VANCOUVER – Rylan Toth tied a Canada West regular season record with his third consecutive shutout, stopping all 36 shots sent his way as the UBC Thunderbirds earned a 3-0 win over the visiting University of Calgary Dinos men's hockey team on Friday night at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre.

Starting off 2022 extending their season-long home win streak to seven games, the T-Birds got a power play goal from Connor McDonald in the second period and found the empty net twice late the third as UBC improved to 11-1-1 on the season.

Despite coming into Friday night with a potent man advantage clicking at 29.1 percent, the Dinos (9-5-1) were unable to convert.

Following a scoreless opening period, the 'Birds got on the board in the second when Connor McDonald found the back of the net late on a power play for his first as a Thunderbird. The defencemen let a shot go from the blue line which got past a screened Carl Stankowski at 6:06.

The two conference rivals traded chances throughout the remainder of the game, but it wasn't until the Dinos put Carl Stankowski on the bench for the extra attacker that UBC was able to put the game on ice, scoring twice in to the empty net within a 15 second span. 

Chris Douglas scored from about 150 feet out, perfectly curling the puck into the open cage with 56 seconds remaining for his team-leading eighth of the season. Austin Glover then got rewarded for a tremendous two-way effort with his second of the campaign.

The 'Birds finished the night 1-for-4 on the power play with the special teams edge.

The win keeps UBC alone at the top of the Canada West standings, clinching a playoff berth for a tenth straight season. The Dinos fall to fourth in the conference, but just one point back of third place Saskatchewan and four behind the leading T-Birds.

UBC and Calgary battle for the final time this regular season Saturday afternoon with another critical two points up for grabs. Puck drop is set for 3:00 p.m. MT at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. The game will be streamed live on Canada West TV.