Final Results
Feb 16, 07 - 19:00
Redmen 5 - Concordia 6 (OT)
OUA East Best-of-three Quarterfinals -- Non-conference Game
Game Report by Earl Zukerman
MONTREAL – Defenceman Jesse Goodsell of Ayer’s Cliff, Que., rifled
a power play goal at 5:04 of overtime as Concordia rallied from a three-goal,
third-period deficit to upset ninth-ranked McGill 6-5 before a standing-room
only crowd of 705 at Ed Meagher Arena, Friday.
It was the most goals allowed by McGill in a playoff game since a 6-0 setback
at UQTR, March 3, 2000, a string of 22 contests.
The win snapped McGill’s 10-0-1 undefeated streak against the Stingers
and evened the OUA East Conference best-of-three quarterfinal series at 1-1.
Game 3 is slated for Sunday night at 7 p.m. at McGill’s McConnell Arena,
where has won six straight over the Stingers since a 3-1 loss, Nov. 9, 2004.
The game featured eight power-play goals as Concordia went 5-for-11 with the
man-advantage, including the overtime winner after a linesman called McGill
for a disputed too-many-men infraction during a line change at 3:47 of the extra
session.
Referee Dominic Franc dished out 48 penalty minutes, all of them for minor
infractions, including 26 to the Redmen.
Mike Halitzki tallied twice and added an assist for the Stingers, who appeared
all but dead, after McGill led 4-1 after one period and 5-2 after two.
The Redmen outshot Concordia 17-6 in the first period and maintained a 30-16
edge after two periods. But Concordia awoke from their slumber and had a 22-5
edge in the third and a 5-2 margin in overtime to outshoot McGill 43-37. It
was the second-highest shot total against the normally-defensive-minded Redmen
this season and the most in 31 games overall, dating back to a 6-5 home- opening
loss to Ottawa, when McGill surrendered 45 shots in a 6-5 loss.
Concordia goalie Patrick Lepage made 32 saves for the win, while Mathieu Poitras
made 37 in a losing cause for the Redmen.
McGill, which went 3-for-9 on the power play, got goals from five different
players, including Marko Kovacevic, Shawn Shewchuk, defenceman Louis-Simon Allaire,
Benoit Martin and Eric L’Italien.
Concordia took advantage of four McGill penalties in the third, getting power
play markers from Brett Beauchamp at 7:05 and Jason Béliveau at 13:52.
Brad Gager knotted the score at 5-5 when his shot from behind the net appeared
to bounce off an unidentified body with just 3:08 remaining.
Both teams also appeared to score on shots that bounced out so quickly that
the officials judged then to hit the post and did not stop play.
Should McGill win the series, they would advance to a best-of-three series
against the Toronto Varsity Blues, beginning Wednesday at McConnell Arena, with
Games 2 and 3 slated for Varsity Arena next weekend. If Concordia wins the series,
they would play UQTR, while Ottawa, who swept Queen’s after 2-0- and 1-0
shutouts, would play Toronto.
REDMEN RAP: Of McGill’s 11 playoff goals scored, nine different players
have tallied… The Redmen have now blown leads in seven of their nine league
and playoff losses… They frittered away a pair of three-goal advantages,
four two-goal leads and a one-goal lead… Junior D David Urquhart received
credit for three assists in the game… Senior F Shawn Shewchuk’s first-period
goal, which deflected in off a Concordia defender, extended his point-scoring
streak to 10 consecutive games, with a 6-12-18 points total during that span…
Sophomore D Louis-Simon Allaire had a goal and an assist and now has racked
up points in eight of his last nine games with a 6-9-15 record during that sequence…
Junior RW Eric L’Italien has seven goals and one assist in his last six
contests… Sophomore F Sam Bloom picked up a pair of assists and has accumulated
four goals with 10 assists over his last nine games… McGill and Concordia
have now split 20 lifetime playoff confrontations evenly with 10 wins apiece.
SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 5 at Concordia 6 (OT)
FIRST PERIOD:
1. McGill - Marko Kovacevic (Benoit Martin ) - 4:36
2. McGill - Shawn Shewchuk (Louis-Simon Allaire, David Urquhart) - 4:51 (PP)
3. McGill - Louis-Simon Allaire (Sam Bloom, Shawn Shewchuk) - 15:29 (PP)
4. Concordia - Michael Halitzki (Marc-Andre Rizk, Mike Baslyk) - 15:58 (PP)
5. McGill - Benoit Martin (Sam Bloom, David Urquhart) - 19:16 (PP)
Penalty:
Concordia - Brett Beauchamp (Hooking), 2:34
Concordia - Trevor Blanchard (Unsportsmanlike Cond), 4:36
Concordia - Mike Baslyk (Slashing), 8:32
McGill - Eric L’Italien (Interference), 9:47
Concordia - Simon Pierre Sauve (Hooking), 14:42
McGill - Eric L’Italien (Unsportsmanlike Cond), 15:29
McGill - C. Churchill-Smith (Unsportsmanlike Cond), 18:16
Concordia - Trevor Blanchard (Unsportsmanlike Cond), 18:16
Concordia - Dmitri Toupikov (Boarding), 18:16
SECOND PERIOD:
6. Concordia - Michael Halitzki (Mike Baslyk, Marc-Andre Rizk) - 15:53 (PP)
7. Eric L’Italien (G. Demers), 18:49
Penalties:
McGill - Steven Pearce (Interference), 0:31
McGill - Yan Turcotte (Hooking), 6:53
McGill - Steven Pearce (Cross-checking), 10:03
Concordia - Jason Beliveau (Interference), 13:11
McGill - Ken Morin (Holding), 14:33
McGill - Yan Turcotte (Cross-checking), 15:30
Concordia - Trevor Blanchard (High Sticking), 15:30
THIRD PERIOD:
8. Concordia - Brett Beauchamp (Dmitri Toupikov, Trevor Blanchard) - 7:05 (PP)
9. Concordia - Jason Beliveau (Brett Beauchamp, Ron Smith) - 13:52 (PP)
10. Concordia - Brad Gager (Dmitri Toupikov, Trevor Blanchard) - 16:52
Penalties:
Concordia - Dmitri Toupikov (Hooking), 1:18
McGill - Sam Bloom (Hooking), 2:06
McGill - Yan Turcotte (Boarding) , 5:55
Concordia - Jason Beliveau (Tripping), 10:06
McGill - Steven Pearce (Holding), 13:01
McGill - Shawn Shewchuk (Tripping), 17:01
Concordia - Dmitri Toupikov (Hooking), 18:57
OVERTIME:
11. Concordia - Jesse Goodsell (Mike Baslyk, Michael Halitzki) - 5:04 (PP)
Penalties:
McGill - TEAM (Too Many Men), 3:47
GOALTENDERS
McGill: Mathieu Poitras (L, 1-1-0; 6GA, 37 saves, 65:04)
Concordia: Patrick Lepage (W, 1-1-0; 5GA, 32 saves; 65:04)
GOALS BY PERIOD
TEAM 1 2 3 4 Total
McGill 4 1 0 0 5
Concordia 1 1 3 1 6
SHOTS BY PERIOD
TEAM 1 2 3 4 Total
McGill 17 13 5 2 37
Concordia 6 10 22 5 43
PENALTIES (No. / Mins.):
McGill: 13/26
Concordia: 5/11
POWER PLAYS (Goals/Chances):
McGill: 3/9
Concordia: 5/11
Attendance: 705
Referee: Dominic Franc
MOLSON CUP 3 GAME STARS:
1. Michael Halitzki, Concordia
2. Eric L’Italien, McGill
3. Mike Baslyk, Concordia
McGILL LINEUP SCRATCHES:
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G Jean-Michel Filiatrault (dressed but DNP)
G Jake Jarvis
D Erik Stilling (injd)
D Ben Gazdic
C Benoit Arsenault (injd)
F Charles Gauthier (injd)
F Leonard Verrilli
F Jeremy Burgess
