BUFFALO, N.Y. - Sophomore forward Travis Broughman netted a pair of goals as the No. 12 Oswego State men's ice hockey team pitched their second consecutive shutout with a 5-0 victory over Buffalo State.  Broughman continues to lead the team in both goals (7) and points (12) on the season.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Oswego 5, Buffalo State 0
• Location:  Ice Arena - Buffalo, N.Y.
• Records:  Oswego 6-3 (5-1 SUNYAC) | Buffalo State 5-4 (3-2 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The teams were scoreless after the first period as the Lakers killed off two penalties during the period.
• After a slashing call on the Bengals, senior captain Josh Zizek scored the eventual game-winner on assists from Colton Fletcher and Carson Vance.
• The goal was Zizek's third and the team's eighth power play goal of the season.
• A little over three minutes later, Vance gave the Lakers some breathing room with his second of the season.
• Tyler Antonucci and Tyson Kirkby earned assists on the goal, with the assist the first of Antonucci's career.
• Oswego had two more power play opportunities and kept the pressure on Buffalo State in taking the 2-0 lead into the third period.
• Broughman scored his first on a 2-on-1 opportunity at 4:20 of the third period with assists from Michael Gillespie and Max Novick.
• Both teams had man-advantages over the next ten minutes with senior David Richer making a flurry of saves with traffic in front on the second Buffalo State opportunity to keep the Bengals off the scoreboard.
• With just over five minutes remaining and after a power play opportunity had ended for Oswego, Tyler Currie found Broughman in the left slot for the one-timer past the Bengal goalie.
• Senior Anthony Passero recorded the secondary assist on the goal.
• Less than a minute later senior Joseph Molinaro found the puck in front of the net after a scramble and tapped it home for the final goal.
• Currie and Kirkby notched their second points of the contest on that goal.
• Richer made 21 saves as the Lakers out-shot the Bengals 36-21.
• Oswego won the faceoff battle 39-25 with Zizek winning 14 and senior Mitch Emerson securing 12 in leading the Lakers.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Lakers head to Fredonia for a 7 p.m. contest before returning home after the break for the Pathfinder Bank/Oswego State Classic on Jan 3.