Falcons take out Hawks in double OT
Xavier Drummond was at it again for the St. Catharines Falcons Thursday night.
The veteran forward continued his fine play of late with two more goals, including the winner in double overtime, as the Falcons edged the Thorold Blackhawks 4-3 in a Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, Golden Horseshoe Conference game at the Thorold Arena.
Drummond, who netted a short-handed goal in the third period to give St. Catharines a 3-2 lead, scored the winner at 4:08 of the second, five-minute extra period.
The win lifts St. Catharines into a tie for fourth place with the Hawks with 19 points each. The Falcons hold a pair of games in hand.
Following a scoreless first period, the Falcons opened the scoring at the 12:19 mark of the second when Michael Santini netted his second of the season.
The teams then traded goals back and forth in the third. Nicholas Rubino, Mitch Britton and Brett Bressette scored for the Hawks. Bressette’s goal came with 49 seconds remaining and sent the game into overtime.
Carson Edwardson also scored for the Falcons.
Blair Coffin made 38 saves in goal for the win.
Chase Grsic turned back 36 shots for the Hawks.
The Falcons are home to Buffalo Friday. The Hawks are at Fort Erie Saturday.
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