Tyler Vanuden
3
Buffalo State BUF 4-15-0, 2-9-0
4
Winner Plattsburgh State PLA 12-7-3, 8-4-1
Buffalo State BUF
4-15-0, 2-9-0
3
Final
4
Plattsburgh State PLA
12-7-3, 8-4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Buffalo State BUF 2 0 1 3
Plattsburgh State PLA 1 2 1 4

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Special Teams Blunders Sink Men's Hockey in 4-3 Loss to Plattsburgh

PLATTSBURGH, NY — Host Plattsburgh scored three goals on special teams, two short-handed goals and one power-play goal, to pull out a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo State men's hockey team in SUNYAC action on Friday evening.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Plattsburgh – 4, Buffalo State – 3
LOCATION: Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena – Plattsburgh, NY
RECORDS:  Plattsburgh (12-7-3, 8-4-1 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (4-15-0, 2-9-0 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
  • Nikita Kozyrev (Tallinn, Estonia/Springfield Jr. Blues), Andrew Logar (Niagara Falls, NY/Corpus Christi Ice Rays), and Tyler Vanuden (Fort Frances, ON/Finlandia University) each tallied a goal for Buffalo State.
  • Jared Figueroa (Scotch Plains, NJ/Florida Eels), A.J. Marinelli (Amherst, NY/Lockport Regals), and Lucas Patton (Sechelt, BC/Finlandia University) added assists on the goals.
  • Emil Normann (Kungsbacka, Sweden/Dells Ducks) turned aside 49 shots in goal in a losing effort.
  • The Bengals accrued 48 penalty minutes in the game.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Plattsburgh opened the scoring just over two minutes into the opening period for an early 1-0 lead.
  • The lead didn't last long, as Kozyrev notched an unassisted goal less than three minutes later.
  • Vanuden gave the Bengals a 2-1 lead with less than eight minutes left in the period, as Buffalo State took the lead into the first intermission.
  • Plattsburgh knotted the score with a power-play goal just five minutes into the second period.
  • The Bengals went on the power play after an elbowing penalty with under five minutes left in the second period, but the Cardinals were able to net a short-handed goal to take a 3-2 lead into the second intermission.
  • Logar tied the game at 3-3 seven minutes into the third period off an assist from Figueroa.
  • Another Plattsburgh penalty with six minutes remaining led to the Cardinals' game-winning goal, as Trey Thomas netted the short-handed goal for the 4-3 victory.  
FOR THE FOES
  • Joey Mancuso scored a goal and added an assist, while Christian DiFelice recorded two assists.
 
UP NEXT
The Bengals head to Potsdam for more SUNYAC action tomorrow, with puck drop set for 7 p.m.
 
 
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