The York University men's hockey team were defeated 3-2 in the second overtime period by the Brock Badgers on Friday evening at Canlan Ice Sports.
 
The game went to a second overtime period where the Badgers scored just 15 seconds into the period. With the win the Badgers eliminated the Lions from the playoffs by winning the best-of-three series 2-0.  
 
The Lions started strong, picking up a 2-0 lead on the Badgers in the first period of play. Two minutes into the period, Mack Shields made two big saves, the first save off a scramble in front of the net, and the second save off a wrist shot to keep the Badgers off the scoreboard.
 
With four minutes remaining in the first period, the Lions went on their first power play looking to capitalize. Just 13 seconds into the PP, Sal Filice, who was assisted by Scott Feser and Bradley Forrest, took a slap shot, placing it perfectly in the top right corner to give the Lions a 1-0 lead. With 30 seconds left in the period, Morgan Messenger assisted Stefano Pezzetta, who went in the Badgers zone one-on-one against a Brock defenceman, calmly taking a wrist shot and giving the Lions a 2-0 lead.
 
Early into the second period, the Badgers managed to keep possession on a delayed penalty call and pulled their goalie to add another attacker. The extra attacker led Brock's Ethan Spaxman, at 6:38, to score a goal and cut the Lion's lead in half. The Badgers had a strong second period, taking a total of 23 shots on net. Shields made 22 saves, helping the Lions maintain their 2-1 lead on the Badgers.
 
In the third period at 5:39, Spaxman scored his second goal of the night and tied the game 2-2. After multiple goal-scoring chances, the Lions had one last chance with a late power play at 18:20, however were unable to capitalize. At the end of regulation time, the game was tied 2-2, taking the Lions and Badgers to overtime.
 
The Badgers earned an early power play in the first overtime, however after a big save by Shields, the Lions killed the rest of the power play to stay alive. Shields stole a huge scoring chance away from the Badgers on a breakaway with just seconds left in the period, making a highlight-reel save to keep the game tied. With neither team scoring a goal, the game was extended to a second sudden death overtime period.
 
Just 15 seconds into the second overtime period, the Lions were defeated on a shot by Justin Brack, that was deflected and went into the back on the net. With the goal the Badgers have taken the series 2-0 and will move on to the next round in the playoffs.
 
The underdog Lions, who were the seventh seed in the OUA West, played well in their two games against the second-seeded Badgers, pushing the ninth-ranked team in the country to their limits and losing by just one goal in both playoff games.