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OTTAWA – Freshman centre Alexandre Picard-Hooper of Boucherville scored the game-winner and added a helper as visiting McGill hung on to defeat Carleton 4-3 in men’s university hockey, Sunday.

It was the fourth straight win for the defending league champion Redmen, who blanked Queen’s 3-0 on Saturday and have battled back to .500 with a 4-4-1 record after opening their 133rd season with an uncharacteristic 0-4-1 start.

Picard-Hooper, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound recruit out of the St. John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, leads the Redmen in points with a 4-6-10 record in nine games.

The Redmen jumped into a 3-1 first period lead on goals by sophomore Evan Vossen (shorthanded) of Swift Current, Sask., rookie Francis Verrault-Paul (power play) of Mashteviatsh, Que., and senior Marko Kovacevic, a native of Serbia.

Verrault-Paul, a 5-foot-9, 169-pound powder-keg, returned to the lineup after serving an automatic one-game suspension for a checking-from-behind infraction which occurred the previous week. He leads the Redmen in goals (5) is second in points (8) and ranks second in the 16-team league with 63 penalty minutes.

Scoring for the Ravens was Andrew Gibbons of Oshawa, defenceman Ryan Beard of Ottawa and Brandon MacLean of Burlington, Ont.

Netminder Danny Mireault, a freshman from Notre Dame des Prairies, Que., made 23 saves for the win, while Alexander Archibald was saddled with the loss as McGill outshot the Ravens 27-26.

The fifth-place Redmen, who avenged last month’s 4-1 loss to Carleton, trail the second-place Ravens (6-3-1) by four points in the OUA Far East division with a game in hand.

McGill is 8-10-1 lifetime against the pesky Ravens.

The Redmen will begin a three-game homestand on Nov. 21 when they host the Toronto Varsity Blues at McConnell Arena (7 pm).

REDMEN RAP: McGill continues to shine in the faceoff department, posting an impressive 43-21-4 record from the 68 draws taken against Carleton... Vincent Lambert (13-6-0), Alex Picard-Hooper (10-4-2) and Maxime Langelier-Parent (10-5-1) were the best performers in the faceoff circle... The injuries continued to mount for McGill as two more players left the game in the second period: Senior forward Marko Kovacevic, who had one goal and an assist, and junior Leonard Verrilli both suffered apparent back spasms and their status is tentatively considered to be day-to-day... The Redmen already have a short bench with injuries to G Hubert Morin (shoulder), senior D Erik Stilling (shoulder), senior F Eric L Italien (arm) and junior Benoit Arsenault (eye) all out of commission.

SCORING SUMMARY

McGill 4 at Carleton 3
(@ CU Ice House

FIRST PERIOD:
Scoring -
1. McGill, Evan Vossen (1) (M. Langelier-Parent) 9:11  (SH)
2. McGill, Francis Verrault-Paul (5) (G. Doucet, S. Marcotte-Legare) 13:28 PP
3. Carleton, Andrew Gibbons (3) (J. Cipparone, F. Walker) 18:31 
4. McGill, Marko Kovacevic (3) (M. Dorion, A. Picard-Hooper) 19:28

Penalties -
R. Medel Car (interference) 6:27,
G. Doucet Mcg (holding) 8:49,
S. Bakker Car (checking from behind, game misconduct) 11:39,
A. Gibbons Car (slashing) 14:30

SECOND PEIOD:
Scoring -
5. McGill, A. Picard-Hooper (4) (S. Bloom, M. Kovacevic) 1:27 
6. Carleton, R. Berard (5) (A. Gibbons, C. Bourdeau-Mifflen) 5:25  (PP)

Penalties -
S. Bloom Mcg (tripping) 3:30,
K. Morin Mcg (boarding, roughing) 8:41,
R. Berard Car (roughing) 8:41,
F. Verrault-Paul Mcg (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 16:25,
I. Greene Car (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 16:25,
B. Gazdic Mcg (roughing) 18:30

THIRD PERIOD:
Scoring -
7. Carleton, Brandon MacLean (3) (M. Testa, R. Berard) 5:57 

Penalties -
A. Picard-Hooper Mcg (illegal equipment) 9:08

SHOTS BY PERIOD:
MCG: 13 - 9 - 5 -- 27
CAR: 7 - 10 - 9 -- 26

GOALS BY PERIOD:
MCG: 3 - 1 - 0 -- 4
CAR: 1 - 1 - 1 -- 3

POWER PLAY CONVERSIONS:
McGill 1-3.
Carleton 1-5.

PENALTIES No. / Mins.):
McGill 7-14.
Carleton 6-20.

GOALTENDERS:

McGill
Danny Mireault (W, 4-3-0, 60:00 SV: 23, GA: 3)


Carleton
Alexander Archibald (L, 6-3-0, 58:23, SV: 23, GA: 4)


Start : 3:05 PM

End : 5:20 PM

Attendance : 100

Referee : Mr. Coleman

MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
1. Alex Picard-Hooper, McGill
2. Evan Vossen, McGill
3. Yan Turcotte, McGill


McGILL LINEUP SCRATCHES:
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G: Jake Jarvis (dressed but DNP)
G: Hubert Morin (shoulder)
D: Erik Stilling (shoulder)
D: Spencer Brennan
D: Glenn Tindle
F: Benoit Arsenault (eye)
F: Eric Litalien (arm)
F: Tim Drager