KINGSTON, Ont. (February 10, 2018) – The Queen's Gaels (19-6-3) closed out their regular season schedule with a big 5-0 win over the Nipissing Lakers (9-15-4).
Jacob Brennan (Halifax, N.S.) was strong in net for the Gaels, making 37 saves, earning a shutout.
Alex Row (Elizabethtown, Ont.) led the way with three assists for Queen's. The Gaels clinched second place in the OUA East with tonight's victory and set a new program record for wins in a season with 19 beating the previous record from 2016-17.
The Gaels and Lakers will now meet in the OUA playoffs as Queen's finishes second and Nipissing seventh in the OUA East.
GAME FLOW
Queen's came out fast as
Slater Doggett (Oakville, Ont.) got the goal scoring started in the first period when he beat Lakers goaltender Domenic Graham over his blocker side shoulder for his 18th goal of the campaign.
Ben Fanjoy (Ottawa) followed that up with his fifth of the season at 6:09. Near the midway point of the period,
Luke Bertolucci (Montrose, B.C.) was able to score his third of the season after some hard work along the boards from Row. The Gaels would head into the second period with a 3-0 lead.
The goals kept on coming in the second period, starting when
Jaden Lindo (Brampton, Ont.) notched his fifth of the season at 5:13.
Francesco Vilardi (Kingston, Ont.) scored his second of the season after a centering pass from Row at 14:18 to give the Gaels a 5-0 lead.
The final period was the best for Brennan as he turned aside all 14 shots that the Lakers sent his way. The Gaels were able to hold off Nipissing and preserve Brennan's shutout.
Brennan earned his eighth win of the season for the Gaels while Graham took the loss for the Lakers. Brent Moran also made an appearance in net for the Lakers, after Graham was pulled.
BY THE NUMBERS
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Alex Row notched a career-high three assists in tonight's game
19 - Wins a program record
2v7 - The two teams will meet next week in their opening round of playoffs
UP NEXT
The Gaels next game will be a first-round playoff matchup with Nipissing. Times and dates are to be announced.
