MHKY: Lakehead falls to ninth, drops 4-3 decision to Toronto

Don’t look now, but the Lakehead Thunderwolves are on the outside of the OUA playoff race looking in.

Christian Finch scored the game winner Friday night at 13:45 of the third period, just 15 seconds after LU’s Kelin Ainsworth had tied the game, erasing a two-goal deficit, but to no avail.

The host Toronto Varsity Blues hung on for the 4-3 triumph, dropping Lakehead to ninth place in the OUA West, a point behind both Toronto and Guelph.

It was Lakehead’s third straight defeat.

Corey Jackson and Jeff Brown staked Toronto to a 2-0 lead through 20 minutes. Jay Gilbert cut the lead in half with 2:16 to go in the second, but the Varsity Blues regained a two-goal lead early in the third on  Patrick Marsh tally.

Cody Alcock began the Lakehead comeback at 9:48 of the final stanza, with Ainsworth netting the equalizer on the power play at the 13:30 mark.

Brett Willows made 27 saves to earn the win in net, while Jeff Bosch stopped 19 of 23 shots directed his way in taking the loss.
The Wolves (8-12-2) travel across town on Saturday night to take on Ryerson (11-9-1).