It was pretty obvious the Nipissing Lakers men's hockey gained some confidence from their big win Friday night.

The Lakers came out very strong Saturday against a tough opponent in Carleton and likely should have had a lead after 20 minutes, but hot goaltending was their downfall and they came out on the wrong end of a 3-1 decision.

The Lakers peppered the Ravens net with 14 shots, including a number of very good chances early, but Francois Brassard was strong, making all 14 saves until his team got on track.

After a scoreless first period where the teams combined for 25 shots, the Ravens broke the scoreless draw in the second with a pair of goals, the second proving to be the eventual game-winner.

The first goal came just two minutes into the period, while the second was just after the midway point.

In the third, the Lakers cut the deficit thanks to a nice goal from Guillaume Naud who took a slick feed from Dylan Staples and tapped it by Brassard.

Colin Campbell picked up the additional assist on the tally.

Unfortunately that was all the offence the Lakers could muster, as the Ravens sealed the win with a goal with just 10 seconds left in the game, as Nipissing had pulled goalie Talor Joseph.

Corey Durocher did all the damage for the Ravens, scoring all three goals, including an empty-netter.

The Lakers finished with 26 shots, while Carleton had 31.

Jeremy Pominville, who started the game, left with an injury and was replaced with Joseph.

The two combined for 29 saves in a losing cause.

Nipissing hits the road for their final four games of the semester, next weekend at Guelph and Western before finishing up in Windsor on Dec. 2 and 3.