BUFFALO, NY – Blake Deacon (Port Williams, NS/Valley Wildcats) scored the game-winning goal with just over six minutes remaining in the third period, lifting the Buffalo State men's hockey team to a 4-2 victory over King's College in the semifinal of the Bengals Classic on Friday evening.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 4, King's College – 2
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (1-0), King's (0-1)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Parker Allison (Dallas, TX/Neepawa Natives) scored the first and last goals of the night for the Bengals.
• Anthony Morin (Greenfield Center, NY/Utica Jr. Comets) also netted a goal for Buffalo State.
• Deacon's goal was the first of his collegiate career, and he also registered an assist.
• Freshmen Andrew Langlois (Aurora, ON/Cornwall Colts) and Jake Meure (Fremont, CA/Ogden Mustangs) both had their first collegiate points with assists.
• Marcus Cumberworth (Surrey, BC/Olds Grizzlys) stopped 26 shots in goal to earn his first victory.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After the Monarchs took a pair of penalties, including a five-minute penalty, Allison one-timed a slap shot from the top of the left circle to the right corner of the net to take advantage of the 5-on-3 power play. Aidan LaValley (Champlain, NY/Vermont Lumberjacks) and Joe Glamos (Baldwinsville, NY/New Jersey Titans) both picked up assists.
• The Bengals doubled their advantage with another power-play goal in the second period, as Morin poked a loose puck behind the goaltender into the back of the net.
• King's responded two minutes later, scoring a wrap-around goal off an initial shot that was off target.
• With just over three minutes remaining in the frame, the Monarchs tied the score on a 5-on-3 power play with a shot from the point that beat Cumberworth.
• The teams went in to the dressing room tied at 2-2.
• Deacon's game-winning goal came from a tight angle in the low right slot, after a perfect cross-ice feed from Michael McCosh (Glendale, AZ/New Mexico Ice Wolves).
• After the Monarchs pulled their goalie in search of an equalizer, Allison sealed the victory with an empty-net goal from inside his own zone with under a minute remaining.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Patrick Nowak and Casey Gerstein netted goals for King's, while Ethan Hersant and Kevin Martin each were over 50% on faceoffs for the Monarchs.

UP NEXT
The Bengals will head to the Championship Game tomorrow, hosting Salve Regina at 7 pm. The Seahawks defeated Arcadia by a final score of 6-1 in the other semifinal today.