NEWS

(pictured - Toronto Jr. Canadiens captain and leading scorer Anthony Repaci attempts to stuff the puck past OJHL leading goaltender Mathew Robson during game two of the 2015 OJHL South-West Conference Championship Series - photo credit:  Andy Corneau/OJHL Images)

In a game where neither team could get a cushion, the Toronto Jr. Canadiens Junior Canadiens escaped with a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Patriots Patriots.

Toronto Jr. Canadiens gained the winning advantage on a goal by Luca Farrace 6:56 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer.

With the win, the Junior Canadiens evened the series at 1-1 in the best of seven showdown.

Toronto Jr. Canadiens was led by Farrace, who tallied one goal and one assist.

The Junior Canadiens did not rack up many penalties in the contest, racking up only one minor for two minutes in penalty time.

Toronto Jr. Canadiens additionally got points from Nicholas Jarzabek, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Anthony Repaci also scored for Toronto Jr. Canadiens. In addition, Toronto Jr. Canadiens received assists from Aaron Spivak, who had one and Justin Maiolino, who had two.

Toronto Patriots was helped by Nicholas Ursitti, who racked up one goal. Ursitti scored 4:31 into the second period to make the score 2-2. Tyler Currie assisted on the tally. Toronto Patriots also got a goal from Mitch Emerson as well. More assists for Toronto Patriots came via Kody Gagnon, who had one.

Toronto Jr. Canadiens' Nathan Colitto stopped 25 shots out of the 27 that he faced. The Junior Canadiens registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities. Mathew Robson rejected 23 shots on goal for the Patriots. Toronto Patriots avoided the penalty box for the entire game and scored zero goals off of one power plays.