Lockport’s Brendan McFall scored 3:15 into overtime to beat New York, 6-5 (OT).
Lockport overcame a three-goal deficit to capture the victory. Lockport trailed 4-1 after a power play goal by New York’s Corey Rees at 8:59 in the second period. Lockport tied things up at 5-5 on a goal by Ryan Logar at 18:40 in the third period.
Lockport got the win on the strength of a great game by Christopher Gasiewicz, who had two goals and three assists. Gasiewicz scored the first of his two goals at 6:24 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Logar assisted on the tally. Gasiewicz’s next tally made the score 4-3 New York with 13:28 left in the third period. Lockport had taken the advantage when New York’s Daniel Backstrom got sent off for checking from behind. Gibson Stuart picked up the assist.
Lockport forced New York goalie Stephen Mundinger to work between the pipes, taking 36 shots. Lockport could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 28 minutes in penalties during the game. Lockport was held back by its power play unit, which tallied one goal on nine chances.
Lockport also got points from Logar, who also grabbed three goals and one assist. More assists for Lockport came via Mark Friol and Devin Kasperek, who contributed one each.
New York kept Lockport’s goalie busy throughout the game, and Tim Schiess made 43 saves on 48 shots. New York got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game. New York’s penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as New York finished with 44 penalty minutes.
New York was helped by Robert Kalata, who registered two goals. Kalata scored the first of his two goals at 11:30 into the first period to make the score 3-1 New York. Rees assisted on the tally. Kalata’s next tally made the score 5-4 New York with 11:27 left in the third period. Backstrom picked up the assist. New York additionally got points from Rees, who also finished with one goal and one assist and Phillip Garcia, who also had one goal and one assist. Eric Hewitt also scored for New York. Other players who recorded assists for New York were Ricky Regala, who had three and Jimmy Warrick and Augie Onorato, who each chipped in two.
Mundinger recorded 30 saves for New York. New York registered one goal on six power play opportunities.
