EDMONTON – Walker Erickson broke a 2-2 tie deep in the third period, before Myles Gauld sealed a 4-2 win for the MacEwan University Griffins against the University of Calgary Dinos men's hockey team on Saturday.
The Dinos outshot MacEwan 34-24 over the game, but were unable to convert chances into scores as Calgary's record dropped to 2-5-1, while the Griffins rose to 4-4 after completing the weekend sweep.
Kadyn Chabot opened the scoring 1:22 into the first period, finishing a play set up by Sam Simard and Gauld. Calgary answered at 7:44 when Riley Gannon tied it on the power play, with Gavin Schmidt and Pavel Bocharov assisting after Ethan Mercer was sent off for hooking.
The second period was scoreless, with the Dinos outshooting the Griffins 10-5 during the period. Chabot restored MacEwan's lead 1:05 into the third, again with Simard setting him up.
Logan Hauer pulled Calgary even at 11:02, finding space in the centre after taking a pass from Vincent Palmarin and cooly slotted into the net. Erickson then put the Griffins back in front on a goal assisted by Sam Ward, and Gauld added the empty-netter with Erickson and Jack Parker picking up the assists.
Calgary killed off all five MacEwan power plays, and Hayden Pakkala led the Dinos with six shots. Kelton Pyne made 20 saves in goal. Zac Onyskiw made 32 saves to earn the win for MacEwan.
The DInos are next in action on Friday Nov. 6 as they prepare to face Alberta at Father David Bauer Arena. MacEwan will take on Mount Royal on Nov. 13
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