KINGSTON, Ont. -- Evan Vossen of Swift Current, Sask., scored shorthanded, midway through the third period to give the McGill men's hockey team a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Queen's in Kingston, Ont., Saturday.

Gaels' goaltender Riley Whitlock of Calgary stopped 45 McGill shots including 24 in the first period alone, in a losing cause.

McGill jumped into a 2-0 lead on a pair of first-period markers scored on the power-play by sniper Francis Verreault-Paul of Mashteuiatsh, Que.

In the second frame the Gaels chipped away at the McGill lead as Jordan Soquila of Maple Ridge, B.C. notched a power-play goal, his second of the season.

In the third period, the Gaels tied the game at 2-2 when defenceman Brendan Bureau of Amhertsview, Ont. scored an unassisted marker, notching his first of the season.

However, with the Gaels on a power-play midway through the stanza, McGill defenceman Marc-Andre Dorion of St. Hubert, Que., sprung Vossen on a breakaway and the Redmen captain beat Whitlock to score his sixth goal of the campaign and the team's fifth shorthanded goal of the season and the Redmen held on for a 3-2 victory.

Dorion, who was the CIS defenceman of the year in 2009-10, assisted on all three McGill markers.

The Redmen ended up with a 48-40 edge in shots ad Whitlock finished with 45 saves in a losing effort for the Gaels. McGill freshman Mark Segal of Vancouver, B.C. was credited with 38 saves and improved to 5-1.

McGill, which improved to 9-1-2, will again lock horns with the Gaels in their next game, scheduled for Nov. 19 at McConnell Arena.

SCORING SUMMARY

McGill 3 at Queen's 2

(Friday, November 11, 2011 - Kingston Memorial Centre)

GOALS BY PERIOD:
McGill 2-0-1 -- 3
Queen's 0-1-1 -- 2

1st Period-
1, McGill, Verreault-Paul 5 (Dorion, Vachon), 12:50 (PP).
2, McGill, Verreault-Paul 6 (Wright, Dorion), 19:48 (PP).

Penalties-
Bureau Qns (interference), 4:23;
Vachon Mcg (charging), 9:47;
Chubb Qns (hooking), 12:02;
Soquila Qns (interference), 19:31.


2nd Period-
3, Queen's, Soquila 2 (Perry, Munroe), 9:41 (PP).

Penalties-
Bureau Qns (slashing), 2:00;
Ducharme Mcg (boarding), 8:00;
McKiernan Mcg (high sticking), 12:30;
Langelier-Parent Mcg (tripping), 13:37;
Soquila Qns (boarding), 15:52.


3rd Period-
4, Queen's, Bureau 1   4:16.
5, McGill, Evan Vossen 6 (Dorion), 7:52 (SH).

Penalties-

Laporte Mcg (checking to the head, 10-minute misconduct), 7:24;

Bureau Qns (checking from behind, 10-minute misconduct), 19:01.

Shots on Goal-
McGill 26-16-6 -- 48.
Queen's 13-17-10 -- 40.

Power Play Opportunities-
McGill 2 / 6;
Queen's 1 / 5.

Penalties (No/Mins)-
McGill 6 / 20;
Queen's 7 / 22.

Goalies-
McGill, Mark Segal (W, 5-1, 40 shots-38 saves, 60:00).
Queen's, Riley Whitlock (L, 4-5, 48 shots-45 saves).

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Referee-Steve Brown.

Linesmen-Mike Ricica, Paul Reid.

MOLSON CUP THREE STARS

1. Francis Verreault-Paul, McGill

2. Hubert Morin, McGill

3. Marc-Andre Dorion, McGill