HAMILTON – Junior Tylor Spink tallied his fourth goal of the season, but Ryan Bliss scored 57 seconds into overtime to lift Cornell to a 2-1 victory over No. 17 Colgate in ECAC Hockey action Friday at Starr Rink.
Playing in front out a sold-out crowd, Spink opened the scoring 51 seconds into the second period on a feed from junior Kyle Baun, but the Big Red evened the score at 1-1 early in the third period on a goal from John Knisley to send the game into overtime.
In the extra session, Bliss fired a shot from the left point that deflected off a Colgate defender and into the back of the cage for the decisive tally.
Sophomore Mitch Gillam made 20 saves in goal for Cornell while his counterpart, sophomore Charlie Finn, turned aside 24 shots for the Raiders.
Bottom Line
Cornell 2, No. 17 Colgate 1 (ot)
Won-Lost Records
– Cornell evened its season mark at 9-9-2 and improved to 7-6-0 in ECAC play.
– No. 17 Colgate slipped to 14-9-2 overall and 6-5-2 against league competition.
How It Happened
– After a scoreless first period, Tylor Spink staked Colgate to a 1-0 lead just 51 seconds into the second period. Junior Kyle Baun started the play by creating a turnover in the Cornell zone as the Big Red was looking to head up ice. Baun then found Spink alone in the slot, where he placed a wrist shot over the glove hand of Gillam and under the cross bar to give the Raiders a 1-0 lead.
– Cornell tied the game at 1-1 when Knisley notched his fourth goal of the season at the 5:06 mark of the third period, knocking home a loose puck just inside the right post after his initial shot during a 1-on-1 break was stopped by Finn. Teemu Tiltinen was credited with the lone assist on the play.
– Bliss notched the decisive marker for the visitors just 57 seconds into overtime when his shot from the left point deflected off a Colgate defender and into the back of the net. Jeff Kubiak and Joakim Ryan were credited with assists on the game-winning goal.
Inside The Box Score
– Cornell held a 26-21 shot advantage in the contest. Colgtate posted a 17-14 edge during the first two periods, but the Big Red held an 11-4 margin in the third and took the only shot registered during overtime.
– Neither team scored on the power play as Cornell was 0-for-3 while Colgate was 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
– Colgate held a 32-27 edge in the faceoff circle. Tylor Spink and senior John Lidgett were both 12-for-20 at the dot to lead the Raiders.
– Tyson Spink and Ryan Johnston notched three shots each for Colgate while Ryan attempted a team-high five for Cornell.
Key Raider Info
– With his goal against the Big Red, Tylor Spink has registered a point in seven of his 10 games played this season.
– Kyle Baun recorded his team-leading 12th assist of the season. He also extended his lead in the team-scoring race with his 22nd point of the year (10 G/ 12 A).
‘gate One Timers
– Colgate moved to 11-2-0 this season and 31-2-5 since the start of the 2012-13 campaign when leading after two periods.
– The Raiders suffered their first overtime loss of the season as they slipped to 1-1-2 in games that have gone past regulation this season.
– Colgate dropped to 11-5-2 when limiting opponents to 30 shots or fewer in a game this season.
– The Raiders slipped to 11-3-0 when scoring first in 2014-15.
– Colgate moved to 0-7-0 this season when scoring one goal or fewer.
– The Raiders slipped to 12-2-2 when allowing two goals or less in a game this season.
Up Next
– The two teams complete their two-game season series Saturday with a 7 p.m. contest at Lynah Rink in Ithaca.
– The game will serve as the inaugural Courage Classic, benefitting Camp Good Days. Both teams will have honorary captains from Camp Good Days in attendance at the game and will take part in a ceremonial faceoff prior to the start of the game.
