Tardif-Richard tallies twice, including OT winner as Redmen sweep Stingers
MONTREAL -- Simon Tardif-Richard of Gatineau, Que., tallied twice, including the game-winner on a power-play at 14:45 of overtime as No.8-ranked McGill rallied for a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Concordia and an OUA East men's hockey quarter-final playoff sweep at the Ed Meagher Arena, Friday.
MONTREAL -- Simon Tardif-Richard of Gatineau, Que., tallied twice, including the game-winner on a power-play at 14:45 of overtime as No.8-ranked McGill rallied for a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Concordia and an OUA East men's hockey quarter-final playoff sweep at the Ed Meagher Arena, Friday.
The Redmen, who swamped Concordia 9-2 in the best-of-three series opener on Wednesday, await the winner of the Nipissing-Carleton series, which has the Ravens leading 1-0 heading into Saturday's Game 2, slated to begin
It marked the third straight year that McGill had disposed of the Stingers in the opening playoff round as the Redmen have won nine of 13 post-season series against their cross-town rivals.
McGill, which had a 51-36 edge in shots, fell behind three times but roared back on each occasion, with the first two markers coming from David Rose and the latter two from Tardif-Richard. who forced a sudden-death period by making the score 3-3 at 9:30 of the third period. He then served as johnny-on-the-spot in the extra session, pouncing on a Samuel Labrecque rebound in the crease.
"It was unbelievable. It felt like like 50 pounds of pressure had been lifted from our shoulders," said the 5-foot-10, 189-pound finance sophomore who was playing in just his second contest after returning from an injury that cost him the final seven games of the season. "I jumped on the (loose) puck in the crease, then the next thing I know, the puck was in the net and everybody was coming at me. It was an amazing feeling."
Source: McGill Redmen
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | McGill | Concordia |
|---|---|---|
| PowerPlays | 2 for 3 | 1 for 2 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 2 (4) | 5 (21) |
| Shots on Goal | 51 | 36 |
| Face Offs Won | 0 | 0 |
| Game Statistics | McGill | Concordia |
|---|---|---|
| PowerPlays | 2 for 3 | 1 for 2 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 2 (4) | 5 (21) |
| Shots on Goal | 51 | 36 |
| Face Offs Won | 0 | 0 |
