The Kemptville 73s, who led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by the Gloucester Rangers and clinched a 5-3 victory.
Kemptville led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when the 73s' Alex Row scored at 3:37 in the third period to put Kemptville up 4-1.
Liam Watson quarterbacked the 73s' offense to perfection and bagged three assists in Kemptville's win over Gloucester.
In a losing effort, the Rangers were paced by Salim Mahi-Beaudry, who registered one goal and two assists. Mahi-Beaudry scored 5:42 into the third period to make the score 4-2 Kemptville. Paul Vella provided the assist.
The 73s forced Gloucester's goaltenders to work between the pipes, firing 32 shots and forcing 27 saves. Doug Johnston made 25 stops and Cedric Hansen made two. Kemptville's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on three Gloucester power plays.
Kemptville also got points from Adam Alavi, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, Owen Guy, who also had one goal and one assist, Matt Tugnutt, who also finished with one goal and one assist, Row, who also registered one goal and one assist, and Victor Tracy, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Kemptville were Brandon Cole, who had two.
The Rangers managed to stay out of the box better than usual, finishing with one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Gloucester ended up below its season average of 13.0 penalty minutes per game.
Gloucester also had goals scored by Shane McCrank and Vincent Guimond, who scored one goal each. More assists for Gloucester came via Nicholas Ngwafusi, who had one.
The 73s' Nicholas Hodgins stopped 19 shots out of the 22 that he faced. Kemptville incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.
