NISKU, Alta. – The University of Alberta Golden Bears scored four unanswered goals in the third period to beat the University of Calgary Dinos men's hockey team 4-1 Saturday night at the Silent Ice Center.
Riley Gannon scored on the power play for the Dinos, and
Carl Tetachuk made 25 saves in goal. Ethan Lawczynski stopped 20 of 21 shots to earn the win for Alberta.
Calgary set the tone early, outshooting the Golden Bears 9-2 in a scoreless first period. The Dinos broke through on the power play with just over four minutes left in the second.
Davis Fry held off his defender behind the net and quickly dished the puck to Gannon, who scored his third goal of the season before the goaltender could react.
Pavel Bocharov picked up the second assist.
Alberta answered less than two minutes into the third. Caelum Dick fired from the left faceoff circle, collected his own rebound and tied the game 1-1. A little over five minutes later, Alex Thacker carried the puck into the zone, cut to the middle and snapped a shot in off the bar and in to give the Golden Bears their first lead.
Calgary killed off another Alberta power play late in the third, but Connor Dick scored moments after it expired, deking around a pair of defenders and going top shelf to make it 3-1 with less than five minutes left in regulation. Bruce MacGregor added an empty-net goal in the final seconds.
The Dinos' penalty kill was a bright spot, holding Alberta scoreless on all five of its power play chances. Alberta outshot Calgary 29-21, including 15-5 in the third.
Calgary falls to 2-7-1 with the loss, while Alberta improves to 4-4-0.
The Dinos will return to action Thursday, Nov. 12 when they host the Manitoba Bisons at 7 p.m. at Father David Bauer Arena. Tickets are available at GoDinos.com/Tickets.
Alberta will travel to face the UBC Thunderbirds on Friday, Nov. 13.
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