KINGSTON (December 5, 2015) - The Gaels (10-4-0) scored three goals in the third period en-route to the win versus the Ryerson Rams (8-9-0).

Both teams were coming off of Friday night wins. Queen's topped Toronto, and Ryerson bested UOIT.

Game Flow
The first period started off with the Gaels a couple steps behind. Most of the chances in the opening 10 minutes went to the Rams, but once again solid defense and goaltending kept the home team in it. Late in the frame, Ryerson converted on their first powerplay of the night. Aaron Armstrong put away a rebound right in front to give his team the opening goal, taking a 1-0 lead into the second period.

The middle frame was a very physical from the get go, with big hits coming from each team. 2:25 in the Gaels were able to capitalize on the man advantage. Slater Doggett (Oakville, Ont.) whacked the puck out of mid-air on a rebouncd to put the puck past the Rams goalie. With just under five minutes to play in the period, the Rams would score on a 3 on 2 and take a one goal lead. Just as the period entered its final minute Spencer Abraham's (Campbellville, Ont.) shot from the point would be tipped in by Eric Ming (Williamstown, Ont.) for his team leading eighth goal of the season, bringing the game to a 2-2 score going into the final frame.

Right off the hop the Gaels had some solid momentum and were able to jump out to a 3-2 lead. Ryan Bloom (Calgary, Alta.) would score in the first minute of the period and Ming would tally an assist on the goal, his fifth point and third assist in the last two games. The physicality did not let up in the period as the teams shared hits back and forth for the full 20 minutes of the third. With just 1:30 left in the game, the Rams would pull their goalie for the extra attacker. The Gaels would take advantage of the empty goal as Patrick McGillis (Calgary) and Steve Trojanovic (Burlington, Ont.) would both score one and give the Gaels a three goal lead.

That would be the end of it as the Gaels would win 5-2 and sweep the visiting Toronto teams this week. They will now take their 10-4-0 record to the unofficial second half of the season.

By the Numbers
8 - goals on the year by Eric Ming and Patrick McGillis to lead the team
5 - points in the last two games by Ming
43 - shots on net by both teams
21 - shots on net by Queen's in the second period
15 - Spencer Abraham and Ming share the team lead in points with 15
6 - Queen's sits 6th in the Eastern Conference going into the break

Up Next
Queen's will be on a short break until December 30th to visit UOIT in Oshawa. Then they'll be back on the ice on January 8, 2016 in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec versus UQTR, and the following week, they will play host to back-to-back home games versus Concordia and UQTR.