secondary assist at the 14:42 mark.

“That was his first game this year,” Ouellette said of Calvin Stewart. “He certainly adds (presence) for us. He gives us some speed up (front). He’s one of the few guys we had returning with varsity experience under his belt.”

St. Dom’s went 1-for-5 on the power play while the Dragons were 0-for-5.

Both teams had opportunities to score on the penalty kill in the opening stanza. Brad Berube had a breakaway midway through, but Dragons goaltender Blake Alexander stood his ground to make the stop. A few minutes later, a Brunswick player beat Saints netminder Grant Carrier clean, but rang the puck off the crossbar.

Blake Alexander made 18 saves for the Dragons and Grant Carrier stopped 17 shots for St. Dom’s.

“He’s been doing it all year with key saves at key times,” Routhier said of Blake Alexander who made that key save in the first period.