Sutton Murray
Dylan Devine
3
Chatham CHA 3-8-1
4
Winner Buffalo St. BSU 9-5-0
Chatham CHA
3-8-1
3
Final
4
Buffalo St. BSU
9-5-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Chatham CHA 1 1 1 3
Buffalo St. BSU 2 1 1 4

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Murphy Sets All-Time Wins Record As Men's Hockey Defeats Chatham

BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's hockey team came away with a 4-3 win over the Chatham Cougars tonight at the Ice Arena. With the win, head coach Steve Murphy is now the all-time winningest coach in the history of the men's hockey program as he passed Nick Carriere (2005-15) with career win 110.
 
GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 4, Chatham – 3
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 9-5-0 (5-1-0 SUNYAC), Chatham: 3-8-1 (2-5-1 UCHC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Jason Kwestel (Rockaway, NJ/Valley Wildcats) paced the Bengals with a goal and an assist. Kwestel has now scored in three straight games and has registered at least one point in five consecutive games.
  • Vadim Kiriakov (Tyumen, Russia/Altay Ust-Kamenogorsk) picked up a pair of assists extending his streak to six straight games with at least one point.
  • Drew Doran (Orchard Park, NY/Utica University) made 25 saves in net for his second straight win.
  • Buffalo State outshot the Cougars with a 37-28 advantage.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Buffalo State got the scoring started as Jake Meure (Fremont, CA/Ogden Mustangs) scored on a power play opportunity.
  • Just a few minutes later, Sutton Murray (Rochester Hills, MI/Pembroke Lumber Kings) scored giving Buffalo State a swift 2-0 lead.
  • Chatham was able to score before the end of the period to cut the lead in half.
  • Early in the second period, Connor Bizal (Elk River, MN/Boston Jr. Rangers) got in on the action with his fifth goal of the year.
  • The Cougars stayed in the game with another goal as they trailed 3-2 heading into the third period.
  • Kwestel scored in the third period giving Buffalo State a late 4-2 lead.
  • Less than a minute later, the Cougars scored again to stay in the action late.
  • The Bengals were able to hold off Chatham in the final minutes to secure the win.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Three different Cougars found the back of the net.
  • Geno Pichora made 33 saves in goal for Buffalo State.
 
UP NEXT
The Bengals will return to action tomorrow as they will travel to Chatham for a rematch with the Cougars at 3:00 pm.
 
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