Windsor Lancers

The Lancer men's hockey team lost in crushing fashion Thursday night at Adie Knox Arena, dropping a 4-3 contest to the Guelph Gryphons.
 
The blue and gold now sit 5-3 through their first eight games.
 
STATS
Gryphons master's student Nolan DeGurse was the most productive player on the ice, scoring a game-high two goals in addition to an assist. Dylan Hudon complemented him with a goal and two helpers.
 
Thursday's contest featured five of the six goals coming via special teams. Guelph won that battle 3-2, scoring two with the man advantage and one short-handed (all during the second period).
 
Between the pipes, Olivier Ciarlo sealed the win with 29 saves on 32 shots, while Max Donoso countered with 30 stops on 34 attempts.
 
GAME FLOW
Despite a quiet first 10-15 minutes, the hosts finished the opening period strong with hometown centreman Cayden Faust scoring his second goal of the season through dump-and-chase hockey, completing a beautiful passing sequence from Tylin Hilbig and Luke Pfoh via the high slot.
 
In the second period, however, the Gryphons scored four of the game's next six goals and roared to a 3-1 lead. As they continued throughout the night, Dylan Hudon and Nolan DeGurse got the production started during a 55-second sequence, scoring two power-play goals by the seven-minute mark. Nolan Dann added his third of the year short-handed with 3:59 remaining.
 
While Guelph had a multi-goal lead, Windsor fought back hard. Gavin Granger scored his first career OUA goal on the power play 100 seconds after the visitors made it 3-1, and Connor MacPherson added the club's prettiest goal of the year 20 seconds later on a wraparound. The game entered the final frame tied 3-3, setting up for a dramatic finish.
 
Though the blue and gold presented a commendable comeback effort, Nolan DeGurse scored his second of the night from Damon Boose and Ethan Casper with 3:51 left in the same period Lancers captain Logan Linklater hit the post, however, propelling the visitors to their fourth conference win of the season while snapping a six-game losing streak to the hosts.
 
UP NEXT
Windsor will host TMU on Saturday, November 7 at 4:00 p.m. before heading to Western and Laurier on Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13 for two 7:00 p.m. starts.
 
Tickets are available for purchase at goLancers.ca/tickets, or you can watch online at oua.tv.