The Milton Menace's run of five straight wins is over. The Mississauga Chargers beat Milton 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Port Credit Memorial Arena in Mississauga.
The loss doesn't cost Milton its place in the standings. Because the game went past regulation, the Menace still picked up a point. They are second of 12 teams in the West Conference of the Ontario Junior Hockey League with 40 points, one more than they had after Thursday's 5-1 win over the King Rebellion.
Milton did its scoring in the first two periods. Zhou scored in the first, then Swain, McNally and Lang all found the net in the second. Mississauga answered in the third, with Knight scoring 54 seconds in and Loschiavo at 9:04 to force extra time.
The Menace outshot Mississauga 51-30, according to the league's box score, but Chargers goalie Patrick Darolfi stopped 47 of 51 shots. Milton also came up empty on all five of its power plays, while the Chargers scored on one of their two. Carriere was in goal for Milton, stopping 25 of 29.
| Milton | Mississauga | |
|---|---|---|
| Final score (shootout) | 4 | 5 |
| Shots on goal | 51 | 30 |
| Power plays | 0 for 5 | 1 for 2 |
It's the second straight time Mississauga has edged Milton past regulation. The Chargers also won the teams' previous meeting, 4-3 in overtime on Oct. 17. Milton's last loss before the streak was 5-2 to the Burlington Cougars on Oct. 23.
The Menace don't have long to regroup. The schedule lists their next game against the Canucks on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m. at Milton Memorial Arena.
