Reisterstown, MD – Zac Sirota scored a pair of goals including the game-winner with 10 seconds remaining as the SUNY Canton men's hockey team earned a 4-3 road win at Stevenson in the season-opener for both teams on Friday evening.

The Mustangs are receiving votes in the preseason USCHO.com Top 15 national poll.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 4, Stevenson 3  
• Location: Reisterstown Sportsplex – Reisterstown, MD
• Records: SUNY Canton (1-0) | Stevenson (0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos got on the board first at 4:19 of the opening period as Sirota scored on a back-hander top shelf at the far post. Colton Sipperley and Filp Jakobsson picked up helpers on the score.
• Canton doubled their lead at 12:37 converting on a 5-on-3. Evan Pringle wristed a shot top shelf from between the circles. Trevor Christopher and Matthew Headland both registered assists on the play after Headland's initial shot from the point was saved.
• The Mustangs got one back just 18 seconds after the Roos power play goal when Anthony Starzi scored unassisted.
• Canton held a 12-7 shots advantage in the opening period taking a 2-1 lead into first intermission.
• Stevenson tied things up at two apiece as John Musella scored at 7:21 of the middle period.
• The Roos responded regaining the lead just 61 seconds later. Sebastien Paquette played the puck deep behind the net for Brendan Morrow. Morrow fed a quick pass out in front to Headland who put a one-timer high past the glove side of Mustangs netminder Ryan Kenny.
• In what proved to be a busy second period that saw Stevenson outshoot the Roos 18-6 the hosts tied things up once again at the 13:24 mark off the stick of Malcolm Palmer.
• Play was extremely even in the third period and neither team could solve the opposing goaltender until Sirota's heroics. With the Roos on the power play Jakobsson played a cross-ice pass from the left to right point to Morrow. His wrist shot was redirected out in front by Sirota for the win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Stevenson held a slim 33-27 edge in shots for the game, while faceoffs were nearly even at 34-33 in favor of the Mustangs.
• The Roos scored twice on the power play, including the game-winner, while the hosts converted once with the extra skater.
• Sirota led all players with two goals, while Headland had a goal and assist. Jakobsson and Morrow had two helpers apiece.
• Filip Schlyter made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save %) in the win, while Kenny turned aside 23 shots in defeat.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
These two teams will have a rematch on Saturday at the Reisterstown Sportsplex with puck drop set for 4:45 p.m.  
 
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.