Potsdam, NY – Sean Shepard and Filip Jakobsson tallied two assists each and four different players found the back of the net as the SUNY Canton men's hockey team earned a 4-1 road win at SUNY Potsdam on Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 4, SUNY Potsdam 1
• Location: Maxcy Ice Arena – Potsdam, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (5-6-1) | SUNY Potsdam (1-11-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos opened the scoring just 55 seconds into the contest. Shepard cleared the defensive zone to Jakobsson at mid ice. He played a quick pass to a cutting Jesse Farabee at the blue line as he beat Bears netminder Michael Paglucca high and made the water bottle pop for the 1-0 lead.
• The Bears knotted the game at one at 16:01 of the first period. Garrett McArthur took a shot from the top of the left circle that was saved by Pierce Diamond but Justin Geary put home the rebound out in front.
• Shots were even at 11 apiece and so was the scoreboard at 1-1 after 20 minutes.
• Canton doubled their lead at the 8:32 mark of the second period just after killing off a penalty. Jakobsson provided a strong forecheck for the Roos on the PK as he gathered the puck at the boards and found Jake Mayette with a pass near the left circle. Mayette dangled as Paglucca sprawled out and the senior backhanded a shot into the open net.
• Late in the second period the Roos skated 5-on-3 for 1 minute and 13 seconds. The Bears were able to kill off the first penalty but Canton converted with four seconds left on the 5-on-4. The Roos won the face off in their offensive zone. Sean Shepard swung the puck from left to right to Brady Morrison at the point. Morrison hit Sam Martin down low at the left circle as he rifled a low shot through the five-hole of Paglucca.
• The Roos outshot the Bears 12-5 in the second period and led 3-1 after two periods.
• Canton added to the scoring at 8:20 of the third frame scoring their first short handed goal of the season. Paglucca was looking to clear the puck to a skater behind his own net and Brendan Morrow picked off the pass circling in front and putting the puck into the wide open net for the 4-1 final.

 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Pierce Diamond made 21 saves recording a .955 save percentage in the win.
• Paglucca turned aside 27 shots in the loss.
• The Roos were 1-for-5 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.
• Potsdam held a 38-28 advantage in faceoffs.
• This was the first game for the Bears since the Roos and Potsdam last met on December 10th.
• The Roos top line of Farabee, Mayette, Jakobsson, Shepard and Matt Passaretti combined for two goals and four assists.
• Canton's second line of Matthew Headland, Brendan Morrow, Sam Martin, Connor Tuttle and Brady Morrison combined for the other two goals and assist.

WHAT'S NEXT?
These two teams are scheduled for a rematch on Wednesday at 7 p.m. also at Maxcy Ice Arena.
 


About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton 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 23 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 SUNY Canton Kangaroos 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.