BUFFALO, NY — The Buffalo State men's hockey team fell 2-1 to Wilkes in the championship game of the Buffalo State Bengals Classic on Saturday evening at the Ice Arena.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Wilkes – 2, Buffalo State – 1
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Wilkes (2-0), Buffalo State (1-1)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Tyler Vanuden scored the lone goal for Buffalo State, the second straight game that he has scored in.
- Emil Norrman (Kungsbacka, Sweden/Dells Ducks) stopped 26 shots in a losing effort.
- Bryan Colburn (Cumberland, RI/Johnson & Wales) won 10 of his 13 faceoffs, while Andrew Logar (Niagara Falls, NY/Corpus Christi Ice Rays) was nine for 13 on faceoffs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Wilkes opened the scoring six minutes into the fame as Nick Swain found the back of the net.
- The Bengals beat the clock to score the tying goal with under a second remaining in the first period. Vanuden tapped home a rebound with 0.2 seconds left to take the Bengals into intermission tied.
- The second period featured no scoring, but a few chances for each team.
- Buffalo State was unable to cash in on two great opportunities in the second period. Colburn was denied by a great save from the Wilkes goaltender on a breakaway in the middle of the second period.
- Norrman made a strong save from close range to keep things even with five minutes to go in the period.
- After Buffalo State killed off two penalties early in the third period, the Colonels scored the game-winning goal at even strength with 8:40 remaining.
- The Bengals pulled their goalie for the final two minutes, but were unable to score the tying goal.
NOTABLES
- Logar and Vanuden were named to the All-Tournament Team, combining to score all four Buffalo State goals in the two games.
FOR THE FOES
- Jay Gallagher had the game-winning goal for Wilkes.
- Michael Paterson-Jones turned aside 19 of the 20 shots from the Bengals for the victory.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will return to action against Morrisville State on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at the Ice Arena.
