Box Score Led by Parker Van Buskirk's solid performance in net, the Lancer men's hockey team won their fifth game in a row with a 3-1 win over the Guelph Gryphons on Thursday night in Guelph.
 
Behind Van Buskirk's 32 saves, the Lancers move to 14-12-1 on the season and into fourth place in the OUA West division. Windsor will be looking to secure home ice advantage in the playoffs with a win on Saturday over the third place Waterloo Warriors.
 
The Gryphons came out strong in the first period, putting pressure on the Lancer defense and goaltending. The Lancers stood strong and held the Gryphons off the board for the first ten minutes.
 
Guelph did manage to get on the board first at 12:30 of the period with a goal from Justin Gvora.  
 
The Lancers soon responded with a goal of their own from Isak Quakenbush at 17:04. The Gryphon defence began to struggle and only a minute later Windsor took the lead with their second goal of the night from D.J Turner.
 
The second period saw tensions rise between the two teams as the Gryphons fought to tie up the game. Van Buskirk again made some key saves to prevent the Gryphons from tying the game and keeping the Lancers ahead.
 
Windsor's offence drilled the Gryphons in the third, but goaltender Cody St. Jacques made a number of impressive saves to keep Windsor off the board.
 
However, the Gryphons struggled to keep up with Windsor's offensive speed, and this breakdown contributed to the Lancer's third and final goal. Drew Palmer ripped down the right wing untouched, and passed to Turner who fired it in before St. Jacques had the chance to respond.
 
The Lancers will look to claim home ice advantage in the first round of the post season on Saturday when they host their final regular season game at 7:30pm. In their last meeting, the Warriors just got past Windsor with a 3-2 shoot-out win.
 
Saturday also marks the final regular season home game in the historic Windsor Arena. The Lancers will mark the occasion with a ceremonial face-off prior to the game and also honour their graduating seniors.
 
Fans are encouraged to come out to the game and be a part of history.