TORONTO – Patrick Murphy saved his best for last.
The Lakehead Thunderwolves blue-liner took advantage of three-on-three action on Saturday night, backhanding the overtime winner past University of Toronto Varsity Blues goaltender Frederic Foulem 46 seconds into the extra frame to give LU a 5-4 triumph.
The win secured a three-game road trip sweep for the Wolves, who downed Guelph on Thursday night and took the first-half of their two-game set with Toronto on Friday. It was also their sixth consecutive win, after a 1-2-0 start to the season.
It was a bit of hard luck for the Varsity Blues, who held the lead four separate occasions, but couldn’t secure it when it mattered most.
Scott Gall, Jordan King with a pair and Tomas Soustal, who sent the game to overtime with his second of the season with 2:45 left in regulation – 90 seconds after David Thomson gave Toronto a 4-3 lead with his second of the contest. Scott Kirton also had a pair for Toronto.
King now has goals in three straight games for the Thunderwolves.
Nic Renyard made 27 saves to pick up the win for Lakehead, who return home for a pair against York next weekend.
