Final Results
Nov 24, 06 - 19:00

Redmen 4 - Western 4 (OT)

Game Report by Earl Zukerman

MONTREAL – Team captain Benoit Martin tallied twice as No.3-ranked McGill rallied from a two-goal deficit to settle for a 4-4 overtime draw against the visiting University of Western Ontario Mustangs in men’s hockey at McConnell Arena, Friday.

Sal Peralta had given Western a 4-3 lead at 3:48 of the third period on a dump-in off the glass that took a strange bounce and entered a vacated net as McGill’s Jean-Michel Filiatrault had deserted the crease in an attempt to corral the puck behind his net. Video replays, which are not used in CIS hockey, later showed the dump-in to be offside by at least a foot.

The four goals were the first allowed in three starts by Filiatrault, the reserve netminder who has yet to lose a regular season game in his two years with the Redmen. He saved 24 of 28 shots and extended his career record to 8-0-2 in OUA play.

The Redmen capitalized on only one of eight power plays, while Western replied on one of seven.

McGill, which held a 39-28 margin in shots, was thwarted numerous times by third-year goaltender Brad Topping, formerly of the Windsor Spitfires, who now owns a 5-1-1 record.

First-period markers by Peter Franchin and Jesse Boucher (power play) gave Western a 2-0 lead but Martin, the fifth-year veteran from Gaspe, Que., sparked McGill’s comeback with his fourth and fifth goals of the season at 0:27 and 8:11 of the second period.

The Mustangs went ahead 3-2 at 9:16 of the period on Thomas Harrison’s goal but McGill sophomore Sam Bloom evened the score just 107 seconds later.

McGill, which has only lost twice in 12 starts, fell one point back of UQTR, which defeated Lakehead 8-5 Friday, in the OUA Far East standings. The Redmen, 8-2-2 (including an overtime loss), will host Waterloo (10-2-0) on Saturday at 7 p.m. The Warriors are coming off a 4-3 win in Ottawa, Friday. The Gee-Gees, which sit nine points behind McGill, will host Western (6-4-2 including two OT losses) on Saturday.

REDMEN RAP: The Redmen own a stellar 6-0-0 road record in OUA play but are a disappointing 2-2-2 at McConnell Arena… The Mustangs, who lost to McGill in pre-season play, were meeting McGill in regular season action for the first time since 1992… They are now 12-11-3 lifetime against McGill.

SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST PERIOD:
1. Western - Peter Franchin (J. Martens) - 3:45
2. Western - Jesse Boucher (M. Manias, C. Eade) - 17:28 (PP)

Penalties:
McGill - L. Madill (Interfere), 0:14
Western - P. Ouellet (Trip), 7:20
Western - C. Eade (Hook), 10:21
Western - M. McKeown (10-min. misconduct for using dangerous equipment), 12:26
Western - S. Peralta (Trip), 13:51
McGill - T. Kyres (Hold), 15:28
McGill - S. Bloom (Hold), 15:36

SECOND PERIOD:
3. McGill - Benoit Martin (S. Shewchuk ) - 0:27
4. McGill - Benoit Martin (E. L’Italien ) - 8:11
5. Western - Thomas Harrison (M. Manias, M. McKeown) - 9:16
6. McGill - Sam Bloom (M. Leclerc, T. Kyres) - 11:03

Penalties:
Western - M. Manias (Hold), 7:02
McGill - S. Pearce (Interfere), 7:15
McGill - D. Urquhart (High-stick), 16:23
McGill - S. Shewfelt (Rough), 20:00

THIRD PERIOD:
7. Western - Sal Peralta (C. Eade, K. Richardson) - 3:48
8. McGill - Louis-Simon Allaire (S. Shewchuk, K. Morin) - 10:51 (PP)

Penalties:
Western - C. Kennedy (Knee), 5:43
Western - S. Russell (Interfere), 9:12
Western - M. McKeown (Cross-check), 10:45
Western - P. Ouellet (Trip), 15:40
McGill - L. Filiatrault (Trip), 19:29

GOALTENDERS:
Western: Brad Topping (T, 5-1-1; 65:00; 4GA, 35 saves)
McGill: Jean-Michel Filiatrault (T, 2-0-1; 65:00; 4GA, 24 saves)

GOALS BY PERIOD
TEAM 1 2 3 4 Total
Western 2 1 1 0 -- 4
McGill 0 3 1 0 -- 4

SHOTS BY PERIOD
TEAM 1 2 3 4 Total
Western 5 9 9 5 -- 28
McGill 11 13 13 2 -- 39

PENALTIES (No./Minutes)
Western 9/26
McGill 7/14

POWER PLAYS (Goals/Chances)
Western 1/7
McGill 1/8

MOLSON CUP 3 STARS:
1. Benoit Martin, McGill
2. Sal Peralta, Western
3. Louis-Simon Allaire, McGill

REFEREE: Marc Muylaert

ATTENDANCE: 512 (@ McConnell Arena)