Patrick McManus scored to end a month long drought leading the LaSalle Vipers to a 3-2 shootout win against Sarnia Wednesday night at the Vollmer Complex. It was LaSalle's first win after a dreadful month of November that saw the team earn one point in seven games.
A scoreless game was broken at 2:15 of the third as Nic Pavia scored his 8th of the season on the powerplay to give LaSalle a 1-0 lead. Less than two minutes later Ryan Richardson tied the game up with a snipe that beat Ethan Carlone top shelf.
Owen Findlay notched his third of the season taking a McManus pass off the skate and picking Nolan Dekoning low blocker for a 2-1 lead. The advantage was shortlived as Matthew Ballock scored his first of the season 16 seconds later to tie the game.
A shootout followed a scoreless seven minute overtime period that saw Dekoning make two big saves. He faced 56 shots on the night.
Check out the shootout and hear from Vipers' head coach Matt Beaudoin in this video brought to you by the St. Clair College Alumni Association.