NORTH BAY, Ont. (November 18, 2017) – The Queen's Gaels (6-3-3) used some overtime magic to beat the Nipissing Lakers (4-5-3) 4-3 on Saturday night. The Gaels closed out a successful road trip with their second win in as many nights.
Darcy Greenaway (Wilton, Ont.) gave Queen's the win when he ended things only 50 seconds into the extra frame on an unassisted goal.
Jacob Brennan (Halifax) was solid in net for the Gaels, picking up 29 saves in the win.
GAME FLOW
Queen's opened the scoring at 10:58 of the first period when Luke Edwards (Kingston, Ont.) scored his second of the year, with helpers going to
Graeme Brown (Gananoque, Ont.) and
Warren Steele (Williamsburg, Ont.). The Gaels would take that 1-0 lead into the second period.
The Lakers would answer back in the second period when Erik Robichaud beat Gaels netminder Brennan to tie the game at 1-1. Duncan Campbell (Brandon, Man.) responded for Queen's to take back the lead at 12:57. Deverick Ottereyes would tie the game back up 2-2 with a late goal as the teams would enter the third period deadlocked.
Ben Fanjoy (Ottawa, Ont.) got the Gaels started on the right foot in the third frame when he broke the tie and scored his second goal of the season at 7:44. The Lakers would respond under a minute later to tie the game once again.
With the score all tied up after 60 minutes, the teams headed to overtime where less than a minute in, Greenaway scored the game winner. The goal was his sixth of the season and gave the Gaels their second win of the weekend.
Brennan picked up the win in net for Queen's, making 29 saves, while Brent Moran took the loss in net for the Lakers.
BY THE NUMBERS
29- Saves for
Jacob Brennan tonight
0/6- The Gaels power play numbers in this evening's game
UP NEXT
The Gaels are back in action next on Friday, November 24 when they take on the Western Mustangs at the Memorial Centre in Kingston. Puck drop is set for 7:30 pm. Tickets are available at www.gogaelsgo.com/tickets, or the game can be seen live on OUA.tv.