Connor Bizal
3
Buffalo St. BUF 4-2-0, 1-1-0
4
Winner Plattsburgh St. PLA 5-1-2, 4-1-1
Buffalo St. BUF
4-2-0, 1-1-0
3
Final
4
Plattsburgh St. PLA
5-1-2, 4-1-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Buffalo St. BUF 1 0 2 3
Plattsburgh St. PLA 0 1 3 4

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Men's Hockey Falls to Plattsburgh, 4-3

PLATTSBURGH, NY – Plattsburgh netted the game-winning goal with under four minutes remaining to earn a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo State men's hockey team in SUNYAC action on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Plattsburgh – 4, Buffalo State – 3
LOCATION: Stafford Ice Arena – Plattsburgh, NY
RECORDS: Plattsburgh (5-1-2, 4-1-1 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (4-3-0, 2-2-0 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Connor Bizal (Elk River, MN/Boston Jr. Rangers), Parker Allison (Dallas, TX/Neepawa Natives), and Aidan LaValley (Champlain, NY/Vermont Lumberjacks) each netted a goal for the Bengals. Bizal also added an assist.
  • Tyler Vanuden (Fort Frances, ON/Finlandia University) and Chris Blango (Chadds Ford, PA/Philadelphia Little Flyers) had two assists each.
  • Emil Norrman (Kungsbacka, Sweden/Dells Ducks) stopped 47 shots in goal for Buffalo State.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED  
  • Bizal got the Bengals on the board first with a power-play goal with a little over five minutes remaining in the first period.
  • Plattsburgh knotted the game up around the halfway point in the second period with a shot from the point.
  • The Bengals killed three penalties in the second period, including a five-minute major to keep the game tied into the second intermission.
  • Allison scored another power-play goal with a shot from the left point to give Buffalo State a 2-1 lead early in the third.
  • The lead was short-lived, as the Cardinals responded 40 seconds later, and then scored less than two minutes later to take the lead.
  • LaValley knocked in a rebound off a shot by Nick Stuckless (Orangeville, ON/Skidmore College) to tie the score at 3-3 with under nine minutes remaining.
  • Plattsburgh scored the winner with 3:18 left in the game, and Buffalo State pulled Norrman in the final two minutes, but the Bengals were unable to find an equalizing goal.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Brendan Young scored two goals in the third period, including the game-winning goal.
 
UP NEXT
The Bengals will be back on the road next weekend, taking on Saint Anselm to kick off the Castleton University Tournament on Friday.
 
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