The Kingston Ice Wolves and London Devilettes delivered a classic U22 Elite playoff-caliber battle that required overtime to settle, with Kingston emerging victorious 4-3 on home ice. The game was a seesaw affair defined by special teams and a standout individual performance. Kingston's Ashlea Whyte set the tone early, capitalizing on a power play late in the first period to open the scoring. She doubled the Ice Wolves' lead midway through the second with an even-strength marker, assisted by Karinne Jarmin and Claire Chambers, seemingly giving Kingston a comfortable cushion. London, however, refused to fade. Tessa Burdett got the Devilettes on the board with a power-play goal of her own before the second intermission, setting the stage for a frantic third period.
The final frame was a penalty-filled, back-and-forth offensive showcase. London's Julia McIntosh tied the game early in the third, but Kingston's Ava Vrana answered just 40 seconds later on the power play to restore the lead. The parade to the penalty box continued, and with under a minute to play, London pulled their goalie for an extra attacker on a power play. The gamble paid off as Julia McIntosh struck again, netting her second of the period with just 41 seconds left to force overtime and send the London bench into a frenzy. The extra period was tense, with both teams trading chances, but it was Kingston's Rio Pierre who played the hero. Taking a feed from Karinne Jarmin, who earned her second assist of the night, Pierre buried the game-winner at the 1:57 mark of overtime, sending the home crowd into a frenzy.
While the goalies' specific stats weren't tracked, the shot totals tell the story of a high-paced, competitive game. Kingston's Claire Scott faced 35 shots and turned aside 34 for the win, with her biggest save likely coming before Pierre's overtime heroics. At the other end, London's Ella Gracey was busy, facing 33 shots through regulation and overtime in a valiant losing effort. The game was a special teams duel, with five of the seven total goals scored with a man advantage. Kingston's power play, led by playmakers Kaylynn Fisher and Quinn McFarlane, went 2-for-6, while London's unit, fueled by AJ Smit and Tessa Burdett, went 3-for-7, showcasing the lethal precision that made this contest a nail-biter until the very end.
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