Box Score Max Dorrington and Cameron Buhl scored goals 1:07 apart in the second period, and Emil Zetterquist was steady in net stopping 23 shots, as the St. Lawrence University men's hockey team fought to a 2-2 tie with Lake Superior State at Taffy Abel Arena on Friday night.

The Skating Saints moved to 1-1-2 on the season, while the Lakers went to 5-3-1.

St. Lawrence killed off three penalties in the contest, including a crucial one late, to remain perfect in man-down situations on the year.

"It was a really good hockey game tonight, and there were lots of momentum shifts for each team" said Charles W. Appleton Head Men's Hockey Coach Brent Brekke "They have a a good veteran team and are always looking to make plays on the offensive and defensive end. We got a little loose in the third period and overtime, which resulted in some chances against. We talked about the lessons to be learned after the game and sticking to our plan and structure. Managing the game is very important against good teams and we need to take another step in that area"

The Lakers got on the board first in the game, capitalizing on a defensive miscue. Logan Jenuwine was pressuring the Saints' defense and forced a turnover deep in St. Lawrence territory. Joshua Wildauer picked up the puck and found Dustin Manz in the slot. Manz collected and ripped a wrist shot over the blocker of Zetterquist to take the 1-0 lead.

Moments after the goal, the Scarlet and Brown were flagged for an interference penalty, but the Saints nearly scored on the man-down situation. David Jankowski made a terrific defensive play to cause a turnover and go down on a near breakaway. The senior captain drifted right, away from the defender chasing, and fired a wrist shot that was turned away by Ethan Langenegger to keep the game at 1-0.

The Skating Saints did well to find an equalizer generating good chances in front of the sophomore goalie. With 7:36 to go in the first, Justin Paul made an athletic play to jump and grab a puck at the blue line that turned into a scoring chance. Buhl was able to get a good shot attempt, but was stopped on the play. The Scarlet and Brown's second power play also nearly produced a goal, as the Saints got great looks from Buhl, Kaden Pickering, and Ty Naaykens.

The Saints dominated play for the first three quarters of the second period, outshooting the Lakers by a wide margin. Aleksi Peltonen had two Grade-A chances for the Saints, but was unable to solve the sophomore netminder and find an equalizer.

Lake Superior caught a big break 13:43 into the second period to take the 2-0 lead. The Lakers hemmed the Saints in their defensive zone for the first time in the period and were able to control the bouncing puck. Brandon Puricelli settled the puck and fed a pass to defenseman Artyom Borshyov, who made a heads-up pass into scoring territory to Miroslav Mucha. Mucha was on the doorstep and shoveled a backhander over the outstretched Zetterquist to double the lead.

The Scarlet and Brown finally broke through three minutes and 15 seconds later as Dorrington scored his first collegaite goal to cut the deficit in half. Luc Salem started the play on the backend dishing the puck off to Buhl. Buhl fired a shot on frame that rebounded off Langenegger and onto the stick of Dorrington. Dorrington, who was playing his first game of the season, used his big frame to fight the puck across the goalline to make it a 2-1 game. The play was reviewed for goalie interference, but was ruled a goal after review.

Just one minute and seven seconds later, St. Lawrence would knot up the contest in a blink. Paul got the puck to Luke Erickson who was patrolling on the blueline, and the sophomore defender ripped a low shot on goal in search of traffic in front of the goalie. Buhl, who was aggressive all game long, crashed the net and tipped the shot past Langenegger to knot the game at 2-2 and tally his first goal of the season.

The Saints found themselves with a big opportunity early in the third period as the Lakers were tagged with a five-minute major for boarding Naaykens in front of the Lakers bench. However, the biggest play in the power play was not an offensive play. Instead, it came from Philippe Chapleau, who inexplicably found himself defending a three-on-one. The first-year showed veteran poise by shutting down the dangerous opportunity and keep Lake Superior off the board.

Pickering looked like he might get his second game-winner of the season with just under six minutes left in regulation. The captain skated his way to a breakaway, where he tried to fool Langenegger with a changeup to the short side off a deke. The threat was turned aside to keep the game at 2-2.

With under a minute to go in regulation, the Scarlet and Brown were hit with a high-sticking penalty and went on the defense for the remainder of regulation. The first bit of power play time was killed and the game went to overtime with three quarters of the man-advantage remaining.

Zetterquist continued to be the best penalty killer on the team making huge saves on the crucial kill. The seniors' positioning forced two dangerous opportunities to sail wide of the frame and he stopped two two-on-one chances down the stretch in the five-minute overtime. The overtime frame, although thrilling, failed to produce a goal for either side as the game ended as a 2-2 tie.

Zetterquist stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced in the tie, while Langenegger matched him with 23 saves on 25 shots.

After dominating the shot totals in the second period, the Saints' shot edge dwindled as both teams finished with 25 shots on the night.

The Scarlet and Brown will stay down in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. As they will take on the Lakers again tomorrow night at Taffy Abel Arena. Tomorrow's puck drop will be at 6:07 p.m.