The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's hockey team dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to the Western Mustangs on Wednesday night (Jan. 22) at Varsity Arena.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: First-year forward Ross Krieger opened the scoring midway through the first period as he finished off a nice passing play with Chase Olsen and Nathan Hudgin. Krieger's sixth point in the last six games had the Blues up 1-0 at the first intermission.
 
Toronto extended their lead early in the second period when Oliver Benwell found the bottom corner of the net off a nice feed from David Thomson. U of T held a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes.
 
The Mustangs finally got on the board midway through the third period as Kenny Huether buried a rebound. With the Blues down 6-on-4, Stephen Desrocher evened the score to force overtime with just eight seconds remaining in regulation.
 
Western completed the comeback just 23 seconds into the extra frame as Franco Sproviero's shot went through traffic and into the top corner of the net.
 
Second-year Blues netminder Alex Bishop made 37 saves in the loss.
 
UP NEXT: The Blues are back in action this Saturday, January 25 as they travel to Waterloo, Ont., to take on the Laurier Golden Hawks. Puck drop is set for 7:07 pm.
 
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