The York University Lions men's hockey team slipped to a 3-2 loss against the McGill Redmen on Saturday (Nov. 1) in Montreal after the Redmen erased a two-goal deficit late in the third period and won in the final seconds.
 
The final period fell through for the Lions when the Redmen scored all three goals to win the game, two of which came from power plays. Patrick Delisle-Houde played an important role in the win as the left winger was involved in all the goals.
 
With the game looking like it was headed to overtime, the winner was scored by Samuel Labrecque, who found the back of the next with just six seconds left on the lock to steal the victory from the Lions and deny them even a point in the standings.
 
Mathieu Pompei scored the first goal for the Martlets at 7:19 of the final frame. With less than three minutes to play, David Rose equalized the scoring to bring the game back to life and set up Labrecque's heroics.
 
The Lions shocked the home team by taking the lead early on. Rookie forward Dylan Smoskowitz (Richmond Hill, Ont.) opened the scoring at 4:50 in the first period from a Mark Cross (Strasbourg, Sask.) assist. The goal marked Smoskowitz's seventh of the season.
 
The visitors extended their lead at 11:32 through Greg Milner (Watford, Ont.). Corey Scott (Calgary) and Mitch VanTeeling (Brandon, Man.) were credited with assisting the play.
 
McGill remained on the offensive for the entirety of the first frame, recording 17 shots to the Lions' nine, but goaltender Chris Perugini (King City, Ont.) saved each one and the Lions carried a 2-0 lead into the first break.
 
After the first intermission, neither team found the net. However, the Redmen pressured the visiting team with 14 shots on target and Perugini again remained unmoved at his post. He was peppered with shots throughout the game, facing 52 and making 49 saves. McGill's Jacob Gervais-Chouinard stopped 20 shots for the win.
 
The loss brings the Lions to a record of 3-6-0 in the OUA West standings. They will be back in action in Waterloo, Ont., to face the Laurier Golden Hawks on Thursday (Nov. 6) at 7:30pm.