Seven Goal Second Sends Nipissing Past Laurier

The Nipissing Lakers used a seven-goal second quarter to defeat the Laurier Golden Hawks 15–6. Zach Tarr opened the scoring before Nolan MacVicar and a last-second goal from Ronan Lamarche gave Laurier a 2–1 lead after one. MacVicar added his second early in the next quarter, but Nipissing responded with seven straight. Tarr scored three during the run, along with two from Ben King and singles from Nick Hulbert and Jack Quinn, giving the Lakers an 8–3 advantage at the half.

Quinn and King extended the lead in the third before MacVicar completed his hat trick on the power-play. Tarr answered with his fifth, followed by King’s fourth and a power-play marker from Kaleb Fulkerson to make it 13–4 heading to the fourth. Matthew Lalonde and Nolan Downey added goals for Nipissing in the final quarter, while Ben Barton and Hunter Casey answered for Laurier. Tarr led the Lakers with five goals, King added four and Quinn scored twice. MacVicar led the Golden Hawks with three.

Final score: Nipissing 15, Laurier 6.