Sparkplug Verreault-Paul nets fourth game-winner in eight contests
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WATERLOO, Ont. - Sophomore centre Francis Verreault-Paul of Mashteviatsh, Que., scored his league-leading fourth game-winner as visiting McGill skated to a 6-4 victory over the Waterloo Warriors at the Columbia Ice Field arena on Saturday.
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The win, combined with a disappointing 8-4 loss at Laurier on Friday the 13th, left the No.4-ranked Redmen with a 7-1 record in OUA play.
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McGill led 2-0 after the first period on goals Marc-Andre Daneau and Guillaume Doucet.Ìý For both, it was their sixth goal of the season.
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After Kyle Sonnenburg replied on a second-period power play for the Warriors, McGill jumped into a commanding 4-1 lead on markers from defenceman Ben Gazdic and forward Andrew Wright.
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Verreault-Paul connected on the power play at 1:14 of the final frame to give McGill a commanding 5-1 lead. The 5-foot-9, 169-pound powder keg now leads the Redmen in both scoring (7-7-14) and penalty minutes (40).
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Waterloo made it interesting when third-period goals by Kyle MacDonald and Aaron Lewicki narrowed the gap to 5-3 but Redmen rearguard Yan Turcotte snuffed out any hope of a comeback at 17:10 of the final stanza with his third goal of the season
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Trailing by three, the Warriors were awarded a late power play and pulled goaltender Keaton Hartigan for a 6-on-4 manpower advantage which paid off when Chris Ray connected with six second remaining but it was a case of too little, too late.
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Waterloo outshot McGill 34-32, including a 17-9 barrage in the final stanza but goaltender Hubert Morin was solid after a shaky outing against Laurier the previous night and made 30 saves, improving his unblemished record to 4-0
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Hartigan took the loss for the Warriors, who are fourth in the OUA West Conference with a 7-4-1 record.
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McGill will return to the friendly confines of McConnell Arena, to host the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks (4-5-1), a third-year expansion team from Oshawa, in the final Redmen home game of the semester, Nov. 24. McGill defeated UOIT 4-1 at McConnell last year and is 2-0 lifetime against the Ridgebacks.
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REDMEN RAP: McGill was 2-for-7 on the power play while Waterloo connected on 3-of-9 opportunities. After a very slow start, the Redmen PP has now moved up to 14th in the 19-team league and is operating at 14.5 per cent, scoring on eight of 55 PP opportunities... On the other side of the ledger, McGill has the OUA's third-best penalty-kill and is operating at 87.8 efficiency, snuffing out 43 of 49 chances.
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SCORING SUMMARY
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McGill 6 At Waterloo 4
(Nov 14, 2009 at Columbia Ice Field)
1st Period-
1, McGill, Daneau 6 (Langelier-Parent, Belzile), 3:24.
2, McGill, Doucet 6 (Marcotte-Legare, Vossen), 4:53.
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Penalties-
Veysey Wat (tripping), 13:09;
Gazdic Mcg (hooking), 18:30;
Langelier-Parent Mcg (roughing, 10-minute misconduct), 20:00;
Turcotte Mcg (slashing), 20:00;
Schnurr Wat (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 20:00;
Whitely Wat (10-minute misconduct), 20:00.
2nd Period-
3, Waterloo, Sonnenburg 1 (Hart, Ray), 0:22 (pp).
4, McGill, Gazdic 1 Ìý 16:47.
5, McGill, Wright 2 (Turcotte, Picard-Hooper), 17:30 (pp).
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Penalties-
Pasha Wat (slashing), 2:49;
Wright Mcg (slashing), 9:19;
Dileo Wat (interference), 9:26;
Dorion Mcg (interference), 9:53;
Belzile Mcg (slashing), 14:05;
MacDonald Wat (tripping), 16:55;
Verreault-Paul Mcg (roughing), 17:30;
Langelier-Parent Mcg (boarding), 18:15;
Dorion Mcg (high sticking), 18:49;
Hart Wat (slashing), 18:49.
3rd Period-
6, McGill, Verreault-Paul 7 (Picard-Hooper, Gazdic), 1:14 (pp).
7, Waterloo, MacDonald 1 (Schwende), 5:36.
8, Waterloo, Lewicki 1 (Hart, Dileo), 16:25 (pp).
9, McGill, Turcotte 3 (Marcotte-Legare, Doucet), 17:10.
10, Waterloo, Ray 6 (Hart, Whitely), 19:54 (pp).
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Penalties-
Fraser Wat (roughing), 0:29;
Verreault-Paul Mcg (roughing), 7:03;
Schwende Wat (roughing, roughing), 7:03;
Gazdic Mcg (roughing), 8:37;
Turcotte Wat (slashing), 12:19;
Belzile Mcg (slashing), 14:26.
GOALS BY PERIOD:
McGill 2-2-2 -- 6
Waterloo 0-1-3 -- 4
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SHOTS BY PERIOD:
McGill 11-12-9-32.
Waterloo 8-9-17-34.
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POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES:
McGill 2 of 7;
Waterloo 3 of 9.
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Goalies
McGill,
Hubert Morin (W, 4-0-0, 34 shots-30 saves, 60:00).
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Waterloo,
Hartigan (L, 6-3-1, 32 shots-26 saves, 58:14).
Empty-net (1 shot, 1 goal against; 1:46)
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Referee- na