Toronto Lakeshore erases deficit to stun Georgetown, 5-3
The Toronto Lakeshore Patriots rallied from three goals down to secure a 5-3 win over the Georgetown Raiders.
Toronto Lakeshore never led in the game until netting the game winner. The Patriots trailed 3-0 after a goal by Georgetown's Ryan Smith at 17:10 in the first period. Toronto Lakeshore tied things up at 3-3 on a goal by Nathan Feric at 14:20 in the third period. The Patriots got the game winner at 16:54 in the third period on a goal by Feric.
The win gave Toronto Lakeshore a 2-0 lead in the best of seven series.
Kevin Shier was all over the ice for the Patriots, as he tallied two goals and three assists in the win.
Toronto Lakeshore additionally got points from Feric, who also grabbed two goals and two assists and Doug Bonar, who also registered one goal and two assists. Other players who recorded assists for Toronto Lakeshore were Tyler Enns, Andreas Tsogkas, and Michael Prapavessis, who contributed one each.
The Raiders were helped by John Adams, who racked up one goal. Adams scored 7:07 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Georgetown. Brendan Jacome picked up the assist. Georgetown also got points from Smith, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Georgetown also got a goal from Adam Mascherin as well. In addition, Georgetown received assists from Liam Clare, Steve Hladin, Anthony Marra, and Liam Board, who each chipped in one.
Toronto Lakeshore's Evan Buitenhuis stopped 25 shots out of the 28 that he faced. The Patriots incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Michael McNiven rejected 23 shots on goal for Georgetown. The Raiders incurred 24 minutes in penalty time with two minors. Georgetown ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Steve Midensky was ejected from the game.
