TORONTO – A late second period goal from Kyle Pettit proved to be the game winner as the Western Mustangs extending their winning streak to a season-high four games with a 3-1 victory over the York Lions on Saturday night at Canlan Ice Sports.
 
Western is now entangled in a three-way tie for sixth place in the OUA West along with Windsor and Lakehead. Despite the loss York maintains their place in the standings, remaining fourth in the West with a score of 12-8-1
 
Pettit's goal was his third in four games and gives him six on the year, tied for second most on the Mustangs leaderboard alongside Spenser Cobbold. Kolytn Olynek and Anthony Stefano also marked their names on the scoresheet to secure the win. Second-year forward Stefano Pezzetta provided the offence for the Lions, tallying his fifth goal of the season in the loss.
 
The game was off to a slow start with the first goal coming from Olynek on a breakaway with only five minutes left in the first frame.
 
The second period saw more action from both sides leading up to a frantic finish to the frame, with Pezzetta securing the only goal for the Lions with a little more than two minutes left. Western was quick to respond, with Pettit putting Western back in the lead less than thirty seconds later.
 
Moving into the final frame, the Lions struggled to keep up with the purple and white. Netminder Luke Peresinni kept York off the scoreboard throughout the period, finishing the night with 29 saves in the win.
 
Stefano cemented the win for the Mustangs with an empty net marker in the final minute to give Western a 3-1 victory.  
 
Western will look to extend their streak to six games next weekend, when they take on Lakehead in a pair of back-to-back games in Thunder Bay. The two teams will first face off on January 19, before meeting again on January 20. Both games are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., with fans able to catch all the action live at OUA.tv.