Storm emerge victorious over Attack in overtime
The Guelph Storm defeated the Owen Sound Attack 3-2 in overtime on Saturday night to earn wins in back-to-back games against their Midwest Division rivals.
Jake Murray scored the game-winner in overtime when he fired a shot past the blocker of Owen Sound goaltender Owen Votary at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. The goal was his third of year and his second game-winner in the last eight days.
With the victory, Guelph improves to 11-15-2-1 while Owen Sound falls to 16-9-2-1. The Storm have won two straight after defeating their rivals in back-to-back games, the Attack have lost three in a row and remain in second place in the Midwest Division. Guelph has won four straight against Owen Sound, earning victories in each of the last four meetings between the teams.
Jake Karabela opened the scoring when he tapped the puck past Owen Votary for his sixth goal of the season 12:52 into the first period.
Ben McFarlane scored 25 seconds into the second period when he fired a wrist shot past the glove of Votary to boost Guelph’s inital lead to 2-0. The goal was McFarlane’s fifth of the season.
Deni Goure got the Attack on the board when he capitalized on a turnover in the Storm zone by firing a shot past Guelph goaltender Jacob Oster 8:19 into the middle frame. The goal was his 17th of the year, he leads the Attack in points with 38.
Kaleb Lawrence tied the game with 4:52 remaining in the third period with a power play goal, redirecting Sam Sedley’s shot into the back of the net with his leg. The goal would send the game to overtime and was the eight of the season for Lawrence, who has scored in back-to-back games.
Jacob Oster had a solid performace in between the pipes for Guelph, making 23 saves on 25 shots, earning his seventh win of the 2022-23 season.
Guelph looks to keep their two-game win streak alive on Sunday when they face off against the Ottawa 67’s at the Sleeman Centre with the puck dropping at 2:00pm. Owen Sound hopes to snap their losing-streak at three games when they host the Soo Greyhounds on Sunday. The Storm and Attack will meet again in the new year on Saturday, January 14, 2023 in Owen Sound.
Next Up
The Storm return to Guelph for a Sunday matinee at the Sleeman Centre against the Ottawa 67’s with puck drop at 2:00pm. after that, they’ll get four days of rest before hosting the Barrie Colts on Friday, December 16 at 7:30pm. Tickets for Sundays game against Ottawa can be found online here.
Game Notes
Guelph Storm 3 (OT) at Owen Sound Attack 2 – Status: Final OT
Saturday, December 10, 2022 – Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre
Guelph 1 1 0 1 – 3
Owen Sound 0 1 1 0 – 2
1st Period-1, Guelph, Karabela 6 (Murray, Poitras), 12:52. Penalties-No Penalties
2nd Period-2, Guelph, McFarlane 5 (Grundner), 0:25. 3, Owen Sound, Goure 17 (Lawrence), 8:19. Penalties-Papais Os (roughing), 5:54; McGuire Gue (cross checking), 8:46; Buchinger Gue (roughing), 17:15; Barlow Os (slashing), 17:15.
3rd Period-4, Owen Sound, Lawrence 8 (Sedley, Goure), 15:08 (PP). Penalties-Lawrence Os (charging), 0:15; Allen Gue (tripping), 6:39; Uens Os (tripping), 10:09; Zhilkin Gue (match-cross check), 11:35; served by Fantino Os (too many men), 17:08.
OT Period-5, Guelph, Murray 3 (Walker), 4:02. Penalties-No Penalties
Shots on Goal-Guelph 5-5-9-3-22. Owen Sound 9-11-3-2-25.
Power Play Opportunities-Guelph 0 / 4; Owen Sound 1 / 3.
Goalies-Guelph, Oster 7-11-2-0 (25 shots-23 saves). Owen Sound, Votary 4-4-2-0 (22 shots-19 saves).
Timeouts — Timeout 00:30 Guelph@3:47
A-2,902
Referees-Aaron Neely (15), Blake Beer (28).
Linesmen-Michael Johnstone (41), Ian Rush (90).