MONTREAL -- Defenceman Dominic Talbot-Tassi of Mascouche, Que., scored the overtime winner as eighth-ranked McGill edged York 3-2 in OUA men's hockey before a near capacity crowd of 745 at McConnell Arena on Friday.

The Redmen outshot the Lions by a 35-22 margin and improved their lifetime record to 21-12-6 in 39 meetings with York.

Talbot-Tassi, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound sophomore, buried a power-play marker at 4:20 of the added frame to secure the win. He collected two points in the contest and now leads all OUA blueliners -- ranking second in the nation -- with 17 points in 12 games. On the winning play, he was assisted by Mathieu Pompei of Laval, Que., and Patrick Delisle-Houde who hails from Quebec City. Pompei is now second in the OUA and third in the national scoring race with a 6-17-23 record in a dozen contests.

York captain Shayne Rover had put the visitors on the board first with 31 seconds remaining in the opening session and it appeared as if that goal might hold up as the winner.

After a scoreless second, Delisle-Houde, a master's student in kinesiology and physical education, pounced on a rebound in the crease to knot the score just 61 seconds into the third period, with help from Pompei and Daniel Milne of Unionville, Ont.

Simon Tardif-Richard of Gatineau, Que., gave McGill the lead on the power play at 15:32, set up by Talbot-Tassi and Nathan Chiarlitti of Maple, Ont., but the Lions' Daniel Nikandrov tied it up on a power-play (with their goaltender pulled) at 18:12 to force the extra session.

McGill was 2-for-8 with the extra attacker, while York went 1-for-4 but failed to take advantage on an early five-minute power-play, which featured nine blocked shots by the Redmen PK unit.

Redmen netminder Jacob Gervais-Chouinard, an economics senior from Sherbrooke, Que., stopped 20 of 22 pucks for the win, improving to 4-1 on the season. He made his most dramatic stop with 2:04 remaining in overtime when he robbed what appeared to be a certain goal with an acrobatic blocker save to his top right side, which would've given York the victory.

Alex Fotinos collected the loss for the Lions with 32 saves on 35 shots. His record dropped to 2-3.

McGill (9-2-1) hosts Brock (7-4-0) on Saturday (Nov. 19) at 7 p.m. at McConnell Arena. York (7-4-2) visits Ottawa (4-6-1) that evening.

REDMEN RAP: Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock paid a surprise visit to the Redmen and Martlets dressing rooms at McConnell Arena a few hours prior to the opening faceoff... Babcock, who skated for the Redmen from 1983 to 1987, also made his annual donation to the hockey program. He is in town with the Leafs, who are slated to play the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night... The Redmen lost the services of rookie forward Harlan Orr barely five minutes into the game when he was assessed a major and automatic game misconduct for a checking-from-behind infraction... It was only the second career contest for OUA in league play and he will be automatically suspended for one game... It leaves the team short a player for the Brock game as six players are currently injured, including defencemen Etienne Boutet and Alexandre Chenevert, along with forwards Alexandre Sills, Samuel Tremblay, Jerome Verrier and Samuel Hodhod.

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SCORING SUMMARY
York 2 at McGill 3 (OT)
(Friday, November 18, 2016 - McConnell Arena)

GOALS BY PERIOD:
York 1-0-1-0 -- 2
McGill 0-0-2-1 -- 3

1st Period-
1, York, Shayne Rover 3 (Vannucci, Campbell), 19:29.
 
Penalties-Orr Mcg (major-check from behind, game misconduct), 5:34; Janes Yrk (high sticking), 11:26; Campbell Yrk (interference), 15:31; Boutet Mcg (slashing), 19:36.

2nd Period-
(No Scoring).
 
Penalties-Jackman Yrk (tripping), 3:28; Feser Yrk (slashing), 9:26; Bois Mcg (goaltender interference), 12:47; Vannucci Yrk (cross checking), 18:20.

3rd Period-
2, McGill, Patrick Delisle-Houde 8 (Pompei, Milne), 1:01.
3, McGill, Simon Tardif-Richard 3 (Talbot-Tassi, Chiarlitti), 15:32 (PP).
4, York, Daniel Nikandrov 2 (Milner, Petersen), 18:12 (PP).
 
Penalties-Zottl Yrk (roughing), 8:58; Zottl Yrk (slashing), 14:11; Milne Mcg (interference), 17:00.

OT Period (5 mins, 4-on-4):
5, McGill, Dominic Talbot-Tassi 2 (Pompei, Delisle-Houde), 4:20 (PP).
 
Penalties-Campbell Yrk (tripping), 3:15.

Shots on Goal-
York 5-9-6-2 -- 22.
McGill 7-13-12-3 -- 35.

Power Play Opportunities-
York 1 / 4;
McGill 2 / 8.

Goalies-
York, Alex Fotinos (L, 2-3, 35 shots-32 saves; 64:00).
McGill, Jacob Gervais-Chouinard (W, 4-1, 22 shots-20 saves; 64:20).

Attendance: 745
Start: 7:02 PM
End: 9:27 PM
Length: 2:25

Referees-Jesse Gour, Mathieu Menniti.
Linesmen-Nicolas Piche, Jean-Francois Losier.
 
THREE STARS:
1. MCG - 27 Dominic Talbot-Tassi
2. MCG - 7 Nathan Chiarlitti
3. YRK - 11 Daniel Nikandrov


2016-17 OUA MEN'S HOCKEY STANDINGS (updated after the game)
 

Rank	East	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PCT	GF	GA	STK	PIM
1	UOIT	13	10	3	0	20	0.769	47	31	0-1-0	163
2	McGill	12	9	2	1	19	0.792	52	36	6-0-1	218
3	Queen's	13	9	3	1	19	0.731	38	33	0-1-0	95
4	Concordia	12	9	3	0	18	0.750	49	31	2-0-0	163
5	UQTR	13	8	4	1	17	0.654	56	40	3-0-1	189
6	Carleton	13	7	6	0	14	0.538	53	37	0-1-0	219
7	Laurentian	13	6	6	1	13	0.500	35	40	2-0-0	166
8	Ottawa	12	5	6	1	11	0.458	30	37	4-0-1	184
9	Nipissing	12	4	7	1	9	0.375	26	44	2-0-0	175
10	RMC	13	3	10	0	6	0.231	22	43	0-4-0	195
Rank	West	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PCT	GF	GA	STK	PIM
1	Ryerson	13	10	2	1	21	0.808	58	37	5-0-0	243
2	York	13	7	4	2	16	0.615	36	28	0-1-1	130
3	Brock	12	7	4	1	15	0.625	44	44	0-1-1	186
4	Lakehead	12	6	5	1	13	0.542	38	43	0-1-0	219
5	Laurier	13	6	6	1	13	0.500	39	43	1-0-0	170
6	Windsor	13	6	6	1	13	0.500	41	40	0-1-1	268
7	Guelph	13	6	7	0	12	0.462	45	44	1-0-0	178
8	Western	13	4	7	2	10	0.385	28	49	0-5-2	218
9	Waterloo	12	3	7	2	8	0.333	19	40	0-3-0	213
10	Toronto	12	1	9	2	4	0.167	32	48	1-0-0	176