BOX SCORE

Potsdam, NY – Tyler Bullard scored the game-winner 40 seconds into overtime as the SUNY Canton men's hockey team overcame a two-goal deficit late in the third period to earn a 4-3 win at SUNY Potsdam on Saturday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Canton 4, SUNY Potsdam 3, OT
• Location: Maxcy Ice Arena – Potsdam, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (7-7-2) | SUNY Potsdam (6-10-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Adam Petric got Canton on the board first just 2:26 into the game when Kyler Matthews won the puck and led Petric in on a breakout. Petric beat Potsdam goaltender Nate Skidmore short side for the early lead. Michael Cerasuolo made 16 first period saves to keep the Roos on top 1-0 after one.
• The Bears knotted the game at one 14:48 of the middle period off the stick of Joey Sollazzo. Potsdam added a pair of goals less than a minute apart from Jack Bloem and Tyler Young to take a 3-1 lead early in the third period.
• Tyson Bruce got Canton within a goal with just less than five minutes to play. Joe Deveny hit Christopher Mammas with a lead pass and as he was skating with the puck down to one knee, Bruce picked the puck up and finished at the far post.
• The Roos pulled Cerasuolo with 1:06 remaining for the extra attacker and that paid off with 45 seconds remaining. Bruce found Bullard in the slot who left a drop off pass for Deveny. He played a quick pass across the face of goal to Jake Mayette who finished into the open net.   
• Canton completed the comeback 40 seconds into OT when Sean Shepard won the puck at the far boards playing a short pass up to Sean David who led Tyler Bullard in on a 2-on-1. He hit Bruce with a give-and-go as Bullard tipped the puck past Skidmore for the victory.
• Cerasuolo came up one save short of his career-high with 46 as he improved to 6-2-2 on the season. Skidmore made 29 stops for the Bears.
• The Roos were a perfect 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.

FROM THE BENCH
"That's a huge gritty win for our team; to be down two with less than five minutes to play and come back and win it in OT," Head Coach Alex Boak said. "That's a great credit to our guys never giving up. More importantly, I'm excited for our seniors going out with a win in their last game against Potsdam."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Roos return to the ice on Tuesday when they visit Brockport at 7 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 engineering technology, health, management and public service and recently received number one rankings in 14 different areas in the SUNY Student Opinion Survey. The college's faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 13 exclusively online degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level and are conference members of the North Atlantic Conference.