January 11, 2020

Falcons Draw Even With Panthers, 2-2 In Overtime

Plymouth, N.H. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team skated to a 2-2 overtime draw with the Panthers of Plymouth State University in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this evening from the Hanaway Rink.

Fitchburg St.

6-5-2, 4-1-2

Plymouth St.

5-7-2, 5-1-1

Final	1	2	3	OT	T
Fitchburg St. 6-5-2, 4-1-2	0	0	2	0	2
Plymouth St. 5-7-2, 5-1-1	0	1	1	0	2

Scoring Summary

2nd - 09:37 - Leo Stolpe (Plymouth St.)

3rd - 07:49 - PP - Ryan Murphy (Fitchburg St.)

3rd - 10:15 - Peter Laviolette (Plymouth St.)

3rd - 11:15 - Christopher Vicario (Fitchburg St.)

Game Leaders

Fitchburg St.

G: 2 Players (#15, #20) - 1

A: 3 Players (#19, #20, #22) - 1

Sh: Christopher Vicario - 5

Sv: Brian McGrath - 42

Plymouth St.

G: 2 Players (#6, #18) - 1

A: 3 Players (#2, #15, #26) - 1

Sh: Jacob Laurin - 7

Sv: Andreas Pettersson - 27

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Fitchburg St.	Plymouth St.
PowerPlays	1 for 3	0 for 3
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	3 (6)	3 (6)
Shots on Goal	29	44
Face Offs Won	34	44

Full stats

Murphy and Vicario collect one goal each for Fitchburg State

Plymouth, N.H. – The Fitchburg State ice hockey team skated to a 2-2 overtime draw with the Panthers of Plymouth State University in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this evening from the Hanaway Rink.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 2, Plymouth State 2
Records: Fitchburg State (6-5-2, 4-1-2 MASCAC) | Plymouth State (5-7-2, 5-1-1 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Plymouth State nearly grabbed the lead early in the first period as junior Peter Laviolette (Brentwood, Tenn.) put a shot on frame, but Falcons keeper Brian McGrath (Worcester, Mass.) denied the scoring chance to preserve the 0-0 stalemate.

In the middle frame, the Panthers took the lead midway through the stanza when freshman Leo Stolpe (Stockholm, Sweden) gathered a feed from senior Drake Longaker (Gilroy, Calif.) and freshman Jacob Laurin (Stockholm, Sweden), who redirected a shot inside the near post for his sixth tally on the year for the 1-0 margin.

Fitchburg State knotted the score (1-1) at the 7:49 mark of the third period with sophomore Ryan Murphy (Wayzata, Minn.) netting his team-leading eight marker on the season off assists from junior Kevin Perry (Hull, Mass.) and senior Christopher Vicario (Cranston, R.I.).

The Panthers regained the lead with just under ten minutes left in the frame when Laviolette notched his third goal of the season, but the Falcons quickly retied the contest (2-2) one minute later as Vicario collected his second score of the 2019-20 campaign with an assist from freshman Joshua Miller (Saint Augustine, Fla.).

Neither team would be able to find back of the net in the extra frame as the contest ended in a 2-2 draw.

By the Numbers

64th matchup between the two teams with the Falcons 27-29-8 all-time vs. the Panthers
Plymouth State finished with a 44-29 margin in shots
Fitchburg State went 1-for-3 with the man advantage
McGrath stopped 42 shots for the Falcons
Senior Andreas Pettersson (Trolhattan, Sweden) made 27 saves for the Panthers

Up Next

Falcons will host the Hawks of Becker College on Wednesday for a non-conference tilt, starting at 7:00 PM. Panthers will travel to Framingham State on Thursday for a MASCAC matchup at 7:30 PM.