BOX SCORE KINGSTON, Ont. – Pierre-Luc Lessard's (Thetford Mines, Que.) goal late in the extra session to give the No. 5-ranked UQTR Patriotes a 2-1 (OT) win over the Queen's Gaels in OUA hockey action at the Kingston Memorial Centre Saturday night.
 
After a scoreless and evenly balanced first period, Corey Bureau (Kingston, Ont.) opened the scoring for the Gaels with a shorthanded goal at the 1:34 mark of the second period; Brandon Perry (Timmins, Ont.) and Drew McLaughlin (Saint John, N.B.) had assists. The Patriotes answered with a power play goal later in that same penalty, at 3:12, by Billy Lacasse (Mont-Laurier, Que.). The remainder of the period was action-packed, but remained tied 1-1.
 
A scoreless third period forced the game into overtime. UQTR's Lessard scored the game-winning goal off at the 3:51 mark of overtime.
 
Riley Whitlock (Calgary, Alta.) had 35 saves for the Gaels and Guillaume Nadeau (St. Charles de Bellechasse, Que.) stopped 27 shots for the Patriotes. The Gaels are now 6-6-3 and the Patriotes move to 12-3-1.
 
The Gaels return to action on Saturday, December 29, as they travel to Kemptville, Ont., to take on the Carleton Ravens in non-conference action. Faceoff is set for 3 p.m.