SUDBURY, Ont. (February 14, 2015) - The Queen's men's hockey team forced a decisive third game after defeating the Laurentian Voyageurs in game two of their OUA playoff series 3-1 on Saturday night at Countryside Arena in Sudbury.
Neither side could find the back of the net in the opening two periods as goaltenders
Kevin Bailie (Belleville, Ont.) of the Gaels and Alain Valiquette of the Voyageurs matched one another save for save.
Queen's finally broke through in the final frame, scoring twice in the opening five minutes of the period.
Brett Foy (Niagara Falls, Ont.) and
Ryan Bloom (Calgary) collected the tallies to put the Gaels ahead 2-0. The Voyageurs found the scoresheet at the 12:35 mark but could not add another.
With their net empty it was
Kelly Jackson (Scarborough, Ont,) who sealed the win for Queen's.
Final shots for the night totaled 38 to 34 in favour of Queen's. Bailie finished the night with 33 saves as he collected the victory while Valuquette was charged with the 35 save loss.
The Gaels are now scheduled to battle the Voyageurs Sunday night in Sudbury, Ontario in a winner-take-all match at 7:30pm.