Final Results
Nov 28, 07 - 19:00
Redmen 5 - Concordia 3
Game Report by Earl Zukerman
MONTREAL – Guillaume Demers of Baie Comeau, Que., scored twice and added
an assist as No.9-ranked McGill skated to their ninth consecutive victory with
a 5-3 come-from-behind affair over Concordia in men’s university hockey
at McConnell Arena, Wednesday.
The win streak is McGill’s longest since 1936-37, when they went undefeated
with 10-0 record in the International Intercollegiate Ice Hockey League.
It also helped move the Redmen into a first-place tie with UQTR. Both teams
sit atop the OUA Far East standings with identical 10-3-1 records, two points
ahead of Concordia (9-5-1).
McGill held a one-sided 39-18 territorial edge in shots over the Stingers,
including a 13-3 differential in the middle period. The win improved McGill’s
record to 13-1-1 in their last 15 meetings versus Concordia.
Senior netminder Mathieu Poitras made his 11th consecutive start and recorded
15 saves, improving to 10-2-0. He leads all OUA goalies and is tied for second
among CIS leaders in wins. Patrick Lepage took the loss between the pipes for
Concordia and fell to 5-4-1.
The Stingers led 1-0 after one period on a goal by Nicolas Lafontaine but the
Redmen awoke in the middle frame with a pair of goals only 40 seconds apart
from defenceman Louis-Simon Allaire on the power play at 5:48 and the aforementioned
Demers at 6:28.
On the latter goal, Demers, a third-year centre, won a faceoff deep in McGill
territory, and raced the length of the ice to score shorthanded on a breakaway.
Concordia tied the game in the third period on a goal by Gabriel Boies at 6:42
but the Redmen jumped into a 4-2 lead with another pair of quick goals at 7:57
and 8:49 from sophomore Vincent Lambert of Ste. Therese, Que., and rookie Guillaume
Doucet of Montreal, respectively. Doucet’s marker, his third of the season,
proved to be the game-winner.
The Stingers narrowed the gap to 4-3 in the final stanza on Trevor Blanchard’s
slapper from the top of the faceoff circle but Demers put the game out of reach
at 15:45 when he converted a pass from senior Eric L’Italien to tally his
sixth goal of the season.
L’Italien, a native of Ste. Foy, Que., who graduated in his junior year
and returned this season to study law, had three assists in the game.
Concordia, which had entered the contest with the No.1 power play in the 16-team
OUA, went 0-for- 5 and coughed up a shorthanded goal to McGill, which leads
the league in penalty-killing at 91.1 per cent.
McGill will close out the first semester this weekend in Toronto and with a
pair of victories, can break the school record for consecutive wins in intercollegiate
play. They take on the Ryerson Rams (2-8-3) on Friday and the U of T Varsity
Blues, Saturday. McGill has won 12 straight games over Ryerson, who haven’t
beaten the Redmen since Nov. 9, 2001. In the last 25 meetings against the Varsity
Blues, McGill is 16-5-4.
REDMEN RAP: McGill has surrendered the first goal in eight of their 14 games
but have rallied to win five of them… Allaire’s goal extended his
point streak to four games with a 3-3-6 record in that span… He is ranked
seventh among OUA rearguards in points with 4-6-10 in 14 games… Redmen
points leader Shawn Shewchuk was kept off the scoresheet, putting an end to
his eight-game point streak… Rookie Simon Courcelles, who leads the Redmen
with nine goals, sat out an automatic one-game suspension against Concordia
as the result of his fighting major incurred last week against Ryerson…
He was replaced in the lineup by freshman Simon Marcotte, a high-scoring recruit
out of the Quebec Jr. AAA league, who had missed the first 13 Redmen games with
a leg injury. Marcotte’s debut was short-lived, however, when he was ejected
in the first period after a hit-from-behind minor penalty.
SCORING SUMMARY
Concordia 3 at McGill 5
- Nov 28, 2007 -
FIRST PERIOD:
Scoring -
1. Concordia, Nicolas Lafontaine (5) (E. Begin, S.P. Sauvé) 12:39
Penalties -
M. Element Con (slashing) 1:07,
M.A. Rizk Con (roughing) 18:23,
S. Marcotte Mcg (checking from behind minor, GM 50) 18:23
SECOND PERIOD:
Scoring -
2. McGill, Louis-Simon Allaire (4) (S. Bloom, E. L’Italien) 5:48 (PP)
3. McGill, G. Demers (5) (unassisted) 6:28 (SH)
Penalties -
N. Sciangula Con (roughing) 2:34,
B. Beauchamp Con (interference) 4:37,
L. Verrilli Mcg (hooking) 6:20,
A. Palombaro Con (hooking) 11:14,
T. Blanchard Con (holding) 12:02,
G. Doucet Mcg (holding opp. stick) 15:07,
B. Gazdic Mcg (hooking) 17:44
THIRD PERIOD:
Scoring -
4. Concordia, Gabriel Boies (3) (B. Beauchamp, N. Lafontaine) 6:42
5. McGill, Vincent Lambert (4) (G. Demers, E. L’Italien) 7:57
6. McGill, Guillaume Doucet (3) (B. Arsenault) 8:49
7. Concordia, Trevor Blanchard (11) (S.P. Sauvé, B. Gager) 12:20
8. McGill, Guillaume Demers (6) (E. L’Italien) 15:45
Penalties -
L.S. Allaire Mcg (boarding) 4:38,
G. Doucet Mcg (holding opp. stick) 18:29
SHOTS BY PERIOD:
CON: 6 3 9 -- 18
MCG: 11 13 15 -- 39
GOALS BY PERIOD:
CON: 1 0 2 -- 3
MCG: 0 2 3 -- 5
PENALTIES (No./Mins):
CON: 6 / 12
MCG: 7 / 22
POWER PLAY CONVERSION:
Concordia 0-5.
McGill 1-5 (+ one SHG for)
GOALTENDERS:
Concordia
Patrick Lepage [L] 5-4-1, 59:21, 34 SV, 5 GA
Empty-net: 0:39, 0GA
McGill
Mathieu Poitras [W] 10-2-0, 60:00, 15 SV, 3 GA
Start : 7:02 PM
End : 9:07 PM
Attendance : 326
Referee: Marc Muylaert
MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
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1. Guillaume Demers, McGill
2. Eric L’Italien, McGill
3. Nicolas Lafontaine, Concordia
McGILL LINEUP SCRATCHES:
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G Jake Jarvis (dressed but DNP)
G Jean-Michel Filiatrault (injd)
D Erik Stilling (injd)
D David Urquhart (injd)
F Charles Gauthier (injd)
F Mathieu Leclerc (injd)
F Simon Courcelles (serving suspension)
