The Queen's Men's Hockey team battled the Nipissing Lakers in a spirited Thursday evening contest, coming out on top with a 4–2 victory.

The Lakers struck first, opening the scoring at 7:27 of the first period to take a 1–0 lead.

Queen wasted no time responding in the second frame. Just minutes in, Sebbie Johnson (Arts & Sciences) buried the equalizer, with Michael Renwick (Arts & Sciences) and Nolan Hutcheson (Health Studies) picking up the assists. The teams headed into the final period deadlocked at 1–1.

Midway through the third, Kolton Cousins (Arts & Sciences) gave the Gaels their first lead of the night, finishing off a feed from Ian Lemieux (Arts & Sciences). Nipissing battled back to tie things up with just under eight minutes remaining, but the Gaels weren't done yet. William Bouwer (Arts & Sciences) restored the lead with a clutch goal, assisted by Cameron Morton (Arts & Sciences) and Sebbie Johnson (Arts & Sciences), with his second point of the night. 

With time winding down, Sam Marburg (Arts & Sciences) sealed the deal with an empty-netter to make it 4–2 and secure the win for the Gaels. 

Catch your Queen's Gaels back in action tomorrow as they face off against the Concordia Stingers in Montreal. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m., with live coverage available on OUA.TV.