Box Score Game Summary

Freshman forward Brock Nixon scored the lone goal of a five-round shootout as the University of Calgary Dinos came from behind to defeat the Regina Cougars 4-3 Saturday night at Father David Bauer Arena in Calgary.

The fifth Calgary shooter, Nixon beat Regina netminder Brant Hilton to the blocker side and Dustin Butler stopped all five Cougars in the shootout to give the Dinos a two-game sweep of Regina, their first of the season.

Nixon's heroics cam after a late tying goal by the Dinos, who played from behind for most of the game and were continually frustrated by an aggressive Regina forecheck as the Cougars played a textbook road game.

Regina jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Dustin Bru and Dylan Chapman. Bru's came just as a Calgary penalty expired, while Chapman sent a blistering shot off Butler's glove and into the open cage.

Calgary tied it up with two goals just over four minutes apart in the second period. Brett O'Malley notched the first as he stickhandled past a Regina defender, then past a sprawling Hilton to deposit the puck in the net. O'Malley drew the assist on the second Calgary goal, winning a face-off back to Gary Sylvester, whose quick shot fooled Hilton five hole to tie the game at 2-2.

The Cougars took another lead midway through the third when Shayne Emmons' bad angle shot on the power play ricocheted off a skate in front and past Butler.

With less than four minutes to go, Regina defenceman Russ Nielsen's stick got up into the face of O'Malley, drawing blood and sending the Cougars blueliner off with a double minor. On the ensuing power play, Teegan Moore deflected a Tommy Mannino slapper past Hilton at 17:26 of the third, sending the game to overtime.

Regina carried the play in the extra period with five shots on goal, most of which came on a power play with Calgary's Logan Gorsalitz off for hooking. The Dinos were able to kill off the minor, setting the stage for the shootout.

With eight unsuccessful shooters having tried before him, Nixon was the lone man able to beat the two goaltenders, both of whom were solid in the shootout.

The loss drops Regina to 3-3-2 on the season, while the sweep vaults Calgary all the way from sixth place to second in the conference, five points behind Saskatchewan with four games in hand.

The Dinos will face off head-to-head with the Huskies next weekend as they travel to Saskatoon for a two-game series, while Regina makes its second straight trip west to face the Alberta Golden Bears in Edmonton.