MONTREAL -- Defenceman Samuel Labrecque scored once and set up two others as McGill exploded for four power-play goals en route to a 4-0 conquest over the Golden Hawks from Wilfrid Laurier University in men's hockey at McConnell Arena, Friday.

It was the seventh straight victory for the Redmen, who led 2-0 after one period and 4-0 after two. They registered a lopsided 52-15 margin in shots, including a whopping 22-4 difference in the middle stanza.

The game featured 21 penalties, all of them minors, including 14 dished out to the visiting 'Hawks. McGill, which is ranked first in the nation with 19 power-play markers in 11 games, was 4-for-12 with the man-advantage and neutralized all five shorthanded situations.

Labrecque, a 5-foot-6, 182-pound rearguard from Granby, Que., tallied the game-winner and upped his CIS-leading scoring total to 20 points, including eight goals, in 11 contests. He racked up a colossal 11 shots on net, matching a 33-year-old single-game school record for blueliners set by Gilles Hudon (vs UQTR) on Dec. 10, 1982 and equalled by Alain Cusson in a playoff game (vs UQTR), Feb. 23, 1990.

Also finding the net for McGill was David Rose (his 7th), blueliner Dominic Talbot-Tassi (4th) and Rock Regimbald (3rd).

Jacob Gervais-Chouinard, a 6-foot-1, 178-pound native of Ulverton, Que., made 16 saves to collect his first shutout of the campaign, improving his splendid record to 10-0 on the season and 35-7 lifetime in OUA play. Colin Furlong made 48 saves in a losing cause for the 'Hawks as his record tumbled to 1-3.

It was McGill's third lifetime shutout over WLU and their first in a decade -- since a 5-0 win on Nov. 18, 2005 -- as the Redmen improved their lifetime record against WLU to 13-11-1,

McGill (9-1-0) will attempt to extend their win streak to eight when they host Waterloo (4-7) on Saturday (Nov. 14) at 5 p.m. The Warriors played in Oshawa, Friday, where they lost 3-2 to UOIT.

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SCORING SUMMARY
Laurier 0 at McGill 4
(Friday, November 13, 2015 - McConnell Arena)

GOALS BY PERIOD:
Laurier 0-0-0 -- 0
McGill 2-2-0 -- 4

1st Period-
1, McGill, Samuel Labrecque 8 (Talbot-Tassi, Heelis), 3:04 (PP).
2, McGill, David Rose 7 (Labrecque, Heelis), 5:48 (PP).

Penalties- WLU Bench (served by Tetley; interference from bench), 1:43; Lopes Wlu (cross checking), 5:17; Bonneau Mcg (holding), 6:03; Hodhod Mcg (boarding), 12:28; McG Bench (served by Rose; too many men), 13:04; WLU Bench (served by Schoenmakers; too many men), 14:37.

2nd Period-
3, McGill, Dominic Talbot-Tassi 4 (Heelis, Labrecque), 5:24 (PP).
4, McGill, Rock Regimbald 3 (Curcuruto, Bonneau), 14:44 (PP).

Penalties-Lopes Wlu (tripping), 4:50; Webley Wlu (roughing), 7:00; Lambert-Lemay Mcg (charging, roughing), 7:00; Schoenmakers Wlu (roughing), 8:49; Bois Mcg (roughing), 8:49; Wright Wlu (tripping), 11:49; Clutsam Wlu (high sticking), 13:21; Lopes Wlu (hooking), 19:26; Adams Wlu (cross checking), 19:36.

3rd Period-
(No Scoring).

Penalties-Webley Wlu (high sticking), 4:12; Braid Wlu (tripping), 7:17; Wright Wlu (closing hand on puck), 8:09; Regimbald Mcg (tripping), 15:39; Adams Wlu (high sticking), 18:24.

Shots on Goal-
Laurier 7-4-4 -- 15.
McGill 14-22-16 -- 52.

Power Play Opportunities-
Laurier 0 / 5;
McGill 4 / 12.

Penalties-
Laurier 14 / 28;
McGill 7 / 14.

Goalies-
Laurier, Colin Furlong (L, 1-3-0, 52 shots-48 saves; 60:00).
McGill, Jacob Gervais-Chouinard (W, 10-0-0, 15 shots-15 saves; 60:00).

Attendance: 630
Start: 7:04 PM
End: 9:16 PM
Length: 2:12

Referees-Jonathan Alarie, Nicolas Comtois.
Linesmen-Maxime Mongeon, Maxime Desjardins.


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