Box Score Forward Derek Lanoue had three points and the Windsor Lancer men's hockey team scored four power play goals en route to a 5-2 win over the #5 Waterloo Warriors in a penalty-filled affair at the Columbia Icefield Arena on Friday night.
 
The Lancers' victory was their second in a row, pushing their record to 2-1-0.
 
The game was marred by a total of 98 penalty minutes and four misconduct penalties, but the Lancers made the most of their ten power play opportunities. Parker Van Buskirk steered aside 31 shots to claim the win for the Lancers, while Justin Leclerc made 33 saves in the loss for the Warriors.
 
The Warriors carried the play in the first few moments, earning six of the first seven shots registered. But with only 10 seconds left in their first man advantage of the night, Lanoue sneaked a seeing-eye shot through Leclerc's pads to open the scoring.
 
Chris Chappell responded for the Warriors in the late stages of the opening frame. Hauling the puck from the corner across the goal mouth and backhanding it past Van Buskirk to even the score at 1-1 after one period.
 
The turning point of the game came at the 6:24 mark of the second period, when both officials called separate penalties on Warriors defencemen Ryan Hanes and Jeff Einhorn on the same play. It took Lancers forward Eric Noel just 16 seconds to capitalize on the 5-on-3, and Kenny Bradford added a goal on the second power play opportunity to launch Windsor into a 3-1 lead. Julian Luciani's inspired solo effort rounded out the all-Lancers second period, as Windsor took a 4-1 advantage into the final twenty minutes.
 
With the score out of hand, the physical play and frustration began to surface in the third period. The biggest melee came just past the five-minute mark, where a stiff check and the resulting extracurriculars led to 22 penalty minutes alone in that one play. Windsor's Evan Stibbard and Behenna exchanged the only goals of the third period.
 
Windsor will look for their third straight win when they face the Laurier Golden Hawks on Saturday afternoon at 4:00pm.