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MONTREAL – George Lovatsis, a senior from Markham, Ont., set up one goal, scored another with the goaltender pulled and 35 seconds remaining to force overtime, then potted the only goal in a post-overtime shootout as Concordia rallied to knock off the McGill Redmen 3-2 in a spirited OUA men's hockey game at McConnell Arena, Friday.
 
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The result gave Concordia two wins in three meetings with their cross-town rivals, marking the first time in 11 years that the Stingers had won the season series from McGill.
 
Lovatsis also set up the game's first marker, scored by right-winger Alexandre Monahan of Mascouche, Que., only 22 seconds after the opening faceoff.
 
Redmen rearguard Jean-Philippe Mathieu of Loretteville, Que., tied the score at 1-1 when he connected with his first-ever CIS marker, on the power-play at 8:30 of the second period. It looked like McGill had the game in hand midway through the third period when they took a 2-1 lead on rookie Patrick Delisle-Houde's power-play marker at 11:51.
 
But the Stingers turned the tables on McGill in the final minute of play, avenging the previous meeting on Jan. 9, which ended in a similar fashion for the Redmen, who pulled their goalie to score, then won in overtime.
 
McGill had a 39-31 edge in shots as goaltender Andrew Flemming took the loss, dropping his win-loss record to 6-7. Rookie Antonio Mastropietro was credited with 37 saves (not including three in the shootout), improving his record to 3-8.
 
The Redmen were 2-for-4 on the power-play, while Concordia went 0-for-3. McGill's PK unit has now killed off eight consecutive shorthanded situations.
 
McGill, which dropped to 14-6-3, remains third in the OUA East with five games remaining before playoffs. They sit three points in arrears of second-place Carleton (16-6-2) with a game in hand. They can close the gap with a win over the Ravens in Ottawa on Sunday in a game that is slated to be webcast on the SSN Canada network. Puck drop is 3 p.m.
 
The ninth-place Stingers (6-14-3) are three points out of a playoff spot with a game in hand over eight-place Ryerson (9-15-0) and face a crucial game in Ottawa (11-7-4) on Sunday at 6 p.m.
 
McGill is now 84-93-14 lifetime against the Stingers, including a 28-7-1 record in their last 36 confrontations. The teams will not meet again this season unless they cross-paths in the post-season.
 
REDMEN RAP: All three McGill players were held scoreless in the shootout session – Delisle-Houde, defenceman Ryan McKiernan and Justin Ducharme – giving the Redmen a paltry 1-for-14 success rate over their four shootouts this season. The only player to hit pay dirt is blueliner Keven Dupont in a 3-2 OTS win over Toronto on Nov. 23, 2012… Forwards Justin Ducharme and Benoit Levesque returned to the McGill lineup, which left four forwards still sidelined with fairly serious injuries (co-captains Marc-Andre Daneau and Patrick Belzile, as well as Jonathan Brunelle and leading scorer Chris Longpre Poirier)… The team has now lost 83 man games due to injury.
                   

SCORING SUMMARY
Concordia 3 at McGill 2 (OTS)
(Friday, January 25, 2013 - McConnell Arena)

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

1st Period-
1, Concordia, Alex Monahan 8 (Lovatsis, Mastropietro), 0:22.

Penalties-Piette Con (roughing), 14:30; Blunden Mcg (roughing), 14:30; Archambault Con (interference), 18:11; Delisle-Houde Mcg (slashing), 19:34.

2nd Period-
2, McGill, Jean-Philippe Mathieu 1 (Delisle-Houde, Rose), 8:30 (PP).

Penalties-Lovatsis Con (tripping), 1:36; Garland Con (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 8:19.

3rd Period-
3, McGill, Patrick Delisle-Houde 5 (Rose, Laporte), 11:51 (PP).
4, Concordia, George Lovatsis 6 (Hinse, Potvin), 19:25.

Penalties-Dupont Mcg (slashing), 7:18; Dupont Mcg (inter. on goaltender), 9:34; Dubois Con (cross checking), 10:21.

OT Period-
(No Scoring).

Penalties-(No Penalties)

Shootout (GOAL / NO GOAL)-
Concordia 1 (Archambault NG, Lovatsis G),
McGill 0 (Delisle-Houde NG, McKiernan NG, Ducharme NG).

Shots on Goal-
Concordia 3-9-15-3-1-31.
McGill 11-16-9-3-0-39.

Power Play Opportunities-
Concordia 0 / 3;
McGill 2 / 4.

Goalies-
Concordia, Antonia Mastropietro (W, 3-8-0 (39 shots-37 saves; 64:37).
McGill, Andrew Flemming (L, 6-7-0, 30 shots-28 saves; 65:00).

Attendance: 578
Start: 7:02 PM
End: 9:21 PM
Length: 2:19

Referees-Jean-Philippe Sylvain.
Linesmen-Elliot Kmec, Jean-Francois Laferriere.

MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
1. CON - 19 George Lovatsis
2. MCG - 28 Patrick Delisle-Houde
3. MCG - 7 David Rose


SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman,
McGill Sports Info Office
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca
514-398-7012