COLMAR, PA - The Arcadia University men's ice hockey team won a 4-3 overtime thriller over SUNY Canton on Friday night inside Hatfield Ice Arena. This is the first home win for the Knights in program history.
First-year defenseman Justin Song ended the game in overtime as he converted on a 2-on-1, scoring just 35 seconds into the extra period.
Goaltender Fletcher Bolda picked up his second win of the season with a 29 save effort and a .906 save percentage.
ARCADIA 4, SUNY CANTON 3 (F/OT)
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Both teams generated a good number of shots in the opening period, but the score was tied at zero after the opening 20 minutes.
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SUNY Canton scored the lone goal of the second period as the Roos scored with less than four minutes remaining in the middle period.
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A total of five goals were scored in the third period, including three in the span of a minute and 16 seconds. Pallen Brooks tied the game at one for Arcadia with his first career goal. SUNY Canton then took a 2-1 lead, but Dylan Infantino scored the first goal of his career to tie the game at two. The Roos scored just over a minute later to take a 3-2 lead. Dylan Florit scored his third goal of the season with just 32 seconds left in the game to tie the game at three.
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Song ended the game in overtime on his first career goal to give the Knights a 4-3 victory.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Goals: Brooks/Infantino/Florit/Song (1)
Assists: Florit/Halen Cookston (1)
Points: Florit (2)
Shots: Florit (9), Kale Lone/Donnie Feldman/Brooks/Kyle Peters (3)
Blocked Shots: Lone/Feldman (4)
Saves: Bolda (29)
UP NEXT
The Knights finish up their two-game series with SUNY Canton tomorrow (Jan. 8) at Hatfield Ice Arena with puck drop scheduled for 3:30 p.m.