The Gaiters kicked off their first-ever playoff appearance in Montreal on Thursday night, where they took on the first-place Stingers in game one of a best of three. The Stingers drew first blood in the opening period, but the Gaiters responded with a big powerplay goal by captain Marie-Camille Theoret. The second period was tightly-contested and both teams struggled to figure each other out. A few fortunate bounces kept the puck out of the Gaiters net, until the Stingers finally found the tie-breaker. Bishop's was right where they wanted to be, with a threatening chance to win the game heading into the final frame. Unfortunately, Concordia proved to be too much on this night. After an untimely penalty to negate a power-play, the Gaiters got caught flat-footed when a Stingers forward was sprung and buried a partial breakaway goal. The third Stingers goal deflated a Gaiters team that had been pushing the pace, and Concordia took care of finishing the game, and won by a final score of 5-1.  

How it Happened... 
… Aglae Rene de Cotret kept the Gaiters in the game despite the scoreline, making 36 saves in the game 
… Marie-Camille Theoret scored the lone goal for the Gaiters 
… Concordia scored 4 unanswered and 3 in the third period to put the game away 

Next Up 
Game 2 of the best-of-three series is back at home in Jane & Eric Molson Arena on Saturday night. Puck drop is set for 7:30pm. Tickets for the game are available at www.gaiters.ca/tickets. 

Social Corner 
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