OSHAWA, ONT -- Team captain
Patrick Delisle-Houde of Quebec City, scored a shorthanded goal and added a helper as fifth-ranked McGill doubled the No.7-ranked University of Ontario Institute of Technology 4-2 in a key OUA men's hockey confrontation at the Campus Ice Centre, Friday.
The result avenged a shocking 5-2 home-ice loss to the Ridgebacks on Oct. 8 and improved McGill's record to 10-2 lifetime against UOIT. It was McGill's fourth consecutive victory on the season and helped them leap-frog past UOIT in the OUA East standings as the Redmen took over the top spot with an 11-2-1 record, three points ahead of UOIT (10-5-0), which slipped to fourth behind UQTR (10-4-1) and Queen's (10-4-1).
McGill, which had a 35-25 advantage in shots, led 2-0 after the opening period, 3-0 after two and extended that lead to four goals in the final stanza before conceding a pair of markers in the late stages of the contest.The Redmen looked sharp on special teams, going 1-for-4 on the power-play and killing off all six shorthanded situations.
Delisle-Houde, a fifth-year centre, opened the scoring with his second "shorty" of the season after not scoring any in OUA play over his first four campaigns. The 25-year-old master's student in kinesiology ranks third in the league with a team-leading 10 goals in 13 games. He also set up
Mathieu Pompei 's seventh of the season, a power-play marker at 13:37 of the final period to give McGill a 4-0 lead. Pompei has 26 points in 14 games and tied for the OUA scoring lead with Carleton's
Michael McNamee (8-18-26), who has played one more game.
Other McGill markers were scored by rookies
Guillaume Gauthier to make the score 2-0 and
Alexandre Tremblay, who gave the Redmen a three-goal bulge.
The Ridgebacks finally broke freshman goaltenderÂ
Louis-Philip Guindon 's bid for a shutout when
Ben Blasko found the back of the net at 14:21 of the third and team captain
Cameron Yuill added another at 17:30, with the goalie pulled, making for a bit of a hairy finish.
Guindon, a 21-year-old who played for Drummondville and Rimouski in the QMJHL, saved 23 of 25 shots, improving to 7-2 on the season. The 6-foot-1, 183-pound native of St. Joseph du Lac, Que., is ranked second among league leaders in wins and fourth in goals-against average (2.23), to go along with a .909 save percentage.
UOIT starter
Tyson Teichmann was beaten four times on 31 shots and took the loss as his record tumbled to 5-3.
McGill (11-2-1) now faces a key matchup in Kingston on Saturday (Nov. 26), where they will confront eighth-ranked Queen's (10-4-1) with the winner moving into sole possession of first place in the 10-team OUA East. The game will be webcast live on
OUA-TV at 7:30 p.m. with live stats available
online. The Ridgebacks (10-5-0) will try to rebound when they host Ottawa (6-6-2) on Saturday afternoon.
LINK TO COMPLETE BOXSCORE
SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 4 at UOIT 2
(Friday, November 25, 2016 - Campus Ice Centre)
GOALS BY PERIOD:
McGill 2-1-1 -- 4
UOIT 0-0-2 -- 2
1st Period-
1, McGill,
Patrick Delisle-Houde 10 (Verrier), 7:37 (SH).
2, McGill,
Guillaume Gauthier 2 (Verrier), 15:15.
Penalties-Tremblay Mcg (goaltender interference), 7:25; Yuill Uoit (interference), 8:50; Gamelin Mcg (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 15:58; Lambert-Lemay Mcg (hooking), 15:58; Johnson Uoit (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 15:58; Curcuruto Mcg (checking to the head, 10-minute misconduct), 18:02.
2nd Period-
3, McGill,
Alexandre Tremblay 2 (J. Boutet, Regimbald), 17:33.
Penalties-(none)
3rd Period-
4, McGill,
Mathieu Pompei 7 (Chiarlitti, Delisle-Houde), 13:37 (PP).
5, UOIT,
Ben Blasko 4 (Elser, Latina), 14:21.
6, UOIT,
Cameron Yuill 6 (Elser, Doucette), 17:30.
Penalties-Curcuruto Mcg (holding), 4:31; Robinson Uoit (cross checking), 7:46; Johnson Uoit (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 11:36; Jarvis Uoit (slashing), 13:25; Halbert Mcg (high sticking), 14:21; Bois Mcg (holding), 14:59.
Shots on Goal-
McGill 13-15-7 -- 35.
UOIT 10-4-11 -- 25.
Power Play Opportunities-
McGill 1 / 4;
UOIT 0 / 6.
Goalies-
McGill,
Louis-Philip Guindon (W, 7-2, 25 shots-23 saves; 60:00).
UOIT,
Tyson Teichmann (L, 5-3, 35 shots-31 saves; 56:31).
Attendance: 314
Start: 7:30 PM
End: 9:45 PM
Length: 2:15
Referees-Korey Bannerman, Andrew Jackson.
Linesmen-Andy Sampson, Mr. Jenkman.
THREE STARS
1.
MCG - 28
Patrick Delisle-Houde
2.
UOIT - 22 Jake Logan
3.
MCG - 19
Mathieu Pompei
2016-17 OUA MEN'S HOCKEY STANDINGS (updated after game)
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| 1 |
McGill |
14 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
23 |
0.808 |
62 |
39 |
8-0-1 |
8-1-1 |
318 |
| 2 |
UQTR |
15 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
0.700 |
65 |
43 |
5-0-1 |
7-2-1 |
217 |
| 3 |
Queen's |
15 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
0.700 |
43 |
40 |
0-1-0 |
7-3-0 |
107 |
| 4 |
UOIT |
15 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
20 |
0.667 |
50 |
40 |
0-3-0 |
5-5-0 |
191 |
| 5 |
Concordia |
14 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
18 |
0.643 |
50 |
37 |
0-2-0 |
6-4-0 |
197 |
| 6 |
Carleton |
15 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
18 |
0.600 |
60 |
38 |
2-0-0 |
6-4-0 |
265 |
| 7 |
Laurentian |
15 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
15 |
0.500 |
40 |
47 |
0-1-0 |
6-4-0 |
192 |
| 8 |
Ottawa |
14 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
0.500 |
38 |
43 |
5-0-2 |
5-3-2 |
194 |
| 9 |
Nipissing |
14 |
4 |
9 |
1 |
9 |
0.321 |
28 |
49 |
0-2-0 |
3-7-0 |
187 |
| 10 |
RMC |
15 |
3 |
11 |
1 |
7 |
0.233 |
25 |
49 |
0-5-1 |
2-7-1 |
233 |
| 1 |
Ryerson |
14 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
23 |
0.821 |
63 |
38 |
6-0-0 |
7-2-1 |
255 |
| 2 |
York |
15 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
20 |
0.667 |
44 |
31 |
2-0-1 |
6-2-2 |
152 |
| 3 |
Windsor |
15 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
17 |
0.567 |
49 |
44 |
2-0-1 |
5-4-1 |
282 |
| 4 |
Guelph |
15 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
16 |
0.533 |
53 |
48 |
3-0-0 |
5-5-0 |
202 |
| 5 |
Laurier |
15 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
16 |
0.533 |
47 |
51 |
2-0-1 |
5-3-2 |
180 |
| 6 |
Brock |
14 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
0.536 |
46 |
54 |
0-3-1 |
6-3-1 |
297 |
| 7 |
Lakehead |
14 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
0.536 |
45 |
52 |
1-0-0 |
5-4-1 |
235 |
| 8 |
Western |
14 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
12 |
0.429 |
34 |
52 |
1-0-0 |
2-6-2 |
234 |
| 9 |
Waterloo |
13 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
0.346 |
22 |
44 |
0-3-1 |
2-5-3 |
219 |
| 10 |
Toronto |
15 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
0.133 |
38 |
63 |
0-3-0 |
1-9-0 |
204 |
