Box Score
(Francis Verreault-Paul has eight
goals in his last five games. Photo by Andrew
Dobrowolskyj)
MONTREAL - Francis Verreault-Paul of
Mashteuiatsh, Que., tallied twice and added a helper as the
No.2-ranked McGill Redmen struck four times in less than five
minutes during the opening period and waltzed to a 6-0 whitewash
over visiting Queen's in OUA men's hockey at McConnell Arena,
Saturday.
It marked McGill's 19th consecutive win over the Gaels since a
5-2 loss on Feb. 6, 2004 as the Redmen improved to 112-50-2
lifetime against Queen's, in a rivalry that began way back in
1895.
Maxime Langelier-Parent, a senior from Lery,
Que., ignited the explosion with what proved to be his
league-leading third game-winner of the season at 3:39 of the first
period. Team captain Evan Vossen of Swift Current,
Sask., scored 11 seconds later, followed by Verreault-Paul at 5:34
and a shorthanded goal from sophomore Benoit Levesque of Vaudreuil, Que., at 8:27 to make it 4-0 before
the midway mark of the opening stanza.
It was the sixth shorthanded marker of the season for the Redmen
who share the league lead in that department with Carleton.
"I was pleased to see us get off to a good jump, from the drop
of the puck," said Kelly Nobes, in his second
season as head coach of the Redmen. "We've had some slow starts
this year and it was important to get our legs moving early as we
were well-rested and Queen's had to travel today after playing a
home game last night. At the end of the day, we were moving our
feet and that's our strength."
Verreault-Paul made it 5-0 on the power-play with his eighth
goal at 11:19 of the middle period and just 66 seconds later,
Jean-Francois Boisvert of Mirabel, Que., rounded
out the scoring on a long breakaway pass from defenceman
Ryan McKiernan of White Plains, N.Y.
Marc-Andre Dorion, a two-time All-Canadian
rearguard from St. Hubert, Que., collected three points for the
third time in four contests. He moved up to seventh in the OUA
scoring race with a 4-16-20 record in 13 games and is ranked second
among CIS blue-liners, two points shy of Nipissing's Brodie
Beard.
McGill held a 36-20 margin in shots, including a 16-7 advantage
in the opening period. The Redmen penalty-killing unit snuffed out
all nine Gaels power-plays, including three situations where they
found themselves short two men.
"We've made special teams a point of emphasis in practice over
the last two weeks," said Nobes. "Especially on the penalty-kill,
where we've struggled a little. Clearly the message has sunk in as
we've turned that around in our last two games (killing off 14 of
15) and we have scored twice while shorthanded."
Goalkeeper Hubert Morin, a senior from St.
George de Beauce, Que., kicked aside 20 shots for his second
shutout, improving his record to 5-2 on the season and 63-23-2
lifetime with the Redmen.
Gaels starter Riley Whitlock, a senior from
Calgary who made 46 saves a week ago in a 3-2 home loss to McGill,
was chased from his net after the sixth goal. He made just 22 saves
on 28 shots. His understudy, freshman David Aime
of Clandeboye, Man., blanked McGill the rest of the way, stopping
all eight shots he faced.
The division-leading Redmen improved to 10-1-2 and will head
west next weekend for road games against Nipissing in North Bay,
Ont., and Ryerson in Toronto, Nov. 26-27. Queen's, which
dropped to 6-5-1, will host Ottawa and UQTR next week.
REDMEN RAP: Verreault-Paul, who missed four
games due to injuries, now has eight goals and one assist in his
last five games. The nation's top goal-scorer in each of the last
two seasons, he jumped 30 spots in the OUA scoring race in one fell
swoop, going from 101st before the game to 71st by game's end....
Alex Picard-Hooper, who was the CIS player of the
year last season, missed his fifth consecutive game after suffering
an upper-body injury at Ottawa on Oct. 30... He is not expected
back before the Christmas break... McGill evened their all-time
record against Canadian university opponents at 885-885-127 dating
back to their first intercollegiate game played in 1892.
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
McGill Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
SCORING SUMMARY
Queen's 0 at McGill 6
(Saturday, November 19, 2011 - McConnell Arena)
GOALS BY PERIOD:
Queen's 0-0-0 -- 0
McGill 4-2-0 -- 6
1st Period-
1, McGill, Maxime Langelier-Parent 5 (Ducharme,
Wright), 3:39.
2, McGill, Evan Vossen 7 (Verreault-Paul),
4:22.
3, McGill, Francis Verreault-Paul 7 (Biniek,
Dorion), 5:34.
4, McGill, Benoit Levesque 3 (M.
Langelier-Parent, Dorion), 8:27 (SH).
Penalties-
Verreault-Paul Mcg (interference), 6:52;
Chabot Qns (slashing), 9:22;
Jackson Qns (roughing), 13:05;
Dupont Mcg (checking from behind, 10-minute misconduct),
13:05;
Vossen Mcg (roughing), 13:05;
Therrien Mcg (slashing), 18:51.
2nd Period-
5, McGill, Francis Verreault-Paul 8 (Vachon,
Dorion), 11:19 (PP).
6, McGill, Jean-Francois Boisvert 1 (McKiernan,
Morse), 12:25.
Penalties-
Soquila Qns (hooking), 4:50;
Munroe Qns (roughing), 8:03;
Langelier-Parent Mcg (roughing), 8:03;
Soquila Qns (cross checking), 9:20;
Bureau Qns (hooking), 9:36;
Dupont Mcg (roughing), 20:00.
3rd Period-
(No Scoring)
Penalties-
Mcg BENCH (too many men; served by Morse), 1:37;
Perry Qns (major-charging, game misconduct), 2:45;
Doerrsam Qns (roughing), 8:43;
McKiernan Mcg (roughing, 10-minute misconduct), 8:43;
Langelier-Parent Mcg (tripping), 9:53;
Blunden Mcg (cross checking, 10-minute misconduct), 14:38;
Munroe Qns (10-minute misconduct), 15:15;
Verreault-Paul Mcg (high sticking), 15:15;
Vossen Mcg (hooking), 16:34.
Shots on Goal-
Queen's 7-8-5 -- 20.
McGill 16-15-5 -- 36.
Power Play Opportunities-
Queen's 0 / 9;
McGill 1 / 5.
Penalties (No/Mins)
Queen's 10 / 39;
McGill 15 / 54.
Goalies-
Queen's,
Riley Whitlock (start, L, 5-6-0, 28 shots-22
saves; 32:25);
David Aime (ND, 8 shots-8 saves; 27:35).
McGill,
Hubert Morin (W, 5-2-0, 20 shots-20 saves;
60:00).
Att-612
Referee-Pierre Lambert.
Start- 7:01
Finish- 9:18
Length- 2:17
MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
1. McGill, Francis Verreault-Paul
2. McGill, Maxime Langelier-Parent
3. McGill, Hubert Morin
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-398-7012 (Tel.)
514-398-1956 (Fax)
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile
website)
www.mcgill.ca/athletics
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca
