Box Score
SASKATOON - University of Saskatchewan third-year forward Logan McVeigh scored the game winner 44-seconds into double overtime to lift the No. 3 ranked Huskies over the visiting University of Lethbridge Pronghorns in Rutherford Rink.
McVeigh picked the puck off at the blue line for a partial breakaway beating Lethbridge goaltender Garrett Hughson five-hole.
With the win the Huskies remain undefeated in the young Canada West men's hockey season at 3-0-0. Lethbridge drops to 1-1-1.
"It's never easy to lose a game on a questionable call or non-call in this case," said head coach Spiros Anastas. "But at the end of the day we had many opportunities to put it away and not let it get to that point."
"We're proving to ourselves that we can play with the best, they chased us all game."
"Now we just have to take the steps toward being a team that seals the deal."
Lethbridge led 3-2 with under two minutes to play in the game. But Huskies' rookie Collin Shirley tied the game with his first Canada West goal at 18:45 on a scramble in front of the net.
The 'Horns had opened the scoring at 4:54 in the first period on a Tyler Maltby goal on scramble in front of the Huskie netminder Jordon Cooke. Saskatchewan's Josh Roach scored his third of the season to tie the game at 10:28 in the same frame. Roach beat Hughson on a centring pass.
Lethbridge's Mitchell Maxwell gave the Pronghorns a 2-1 lead in the dying minutes of the second period. Coming down from the slot, he received a pass from Justin Valentino from behind the net to score at 19:01.
Alex Forsberg knotted the game again with a goal from the slot on the power play just 3:23 into the third period.
Lethbridge's Torrin White tallied what appeared to be the game-winner at 6:38 in the final period before Shirley's game-tying goal.
Hughson was impressive in the game for the Pronghorns making 46 saves in the loss while Cooke stopped 27 in the win.
"I love our compete level and I am confident we are a team that's just going to keep getting better, that starts tomorrow," concluded Anastas.
The two teams will meet again Saturday night in Rutherford Rink. Puck drop is 7 p.m. The game will also be streamed live at http://canadawest.yaretv.com/