A Tuesday matchup with Ryerson saw Western pull off a 2-1 overtime win and the Mustangs will be looking for one more win when they welcome Waterloo on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Warriors will be Western's final test before the playoffs start next week. Both teams are fighting for playoff positioning in the West Division, as the Mustangs are locked in a battle with York for first place and the Warriors are tied with three other teams for fourth.
 
Noah Schwartz and Spenser Cobbold had Western's goals on Tuesday. Schwartz broke a scoreless tie with time winding down in the second and Cobbold spoiled a Ryerson comeback attempt with the game-winner in overtime. Both players have been on fire in the New Year, with Schwartz registering 13 points and Cobbold adding nine.
 
Peter Delmas turned away 30 shots to pick up the win against the Rams after missing the week before with an illness. He didn't miss a beat, making a number of highlight reel saves to help Western pull off the win. Both Delmas and Greg Dodds have been excellent since the break, combining for eight wins and a team .943 save percentage.
 
Having two solid goaltenders seems like a good problem for a coach to have, but head coach Clarke Singer still has a tough decision ahead of him with the playoffs looming.
 
"It seems like every night Greg and Peter are first or second stars for us," said Singer after Tuesday's win. "They're playing so well and, as I've always said, I'd rather have two guys playing very well and making it a tough decision going into the playoffs than only being able to rely on one goalie. They've done their jobs… and we're happy to have them both playing like that."
 
Special teams remain a big focus for Singer of the playoffs. Western has scored just six times on 41 opportunities since the break for a 14% success rate. But for all their trouble with the man advantage, the Mustangs have been excellent on the penalty kill, killing all but four of their 41 infractions since the break for a rate of 93%.
 
"Special teams is such an important part of the game in the regular season and playoffs," said Singer after Tuesday's win. "We have to continue to work on our special teams and it would be nice to get a power play goal or two and just overall continue to focus on the defensive side of things—that's what's going to carry the day in the playoffs."
 
Waterloo could finish as high as third or as low as seventh in the West. The New Year has been a mixed bag so far for the Warriors, as they opened 2016 with a four-game win streak before suffering a three-game slide. Entering the final week, they're the only team in the top six of the West with a negative goal differential at -4.
 
Penalties have been a problem for the Warriors this season. They have given their opponents the sixth-most opportunities in the OUA at 114 and have killed off just 78% of those. Their power play, on the other hand, is firing at 20%-- the seventh-highest total in the league.
 
Colin Behenna has establishes himself as the Warriors top scorer this season with 17 goals and 37 points through 25 games this year. Behind him are three defencemen in Stephen Silas, Mike Moffat, and Joe Underwood, who are each scoring at just under a point-per-game pace. Silas leads the defensive core with 20 assists and 25 points to his name.
 
Mike Morrison and Chris Hurry have split the time in net for the Warriors, with Morrison getting the majority of playing time. The veteran backstop has picked up 10 wins through 19 appearances this season while Hurry has four wins in nine appearances.