​Bulldogs rally but ousted from playoffs by Mount Forest in Game 5

The Kincardine Bulldogs made a fine showing against the Mount Forest Patriot in their semi-final playoff series, forcing a Game 5 but then being edged out, 1-0, in overtime.

In Game 4, Tuesday night, at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine, the Bulldogs took an amazing 8-2 win.

Kincardine opened the scoring early in the first period on a goal by Liam Colhoun from Jackson Phillips and Wilson Shipp.  Minutes later, Colhoun made it 2-0 on an unassisted, powerplay goal. Less than a minute later, Gavin Downs gave Kincardine a 3-0 lead, assisted by Austin Waite and Dylan Richardson.

Colhoun got his hat-trick goal early in the second frame, unassisted, followed by Cooper Schneider scoring from Jordan Beisel and Shipp to give Kincardine a commanding 5-0 lead.

Mount Forest finally got on the scoreboard, before Gavin Gibbons scored from Chad Lawrence and Kyle Dolmage to make it a 6-1 game. Downs then scored from Richardson to make it 7-1 heading into the final period.

It was a chippy second period with plenty of penalty minutes on both sides, including majors for fighting and gross misconduct.

Mount Forest notched another goal in the third, before Schneider scored his second of the game, unassisted, giving Kincardine the 8-2 win.

Bulldogs goalie Carter Garvie made 28 saves on 30 shots.

Back in Mount Forest for Game 5, the Bulldogs battled hard, with the game scoreless after three periods of play, forcing overtime.

Late in the overtime period, Mount Forest scored, taking the 1-0 win and the series.

Garvie made 27 saves on 28 shots.