Box Score
The Brock University men's hockey team opened the 2018 OUA playoffs with a 3-0 road victory over the Laurier Golden Hawks in the best 2-out-of-3 first round series.

Brock opened the scoring 12:16 into the first period as Mack Lemmon and Skylar Pacheco setup Mitch Nardi for his first goal of the postseason. The Badgers took a 2-0 lead with less than three minutes remaining in the opening period as Pacheco and Adam Lloyd found Cosimo Fontana who beat Laurier start Colin Furlong for his first of the playoffs.

The game would remain scoreless for the next 42 minutes, before Brock's Pacheco added an empty netter with 24 seconds remaining in regulation for his third point of the night and the 1-0 series lead.

In goal, Brock starter Clint Windsor was outstanding registering 38 saves for the shutout victory. Furlong added 33 saves in the loss.

The Badgers will host Game 2 versus Laurier Friday night 7:15 pm at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.

SCORING SUMMARY
-- 1st --
Brock 12:16 Mitch Nardi ( Mack Lemmon & Skylar Pacheco )
Brock 17:23 Cosimo Fontana ( Adam Lloyd & Skylar Pacheco )

-- 2nd --
(no scoring)

-- 3rd --
Brock 19:36 EN - Skylar Pacheco ( Matt MacLeod )