Stephen Anderson's shorthanded goal midway through the 3rd period was all the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds needed as they topped the McGill Redmen 1-0 in pre-season play Saturday night in Montreal.
The game was scoreless until 11:32 of the final period when Anderson took a pass from Mark Simpson and went in on a breakaway, beating Jacob Gervais-Chouinard for the only goal of the game.
- UNB was still without defencemen Jordan Murray and Matt Murphy and forward Francis Beauvillier as they remain at NHL training camps.
- Shots in the game favoured UNB 34-16, including 13-2 in the 3rd.
- Etienne Marcoux stopped 12 shots over the first 31:17 of action. Alex Dubeau completed UNB's 2nd consecutive shutout with 4 saves over the final 28:43
- Both teams were 0 for 7 on the power play.
- UNB is now 11-1-0 all-time against McGill.
- The Varsity Reds have won 33 straight exhibition games - and 17 straight games overall - against OUA competition.
- Gardiner MacDougall is 37-0-1 against OUA teams in exhibition games and 50-2-1 against them overall (exhibition + Nationals).
- UNB has 27 consecutive victories over OUA East squads.
- The V-Reds are back on the road this weekend as they make their annual trip south of the border
to face a pair of NCAA teams. They face Merrimack at 8PM on Saturday night and then turn around to battle the University of New Hampshire on Sunday at 5PM.
