Box Score The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's hockey team dropped Game 2 of the OUA playoff series, 5-2, to the Windsor Lancers on Saturday, February 22 in Windsor, Ont.
 
With the loss the Blues are eliminated from the OUA playoffs, losing their series 2-0.
 
Brett Willows (Rivers, Man.) was solid despite the loss, making 36 saves.
 
Toronto native Ernesto Valente and Tyler Liukkonen (Sault Ste Marie, Ont.) scored for the Blues with both goals coming on the powerplay in the third period. Toronto was 2-for-7 on the man-advantage in the game, but also surrendered two powerplay goals to the Lancers on six opportunities.
 
U of T got themselves behind the eight-ball early, allowing three first period goals. Derek Lanoue, Mike Christou, and Evan Stibbard each scored for the Lancers, with Lanoue and Stibbard's goals coming on the powerplay.

Toronto was able to slow down Windsor's offence in the first half of the second period, but midway through the frame Drew Palmer picked up his own rebound in the slot and buried it to make it 4-0 in favour of the Lancers.
 
Then, after a string of Windsor penalties in the third period, the Blues finally got on the board on Valente's goal. Shortly after, Toronto earned another powerplay, and this time Liukkonen stationed himself out front and was able to corral a rebound from Corey Jackson's (Sault Ste Marie, Ont.) point shot before firing it past Lancer's goalie Parker Van Buskirk to close the gap to just two goals.

The Blues would bring Willows to the bench for an extra attacker in the final minutes, but Spencer Pommells was able to find the empty net to make the final score 5-2 Windsor.

Stibbard led the way offensively for Windsor, registering a goal and two assists, while Van Buskirk made 33 saves for the win.

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