PLATTSBURGH — If there was ever a doubt that a two-goal lead is the most dangerous lead in hockey, the Plattsburgh State men's team put that question to rest Friday night.
The Cardinals overcame a 3-1 deficit in the third period to force overtime, and Kyle Taylor sealed the deal 2:05 into the extra period to cap off Plattsburgh's dramatic 4-3 victory over the Oswego, sending the Stafford Ice Arena into a frenzy.
"(Dylan) Clarke sent it over to me — I was going down the right side and just thought, 'Get it on net in overtime.' And luckily it went in," Taylor said. "It's a great feeling to battle back in the third, and it was nice to beat them in overtime."
The Cardinals (8-0-2, 6-0-1 SUNYAC) entered the second period with a 1-0 lead and a 11-5 advantage in shots, but Oswego (7-4-1, 4-2-1 SUNYAC) had three scores of its own in the second period.
Mark Lozzi, Josh Chamberlain and Kyle McCutcheon all found the back of the net for the Lakers, and Oswego outshot Plattsburgh 16-4 in the stanza.
Cardinals goaltender Bryan Hince stayed poised and focused throughout the game, making crucial saves and keeping his team in the running during an onslaught of Oswego scoring chances.
"Our goalie gave us a great chance to come back in the third," Plattsburgh State head coach Bob Emery said. "They really played great in the second period and took it to us."
But forward Eric Satim insisted that the team stayed relaxed during the second intermission, and it showed in the final period.
Satim tallied his second score of the night midway through the period to bring his team within one.
"We knew we had to come out strong (in the third), and we did," he said. "We got the pucks deep and we used our cycle, which we've been doing all year long."
Plattsburgh put 14 shots on net in the third period and allowed just two.
Satim added that the score was a turning point in regaining momentum.
"Nothing was really going our way until we scored that goal," he said.
The Cardinals pulled Hince with 1:24 remaining in the game, and the offense moved the puck efficiently, repeatedly accumulating scoring chances.
Then it happened.
Phil Farrow took a pass from Ryan Corry and ripped a shot past Oswego goaltender Chris Hyk, tying the game up with just over a minute to play.
"Things happen when you get the puck to the net," Emery said. "We talk about it all the time; take pucks wide and get pucks to the net, and that's what we did."
Emery and his team expressed their pleasure in the big win but are still keeping things in perspective entering today's game against Cortland.
"I talked to the guys about how great of a win it was for us — we beat a heck of a hockey team that's well coached," Emery said. "But I did tell them, 'Don't forget that (today's) game is worth two points, too.'"
Taylor added: "We can't look past them (Cortland); they're a good team, too. We need all our guys to play well tomorrow."
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Plattsburgh 4, Oswego 3 (OT)
Oswego 0 3 0 0 — 3
Plattsburgh 1 0 2 1 — 4
First period- 1, P, Satim, 14:16.
Second period- 2, Os, Lozzi (Levy), 10:15. 3, Os, Chamberlain, 16:27. 4, Os, McCutcheon (Ellis, McLaughlin), 19:44.
Third period- 5, P, Satim (Clarke, Willock), 9:15. 6, P, Farrow (Corry), 18:57.
Overtime- 7, P, Taylor (Corry, Clarke), 2:05.
Shots on goal:
Oswego 5 16 2 0 — 23
Plattsburgh 11 4 14 1 — 30
Goaltenders (shots-saves): Hyk, Os, 30-26. Hince, P, 23-20.
Power plays (goals-opportunities): Oswego 2-6, Plattsburgh State 2-6.
Attendance: 1924.
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