PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Chatham Men's Hockey (3-0-0) defeated Buffalo State (1-2-0) 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon at Alpha Ice Complex. The Cougars built a 4-1 third-period lead before holding off two late Bengals goals to secure the victory.
Chatham opened the scoring just 1:40 into the first period when Edward Downey found the back of the net off assists from
Michael Roby and
Dylan Young.
Hudson Weger doubled the lead at 8:33, with
Andrew Martino and
Breken Northgrave providing the assists, sending the Cougars into the first intermission ahead 2-0.
Buffalo State cut the deficit in half at 7:55 of the second period when James Legler scored off an assist from Lucas Signoretti.
Cameron Kuntar made 15 saves during the frame to help Chatham maintain its 2-1 advantage entering the third.
The Cougars extended their lead early in the final period.
Camden Smith scored his first goal of the season at 1:17 off assists from
Kyle Contessa and
Thomas Gerum.
Colin Watson then converted on the power play at 5:14, with Roby and
Tyler DesRochers assisting on the eventual game-winning goal.
Buffalo State answered at 12:27 through Aaron Andrade before Signoretti scored with the extra attacker at 18:25 to make it 4-3. Chatham held off the Bengals over the remaining 1:35 to close out the win.
Kuntar finished with 34 saves as Buffalo State held a 37-25 advantage in shots on goal. Roby recorded two assists, while four different Cougars scored. Chatham converted one of its four power-play opportunities and killed all four Buffalo State power plays.
The Cougars return to action on Friday, November 6th when they host Fredonia at Alpha Ice Complex. Puck drop is scheduled for 7PM.
