OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State men's ice hockey team completed a successful Whiteout Weekend by earning a 5-2 victory over Plattsburgh in a game that saw 12 different Lakers record a point in the contest.  The win moves Oswego into a tie with Geneseo for the conference lead and gives both teams a five-point cushion over the third-place teams thanks to a Potsdam upset of Cortland this evening.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Oswego 5, Plattsburgh 2
• Location:  Deborah F. Stanley Arena, Oswego, N.Y.
• Records:  Oswego 12-4-1 (7-1-1 SUNYAC), Plattsburgh 10-6-3 (6-3-1 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Period

• Inside the first two minutes of the contest, Shane Bull drove the puck down low and swung a sharp-angle shot on goal. 
• Plattsburgh goalie Anthony Del Tufo made the save but Tyler Flack grabbed the rebound and snapped it home.
• A few minutes later, Ryan Dickinson laid out for a poke check in the defensive zone and cleared the puck to the offensive blue line where Connor Sleeth secured it.
• He skated down as the defense focused on cutters down the middle and beat Del Tufo on the blocker side for the 2-0 lead.
• Plattsburgh had a 29-14 edge in shots in the opening period, including a 13-10 lead in shots-on-goal.

Second Period

• With 11:01 left in the second period, the Cardinals kept the puck down low and eventually drove to the Laker net.
• They passed it into the middle, creating a screen in front of Laker goalie Steven Kozikoski, and scored to break Oswego's two-game shutout run.
• Oswego answered right back within two minutes when Tommy Cahill got behind the defense and fired a shot on goal. 
• The rebound came right back to Cahill as he skated behind the goal and he flipped it backwards to a trailing Garrett Clegg who fired it into the net.
• Just 35 seconds later, Conor Smart slipped past the defense to the Plattsburgh goalie's right and beat him high for a 4-1 lead and forcing Plattsburgh into a timeout.
• Leading scorers Travis Broughman and Alex DiCarlo earned assists on Smart's goal.

Third Period

• The final period was a stalemate until four minutes left when Plattsburgh got a breakaway chance and scored to make it 4-2.
• Right off the faceoff, Oswego caught Plattsburgh pressing forward and AJ Ryan got behind the defense for a breakaway of his own and scored just 16 seconds after the Cardinal goal.
• Plattsburgh pulled the goalie with 2:30 left to play, but Oswego held the extra-man attempt at bay.

Key Statistics

• Shots on-goal went to the Cardinals by a 28-27 edge while the Lakers won 30 faceoffs to 20 for the visitors.
• Kozikoski finished with 26 saves on the night to earn the win

WHAT'S NEXT
Next Friday, Oswego heads down to Cortland for a 7 p.m. road SUNYAC contest.