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Buffalo, NY – Tyson Bruce scored the game-winning goal with 32 seconds left in overtime to lift the SUNY Canton men's hockey team to a 3-2 OT win at Buffalo State College on Friday evening. The win is the fifth straight for the Roos and the sixth in their latest seven outings.  

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 3, Buffalo State 2 – OT
• Location: Buffalo State Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
• Records:  SUNY Canton (7-3-1) | (6-6-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After neither team found the back of the net in the opening 20 minutes it was Kyler Matthews who got the scoring started at 18:45 of the second period. Canton skated with an extended 52 second 5-on-3 and eight seconds after the Bengals got one skater back the Roos buried a 5-on-4 chance. Matthews put home his third goal of the season off passes from Sean David and Max Routledge.
• Buffalo State evened the game at one apiece 9:13 into the third frame when Anthony Tulipane scored his second goal of the season.
• The Roos pulled ahead once again on an unassisted tally from Brendan McCormack at 15:51, his third marker of the season.
• The Bengals knotted the game once again with 2:57 remaining in regulation and were whistled for a tripping penalty following the goal. The Canton penalty kill came up big killing the infraction as the teams would skate to overtime.
• Buffalo State was whistled for too many men on the ice midway through the extra session and that paid off when the Roos lit the lamp with one second left on the power play for the win. Bruce slotted his third goal of the season off the setup from AJ D'Orazio and Jesse Farabee.
• Austin Washkurak backstopped the team with 28 saves as he improved to 4-1-0 on the season. Emil Norrman turned aside 31 shots in the loss.
• Canton went 2-for-6 on the power play while killing off all six of its penalties.

 
WHAT'S NEXT
These two teams will have a rematch on Saturday at 4 p.m.          

About SUNY Canton
SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 16 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The college's 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity eSports and cheerleading. For more information, visit www.canton.edu.