The York University Lions men's hockey team dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the Carleton Ravens on Saturday night (Nov. 7) in Ottawa despite numerous penalties to the home team.
 
In one stretch from the 12:21 mark of the second period to 8:42 in the third, the Ravens were called for 12 infractions for 35 penalty minutes, giving the Lions plenty of 5-on-3 opportunities. The Lions did their best to capitalize, scoring twice on the power play in that stretch and three times overall, but after trailing 3-1 the Ravens came all the way back to tie it and then won with 31 seconds remaining in the second overtime period on a goal by Corey Durocher.
 
The Lions got on the board first as time wound down on the first period on a power play goal by Kyle Campbell (Halifax) at 18:59 for a 1-0 lead after the first period.
 
Michael McNamee evened the score at 7:26 in the second before the parade to the penalty box started. Justin Larson (Buckhorn, Ont.) rifled a beautiful shot into the net at 15:02 for a 2-1 York advantage, and two-and-a-half minutes later Trevor Petersen (Thornhill, Ont.) made no mistake from right in front of the net to extend the lead to 3-1 heading into the final frame.
 
Throughout the extended power play Carleton goaltender Francis Dupuis made numerous remarkable saves and finished the game with 38 on 41 shots faced.
 
Ryan Van Stralen and Brett Gustavsen were the Ravens goal scorers in the third period that leveled the game before the overtime began.
 
Despite the loss, the Lions have earned points in eight of nine games this season and, at 6-1-2, are tied for first place in the OUA West with the Western Mustangs. They will now be home for four straight games over the next two weekends, beginning with a game against the defending OUA champion Guelph Gryphons on Friday night (Nov. 13) beginning at 7pm at Canlan Ice Sports.