The Lancer men's hockey team swept their weekend series against the Laurier Golden Hawks with a dramatic 2-1 overtime win on Saturday night in Waterloo, ON.
 
With the sweep the blue and gold improve to 9-9-0 on the season, while the Hawks drop to 7-10-1-1.
 
GAME STATS
Johnathan Reinhart played a great game, stopping 30 of 31 shots.  Laurier's Olivier Lafreniere, stopped 28 of the 30 shots he faced.
 
Alex Friessen assisted on both Lancer goals. Kyle Jenkins and Mack Graham got the Golden Hawks' only assists.
 
The Lancers spent a large portion of the game on the powerplay, being awarded six, scoring on one. The Golden Hawks were 0 for 2 on the powerplay on the night.
 
GAME FLOW
The Lancers came out strong in the first period, creating chances on offense. Johnathan Reinhart made some good saves early as did Laurier's Olivier Lafreniere, leading to a scoreless first period.
 
It was the Golden Hawks who broke the ice first in the second period. After four and a half periods without a goal, Ethan Wiseman got the better of Reinhart and put the home team up 1-0. Five minutes later, the Lancers responded with a goal of their own when Erik Olson found twine to tie the game up. Both teams headed into the locker room for the second intermission tied 1-1.
 
In the third period both teams failed to score again as both goaltenders took center stage and shined in the third period. Both Reinhart and Lafreniere put together fantastic performances to ensure their teams a point in the contest.
 
After a series of fantastic saves, Kody Gagnon netted the game winner all alone in the offensive end to sweep the weekend against the Golden Hawks, taking the game 2-1 in overtime.
 
UP NEXT
Windsor returns home for a weekend series against the Lakehead Thunderwolves on Friday January 11th & Saturday January 12th. Both games are scheduled for a 7:30pm puck drop at the Capri Pizzeria Recreation Complex.