The Lakehead Thunderwolves mens hockey team and the Guelph Gryphons skated to a 5-5 OT tie in a wild game in Guelph, Ontario Sunday afternoon. It was a penalty filled affair that saw both teams stage furious comebacks.
Lakehead led 3-0 at the end of the first but Guelph stormed back with five unanswered goals to take a 5-3 lead early in the third. Lakehead came back to tie it in the third and then took it into OT.
Although they each allowed five goals; both Lakeheads Chris Whitley (48 saves) and Guelphs Adam Jennings (20 saves) also made a number of great saves in the thrilling game. Jennings made some fine stops during a furious Lakehead attack in the final minute of regulation while Whitley robbed Guelphs Matt Willoughby early in the OT. Jennings also made a series of excellent saves in the OT during a Lakehead powerplay to save the draw for Guelph.
Lakehead was led by Mark Robinson with a pair of goals while singles came from, Matt Jacques, Mike Wehrstedt, and Andrew Brown. Guelphs was paced by David Volpe with a pair of goals while George Grant, Mike Nelson, and Thomas Laplante tallied a goal each.
Lakehead now has a 5-2-1 OUA record (7-5-1 overall) while Guelph goes to 3-4-1 in OUA action (4-8-1 overall). Guelph took 19 minor penalties while Lakehead was assessed 16 minors. Guelph officially outshot Lakehead 53-25 in the game.
Lakehead is on the road again next weekend when they play the Ryerson Rams in Toronto and Orillia.