Brock men's team takes game one over Gryphons 4-3 in overtime
GUELPH, Ont. - The Brock University men's hockey team came from behind to win Game One 4-3 in OT in the best 2-out-of-3 OUA 1/4 Finals series versus the Guelph Gryphons Thursday night on the road.
The Gryphons opened the scoring three minutes into the first period as Reilly O'Connor and Seth Swenson setup JP Villeneuve for his first goal of the postseason. With just over five minutes left in the first, Brock tied the score 1-1 as Cosimo Fontana and Adam Lloyd found Chris Maniccia who beat Guelph goaltender Andrew Masters for his first of the playoffs.
In the second period, the Gryphons took a two-goal lead 3-1 as Todd Winder and Scott Simmonds answered with back-to-back goals less than two minutes apart. With 29 seconds left in the second, Brock's Fontana added his second goal of the postseason to make it 3-2. Ayden MacDonald and Maniccia added the assists.
With just over three minutes left in the third period, the Badgers tied the game 3-3 as Sammy Banga and Maniccia setup Fontana for his second goal of the night, sending it to overtime.
Six minutes into the overtime, Guelph turned the puck over and the Badgers MacDonald capitalized beating Andrew Masters for the game winner.
In goal, Brock starter Clint Windsor was outstanding registering 39 saves for the victory. Masters collected 20 saves in the loss.
The Badgers will host Game Two Saturday night 7:15 pm at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
Source: Brock Badgers
Team Stats
Game Statistics | Brock | Guelph |
---|---|---|
PowerPlays | 0 for 3 | 0 for 6 |
Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
Penalties (min) | 8 (16) | 5 (10) |
Shots on Goal | 24 | 42 |
Face Offs Won | 0 | 0 |