The results didn't show it, but the Nipissing Lakers men's hockey team put together two strong games this weekend on the road.

Closing out the first half of the season, the Lakers faced the Concordia Stingers and McGill Redmen, losing 6-4 Friday night and 4-3 Saturday night.

On Friday, the Lakers trailed 2-0 early, before scoring late in the first period to draw within one heading into the first intermission.

Brett Hargrave continued his tear, scoring a power play goal in the dying second of the period.

Guillaume Naud and Matt Donnelly earned assists on the goal.

Concordia went up 3-1 early in the second, but Nipissing responded, scoring twice in less than a minute and a half.

Colin Campbell cut the deficit to one and Hargrave, with his second of the night, tied the game.

???????Naud assisted on both goals, while Brody Morris and Erik Robichaud added helpers as well.

The Stingers pulled away in the third period, as the teams entered the final frame even at 3-3.

The final four goals in the game came within a stretch of just over three minutes.

Unfortunately for the Lakers, three came from the Stingers, as they built up a 6-3 lead, before Deverick Ottereyes scored on the power play.

Morris Danny Desrochers drew assists on the final goal of the game.

Concordia outshot Nipissing 42-26 on their way to the win.

Saturday, the second period turned out to be the difference in the game.

Leading 1-0 after 20 minutes thanks to a Travis McEvoy, McGill scored four times in the second period to head to the second intermission up 4-1.

The Lakers fought back in the third with Robichaud and Tyler Brown scoring, but it wasn't enough, as Nipissing fell a goal short.

???????Naud and Campbell picked up assists on Nipissing's third and fourth goals.

The final shots were 49-26 in favour of McGill.

The Lakers finish 2017 with a record of 5-9-3 and are now off until the New Year, when they host the Laurentian Voyageurs on Jan. 6.