MONTREAL (January 13, 2018) – The Queen's Gaels (11-6-3) dropped a 4-2 decision to the No. 8 Concordia Stingers (14-3-3) on Saturday night. Stingers forward Anthony Beauregard recorded three points to lead Concordia to the win. Gaels goaltender Kevin Bailie (Belleville, Ont.) made 32 saves in the loss for the Gaels.
 
GAME FLOW
Concordia caught the Gaels in the first period as they opened up a 2-0 lead within the first seven minutes. Beauregard and Eric-Charles Legare scored for the Stingers as they jumped all over the Gaels early. Alex Row (Elizabethtown, Ont.) would respond for the Gaels at 16:03 to cut the Stingers lead to 2-1 heading into the second period.
 
Queen's would respond in the second period when Eric Ming (Williamstown, Ont.) fired home his fourth goal of the season at 8:51. The two teams would fight hard for control of the game but would head into the final frame all squared at 2-2.
 
The third period was an even affair, with Queen's outshooting Concordia 13-9. The Stingers would take advantage of their scoring chances though, as Massima Carozza would give Concordia a 3-2 lead with just less than three minutes remaining. Philippe Sanche would add an empty netter for Concordia to make the final score 4-2.
 
Marc-Antoine Turcotte recorded a 27 save victory in net for Concordia while Bailie made 32 saves in the loss for Queen's.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
1/5- The Gaels took advantage of their power play opportunities, scoring on 20% of their chances
32- Kevin Bailie made 32 saves in the loss for the Gaels
 
UP NEXT
The Gaels return to the ice on Wednesday January 17 when they take on the RMC Paladins. Puck drop is set for 7pm and can be seen live on OUA.tv.