Box Score
MONTREAL -- A pair of second-period goals by sophomore David Rose of Longueuil, Que., proved to be the difference as No.6-ranked McGill opened their OUA quarter-final series with a 3-1 victory over visiting Concordia at McConnell Arena, Wednesday.

It was the fourth straight victory and 10th in the last 11 games for the red-hot Redmen and marked their fourth consecutive conquest against the Stingers, improving their lifetime series record between the cross-town rivals to 88-93-14 in 195 meetings, including a 12-10 mark in post-season play.

All four goals were scored in the second period.

Rose, a 5-foot-9, 196-pound forward who had only seven goals during the regular season, pounced upon a pair of juicy rebounds from teammate Patrick Delisle-Houde to give the Redmen 1-0 and 2-1 leads at 6:04 and 16:40, respectively.

Olivier Hinse of Sherbrooke, Que., tallied the lone Concordia marker, which tied the score at 1-1 on a power-play at 6:44.

Marc-Olivier Vachon of Thetford Mines, Que., made it 3-1 just 63 seconds after Rose's second strike to round out the scoring.

The Stingers had a slight 31-30 edge in shots as Redmen rookie goaltender Jacob Gervais-Chouinard, also from Sherbrooke, made 30 saves to collect his first-ever playoff victory at the collegiate level. Concordia starter Antonio Mastropietro, a native Montrealer, was credited with 27 saves in a losing cause.

It was a rare low-key affair between the bitter rivals that featured only four minor penalties, three of them to the Redmen. Concordia went 1-for-3 on the power-play, while McGill was 0-for-1.

McGill leads the best-of-three series 1-0 and can eliminate the Stingers with a road win at the Ed Meagher Arena, Friday at 7:30 p.m. If a rubber match is needed, it is slated for McConnell Arena on Sunday at 7 p.m.

McGILL MURMURS: McGill Athletics and Recreation is hosting an Olympics viewing party on Thursday at 12 noon when Canada play the USA for the gold medal in women's hockey. The Canadian squad features three products of the McGill women's program, including goaltender Charline Labonte, defenceman Catherine Ward and forward Melodie Daoust. The event, which will feature free pizza, is open to all McGill students and staff. It will be held in Tomlinson Hall, located inside the Currie Gymnasium.

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SCORING SUMMARY
Concordia 1 at McGill 3
(Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - McConnell Arena)

Concordia 0-1-0 -- 1
McGill 0-3-0 -- 3

1st Period-
(No Scoring).

Penalties-
(none)

2nd Period-
1, McGill, David Rose 1 (Delisle-Houde, McNicoll), 6:04.
2, Concordia, Olivier Hinse 1 (Potvin, Lovatsis), 6:44 (PP).
3, McGill, David Rose 2 (Delisle-Houde, Mathieu), 16:40.
4, McGill, Marc-Olivier Vachon 1 (Comtois, Le Sieur), 17:43.

Penalties-Prokop Mcg (slashing), 6:16; Vincent Con (slashing), 9:38; Rose Mcg (roughing), 14:02.

3rd Period-
(No Scoring).

Penalties-Le Sieur Mcg (high sticking), 0:35.

Shots on Goal-
Concordia 11-12-8 -- 31.
McGill 9-15-6 -- 30.

Power Play Opportunities-
Concordia 1 / 3;
McGill 0 / 1.

Goalies-
Concordia, Antonio Mastropietro (L, 0-1-0, 30 shots-27 saves; 58:22).

McGill, Jacob Gervais-Chouinard (W, 1-0-0 , 31 shots-30 saves; 60:00).

Attendance: 279
Start: 7:03 PM
End: 9:07 PM
Length: 2:04

Referees-Alexandre Garon.
Linesmen-Maxime Desjardins, Nicolas Piche.

MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
1. MCG - 7 David Rose
2. MCG - 28 Patrick Delisle-Houde
3. MCG - 30 Jacob Gervais-Chouinard