OTTAWA (October 31, 2015) - With just one game on the weekend the Men's Hockey Team looked to come out on top in their quick weekend road trip to Ottawa to take on the Carleton Ravens.

Riding a three-game win streak, Queen's looked to take their momentum into their game against Carleton after a two-game sweep of Lakehead last weekend on the road.

Game Flow
The first period was a stalemate all the way through. Both teams out up 11 shots on the board with nothing to show for it. Queen's went 0/1 on the powerplay, while Carleton was 0/2 with the extra man in the opening frame.

With the Ravens' offense continuing to press, it was the Gaels who ended up breaking the scoreless game open. 5:33 into the second Darcy Greenaway (Oakville, Ont.) scored his second goal of the season while Patrick Downe (New Maryland, NB) and Spencer Abraham (Cambelville, Ont.) each chipped in with their third assists of the season. The goalies for both sides would shut the door the rest of the period, as the Gaels took a 1-0 lead into the third.

A late second period penalty proved to cost more than just two minutes for the Ravens. With the extra man, Patrick Downe fired home his first goal of the year just 34 seconds into the final frame. Being outshot 26-20, Kevin Bailie (Belleville, Ont.) and the Queen's defense did the work the rest of the way. It wasn't until Carleton opted for the extra attacker in the final moments of the game that another goal was scored. Fortunately for the visitors it was an empty-net marker by Shawn Boudreau (Kentville, Ont.) that gave them a 3-0 lead and win.

By the Numbers
38 - saves by Gaels' goalie Kevin Bailie in the shutout win
2 - points from both Spencer Abraham and Patrick Downe (goal and assist each)
8 - minutes of penalties killed off by Queen's
5 - powerplay goals on the season for the Gaels in 7 games

Up Next
The Men will have a home and home weekend versus UOIT next weekend. First up is a home game at the Memorial Centre on Friday night, followed by the road game in Oshawa on Saturday. Both games will drop the puck at 7:30pm.