BUFFALO, NY — Four different Bengals scored as the Buffalo State men's hockey team exacted revenge on Elmira in a 4-3 victory on Tuesday night at the Ice Arena. The Soaring Eagles had defeated Buffalo State 5-1 earlier this month and came into the day ranked 15^th in the most recent USCHO poll, but the Bengals played a complete game for the full sixty minutes to earn a defining victory and win their second game in a row. 
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 4, Elmira – 3
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (4-4-0), Elmira (5-2-1)
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Andrew Logar (Niagara Falls, NY/Corpus Christi Ice Rays) and A.J. Marinelli (Amherst, NY/Lockport Regals) each recorded a goal and an assist to lead Buffalo State. Logar also won 11 of his 14 faceoff attempts.
• Tyler Vanuden (Fort Frances, ON/Finlandia University), and Nikita Kozyrev (Tallinn, Estonia/Springfield Jr. Blues) netted the other goals for the Bengals.
• Connor Minch (Manchester, NH/Islanders Hockey Club) stopped 28 shots in goal, earning his second consecutive victory.
• Parker Allison (Dallas, TX/Neepawa Natives), Hayden Ford (Medford, NJ/Philadelphia Revolution), Connor Bizal (Elk River, MN/Boston Jr. Rangers), and Michael McCosh (Glendale, AZ/New Mexico Ice Wolves) all tallied assists in the victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Elmira struck first in the with five minutes to go in the opening period on some excellent passing, leading to Janis Vizbelis finding the back of the net.
• Marinelli had a great opportunity to tie the score with under two minutes remaining in the period on a breakaway, but his shot rang off the right post.
• The Soaring Eagles held a 1-0 advantage at the first intermission, but a 5-minute major penalty with 6.8 seconds left in the period gave the Bengals the start of a power-play that they would need to jumpstart the offense.
• The Bengals scored all four of their goals in the second period to turn the deficit into a 4-2 lead after two periods.
• Vanuden tied the score less than two minutes into the period, having his shot deflect into the back of the net for the tying goal.
• Marinelli gave the Bengals the lead just past the halfway point off a rebound after Bizal's initial shot was saves but not corralled by the goaltender.
• Elmira tied the score with under five minutes in the period, as Jared Smith pushed a loose puck past Minch into the back of the net.
• Buffalo State took advantage of coincidental penalties, scoring twice on the ensuing two minutes of four-on-four action.
• Kozyrev gave the Bengals the lead for good with just over three minutes left in the second period, stealing the puck and sliding a shot into the corner of the net after faking a centering pass.
• Logar rifled a shot into the top of the net almost exactly one minute later to give Buffalo State a two-goal lead.
• In the third period, Elmira pulled within a goal about halfway through the period as Vizbelis scored his second of the game.
• After a Buffalo State penalty, Minch made three excellent saves in quick succession to deny Elmira the tying goal.
• The Soaring Eagles pulled their goalie in the final two minutes, but were unable to find an equalizer, with Minch making one final save with two seconds remaining.

FOR THE FOES

• Vizbelis led Elmira with two goals in defeat.

UP NEXT
Buffalo State will return to action after Thanksgiving, taking on the USA National Development Team in an exhibition on Friday evening, before facing Trine University in non-conference action on Saturday night.