TROIS-RIVIERES - The No.5-ranked UQTR Patriotes took advantage of a lackluster opening period by McGill en route to a 3-1 victory in OUA men's hockey at Claude Mongrain Arena, Friday.

It was the second win in as many meetings for the first-place Patriotes (8-3-1) over McGill (6-5-0) and gave UQTR a five-point lead in the OUA East standings.

UQTR ended up 2-for-5 on the power-play and held the Redmen scoreless in five manpower advantages. The Pats had a 31-23 advantage in shots, including a lopsided 15-2 margin in the first period, when they took a 2-0 lead on goals by defenceman Raphael Boudreau at 9:05 and Tommy Tremblay, whose power-play marker at 18:11 proved to be the game-winner.

Antoine Quevillon added another power-play goal midway through the second stanza to all but put the game out of reach. McGill co-captain Marc-Andre Daneau of Daveluyville, Que., ruined Marc-Antoine Gelinas's bid for shutout at 11:09 of the final period. He was set up by centre Guillaume Langelier-Parentand blueliner Vincent Bourgeois.

The Redmen had an 11-6 margin in shots and hit a couple of goal posts in the final frame.

Gelinas, a freshman from St. Etienne de Lauzon, Que., made 22 saves for the victory, improving to 6-3-0. McGill netminder Andrew Flemming of Quispamsis, N.B., started for the second straight game and fifth time in 11 contests this season.  The first-year transfer from RMC registered 28 saves in a losing cause and dropped to 3-4-0.

McGill, which went 1-2 on their road trip, now returns to the friendly confines of McConnell Arena, where they have posted a stellar 51-9-1 regular season record over the last five seasons. The Redmen will host the U of T Varsity Blues and Nipissing Lakers, Nov. 23-24, respectively. Both games are slated for 7 p.m. starts.

REDMEN RAP: McGill dropped is 69-146-17 lifetime against the Patriotes but are 31-19-3 in the last 53 meetings... Sophomore centre Marc-Olivier Vachon was held off the scoresheet but continues to lead the Redmen in scoring with a 3-7-10 record in 11 games... Chris Longpré-Poirier, who leads the team in goals, is second in points with 6-3-9 in 10 contests... Sophomore rearguard Hugo Laporte missed his sixth straight game since taking a shot to the head from Queen's forward Brendon MacDonald on Oct. 24. MacDonald was assessed a three-game suspension for his match penalty.

SOURCE: Earl Zukerman, McGill Sports Info Office, 514-398-7012

SCORING SUMMARY

McGill 1 at UQTR 3

(Friday, November 16, 2012 - Claude Mongrain Arena)

GOALS BY PERIOD:
McGill 0-0-1 -- 1
UQTR 2-1-0 -- 3

1st Period-
1, UQTR, Raphael Boudreau 3 (Rajotte, Poirier), 9:05.
2, UQTR, Tommy Tremblay 5 (Lessard, Petit), 18:11 (PP).

Penalties-
Boudreau Uqtr (tripping), 14:31;
Langelier-Parent Mcg (boarding), 17:23;
Rose Mcg (boarding), 18:25.


2nd Period-
3, UQTR, Antoine Quevillon 4 (Lessard, Petit), 12:38 (PP).

Penalties-
Lacasse Uqtr (boarding), 5:23;
Vachon Mcg (holding), 11:35;
Rajotte Uqtr (high sticking), 17:18.


3rd Period-
4, McGill, Marc-Andre Daneau 2 (V. Bourgeois, G. Langelier-Parent), 11:09.

Penalties-
Vachon Mcg (checking to the head, 10-minute misconduct), 3:24;
Rose Mcg (roughing), 5:50;
Boudreau Uqtr (roughing), 5:50;
Boudreau Uqtr (interference), 8:17;
Longpre-Poirier Mcg (checking to the head, 10-minute misconduct), 9:46;
Dallaire Uqtr (checking to the head, 10-minute misconduct), 9:46;
McKiernan Mcg (high sticking), 15:13;
Donovan Uqtr (charging), 16:37.

Shots on Goal-
McGill 2-10-11 -- 23.
UQTR 15-10-6 -- 31.

Power Play Opportunities-
McGill 0 / 5;
UQTR 2 / 5.

Penalties-
McGill 9 / 34;
UQTR 8 / 24.

Goalies-
McGill, Andew Flemming (L, 3-4-0, 31 shots-28 saves; 59:20).
UQTR, Guillaume Nadeau (W, 3-1-0, 23 shots-22 saves; 60:00).

Attendance: 386
Start: 7:57 PM
End: 10:11 PM
Length: 2:14

Referees-Francois Fortin & (not available).

Linesmen-Daniel Bechard & Yanick Pothier.

THREE STARS

1. UQTR - 16 Pierre-Luc Lessard
2. UQTR - 27 Antoine Quevillon
3. UQTR - 11 Tommy Tremblay