The Oakville Hornets and London Devilettes delivered a tense, penalty-filled battle where special teams decided the outcome in a 2-1 overtime victory for the visitors. The Hornets struck first on the power play in the opening period, as Lucy Terzievski (#71) converted a setup from Maya Hubbard (#26) and Alexis Lee (#80) to give Oakville the early lead. The period was marked by physical play, with penalties to Oakville's Gianna Vinci (#91) and maya Valeri (#66), and London's Colbie Farr (#89). The Devilettes' penalty kill held firm after the early goal, and their own power play would soon answer back.
London began to tilt the ice in the second period, outshooting Oakville 11-9. Their persistence paid off on the man-advantage when Colbie Farr (#89) redeemed her earlier penalty, firing home a goal assisted by Emerson Moore (#92) and Avery Thomsen (#7) to knot the game at 1-1. The period saw more infractions, with London's Katherine Cameron (#76) and Oakville's Ava Giacomodonato (#83) and Isabella Chan (#98) all taking minors. The third period was a defensive stalemate with heightened emotions, culminating in a pair of roughing penalties after the whistle to Oakville's Charline Worron (#22) and London's Emma Boere (#48). A critical double-minor for head contact to Oakville's Ariah McGill (#23) late in regulation set the stage for the dramatic finish.
Carrying the major penalty into overtime, the Hornets' penalty kill, backed by a valiant 33-save effort from goalie Chloe Smith (#29), nearly held on. However, with just over three minutes left in the extra frame, London's power play broke through for the game-winner. AJ Smit (#62) delivered the decisive blow, assisted by Emma Bovin (#98) and Emerson Moore (#92), who notched her second helper of the night. London's Ella Gracey (#31) earned the win in net with 30 saves. In a game dominated by special teams, London's power play proved the difference, going 2-for-7 to secure a hard-fought road victory.
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