BUFFALO, N.Y.– Ian Sylves (Sloan, NY/JFK) made 26 saves and Michael Anthony Guerrera (Montreal, QC/OHA) and Sam Maddox (St. Louis, MO/Lindburgh) each scored twice as Buffalo State raced to a 5-0 victory over visiting Potsdam in a SUNYAC contest this evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 5, Potsdam – 0
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (7-3-1/3-2-1), Potsdam (7-2-1/3-2-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Zach Remers (Clarence, NY/Canisius) also scored for Buffalo State, and Anthony Passero (Fort Erie, ON/Lakeshore) had three assists.
After a scoreless first period, Buffalo State broke the game open with four goals in a span of less than nine minutes early in the second frame.
Guerrera intercepted a clearing attempt and wired one home just 28 seconds into the period, and then added his second of the game and seventh of the season just over three minutes later.
The Bengals added two more goals during a five-minute power play as Maddox buried his fourth and fifth goals of the season just 35 seconds apart.
Potsdam applied pressure early in the third period, but Sylves stood strong, and after a Buffalo State timeout midway through the period, Remers put the game out of reach with his first goal of the season on a strong individual effort on the half wall before backhanding a shot through the goalie’s legs.
Sylves made 12 of his 26 saves in the third period for his second shutout of his career.
The Bengals outshot the Bears 32-26 for the game, including 15-6 in the middle frame.
Buffalo State finished 2 for 5 on the power play and killed off all three Potsdam chances.
FOR THE FOES
Brendan McMenimen made 27 saves in the loss for Potsdam.
NOTEWORTHY
Buffalo State has outscored its opposition 21-4 during its current three-game winning-streak.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will play a pair of SUNYAC games at Morrisville next Friday and Saturday before taking a lengthy break for the holidays.
