CORTLAND, N.Y. - Morrisville State scored two power play goals with less than nine minutes remaining during a Cortland major penalty as the Mustangs rallied to defeat the Red Dragons, 4-3, in a SUNYAC men's ice hockey game. The teams will play again in Cortland Saturday at 7 p.m.
Morrisville started its decisive power play with 9:11 remaining. Cortland killed off just more than a minute of the five-minute situation before CJ Stubbs scored on a slap shot from the left wing with exactly eight minutes left in the period. The Mustangs took the lead for good just 44 seconds later, still on the power play, when Ian Wood scored off a scramble in front of the net.
The guests grabbed a 2-0 lead in the later stages of the first period. Ryan Bochert scored 11:44 into the period, and Jon Kasper netted an unassisted shorthanded goal with 3:25 left.
Cortland fought back with three goals in the first five minutes of the second period to take a 3-2 lead.
Douglas Elgstam (Stockholm, Sweden/New Jersey Rockets) converted a power play goal just 37 seconds into the stanza, assisted by
Logan Blaser (Aurora, ON/Brockville Braves) and
Mike Crowley (Buffalo/Springfield Blues). The Red Dragons tied the game 2:51 into the second on an
Andrew McCann (Bowmanville, ON/Wellington Dukes) goal, with assists to
Connor Beck (Richmond Hill, ON/Toronto Jr. Canadiens) and
Michael Faliero (West Seneca/Buffalo Jr. Sabres), and Beck gave Cortland the lead on the power play 4:08 into the frame, set up by Elgstam and Crowley.
Morrisville goalie Jared Young finished with 35 saves, while Cortland's
Drew Weigman (Annapolis, MD/Northern Cyclones) recorded 27 saves. Both teams were 2-for-8 on the power play.
Morrisville St. 4, Cortland 3
Score by periods:
Morrisville      2-0-2    4
Cortland        0-3-0     3
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Morrisville: Ryan Bochert 1-0, Ian Wood 1-0, CJ Stubbs 1-0, Jon Kasper 1-0, Layne Martin 0-2, Stevie RayAdams 0-1, Nick Hautanen 0-1, Bradley Hefner 0-1, Nick DeVito 0-1
Cortland:
Connor Beck 1-1,
Douglas Elgstam 1-1,
Andrew McCann 1-0,
Mike Crowley 0-2,
Logan Blaser 0-1,
Michael Faliero 0-1
Saves: Jared Young (Morrisville) 35 saves (3 GA in 60:00);
Drew Weigman (Cortland) 27 saves (4 GA in 58:55), Empty Net 1:05
Shots on Goal: Cortland 38 (12-18-8), Morrisville 31 (10-8-13)
Penalties: Morrisville 8-16:00, Cortland 8-27:00
Power Play: Morrisville 2-8, Cortland 2-8
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 0-4, 0-2 SUNYAC; Morrisville St. (Mustangs) 1-2-2, 1-2 SUNYAC
