TORONTO, Ont. (January 29th, 2010) –
Scott Kenway of Calgary scored the game winning goal with 1:37 left in the third period, sending the Gaels on to victory 4-3.
Peyton Liske of Welland, Ont., opened the scoring in the first period with his 15th goal on the year, and tallied another goal in the second frame.
Joey Derochie of Sudbury, Ont., scored the other goal for the Gaels. Four Gaels recorded a multi-point game.
Toronto's Joel Lenius scored a short-handed goal in the second period on Gaels netminder
Steele De Fazio of Georgetown, Ont.. The second-year saved 25 of the 28 shots he faced on the night. Toronto was plagued by penalties all night, yet the Gaels were only able to capitalize on one of six powerplay opportunities.
The win moves Queen's into a tie with the Varsity Blues for fifth place in the OUA East. Both teams have tallied 27 points with Queen's holding a 13-11-1 record compared to Toronto's 12-11-3 record. Toronto and Queen's are six points ahead of Nipissing and two points behind Carleton.
The Gaels return home to play the Ryerson Rams on Saturday January 30th at the Kingston Memorial Centre. Puck drop is at 7:30pm.