January 28, 2023

Panthers Top Falcons in OT

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State men’s ice hockey team fell to the #13 Panthers of Plymouth State 3-2 in overtime in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Saturday afternoon at the Wallace Civic Center.

Plymouth St.

16-3-1, 13-0-0

Fitchburg St.

8-8-3, 6-4-3

Final	1	2	3	OT	T
Plymouth St. 16-3-1, 13-0-0	0	1	1	1	3
Fitchburg St. 8-8-3, 6-4-3	1	1	0	0	2

Scoring Summary

1st - 01:11 - Gene Bouthiette (Fitchburg St.)

2nd - 14:15 - PP - Connor Tait (Plymouth St.)

2nd - 16:05 - Gene Bouthiette (Fitchburg St.)

3rd - 15:16 - PP - Carson Lanceleve (Plymouth St.)

OT - 04:57 - Niks Krollis (Plymouth St.)

Game Leaders

Plymouth St.

G: 3 Players (#6, #23, #24) - 1

A: 6 Players (#7, #9, #23, #24, #26, #28) - 1

Sh: Carson Lanceleve - 5

Sv: Brendahn Brawley - 34

Fitchburg St.

G: Gene Bouthiette - 2

A: 3 Players (#2, #16, #18) - 1

Sh: Wyatt Wilmshurst - 6

Sv: Max Macchioni - 29

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Plymouth St.	Fitchburg St.
PowerPlays	2 for 6	0 for 7
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	6 (15)	7 (14)
Shots on Goal	32	36
Face Offs Won	30	20

Full stats

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State men's ice hockey team fell to the #13 Panthers of Plymouth State 3-2 in overtime in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Saturday afternoon at the Wallace Civic Center.

In a pre-game puck drop ceremony, the Falcons recognized local hockey player Jake Thibeault. Jake suffered an on-ice injury in 2021. Today was Hockey Day in the 'Burg, where all proceeds from a triple-header day of hockey will benefit The Thibeault Family Rehabilitation Trust.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 2, Plymouth State 3 OT
Records: Fitchburg State (8-8-3, 6-4-3 MASCAC) | Plymouth State (16-3-1, 13-0 MASCAC)

How It Happened

For the second straight game, the Falcons came out flying right from the puck-drop. Newcomer Nolan Sargent (Littleton, Colo.) had a shot from the blueline and senior Gene Bouthiette (Enfield, Conn.) collected the rebound for the game's first goal.

Plymouth State knotted the score at 1-1 with a power-play goal. Sophomore Connor Tait (Boyds, Md.) notched his 11^th goal of the season as he put back a rebound off an initial shot from classmate Cameron Patton (Bible Hill, Nova Scotia). The Green and Gold responded less than two minutes later when Bouthiette potted his second goal of the game to forge the Falcons ahead 2-1.

The Panthers tied the game with a power-play goal at the 15:16 mark of the third period. Freshman Rider McCallum found Carson Lanceleve (Stewiacke, Nova Scotia) for the juniors 12^th goal of the year.

The teams went into 3-on-3 overtime even at 2-2. Senior Niks Krollis (Riga, Latvia) scored the game-winner with four seconds left in extra time to give the Panthers the victory.

Inside the Numbers

Plymouth is currently ranked 13^th in the nation in the latest USCHO poll
Fitchburg State held the advantage in shots (36-32)
The Falcons were 0-for-6 with the man-advantage, while the Panthers were 2-for-7 on the power play
Max Macchioni (North Kingstown, RI) posted 32 stops for the Green and Gold
Senior Brendahn Brawley (Morton, Pa.) made 36 saves for the Panthers

Up Next

The Falcons return to action on Thursday when they travel to Salem State to take on the Vikings starting at 7:00 PM.