Bowling Green built a two-goal lead early in the second period and held on for a 4-2 win over Lake Superior State on Saturday night at Taffy Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie, completing a CCHA-opening sweep. Casper Nässén had a goal and an assist for the Lakers, who outshot the Falcons 29-20. Bowling Green improved to 4-4-0 overall and 2-0-0 in the CCHA.

How it happened

Breck McKinley opened the scoring for Bowling Green, with assists from Ben Doran and Teague Patton, and Brandon Whynott made it 2-0 just 93 seconds into the second period. Nässén got the Lakers on the board with a power-play goal, set up by Cooper Foster and Charles Savoie, but Ty Higgins answered on a Falcons power play just past the midpoint of the period.

Lake Superior State outshot Bowling Green 16-10 in the second and kept pressing in the third. William Samuelsson pulled the Lakers within 3-2, with Nässén picking up the assist, but Doran sealed it with an empty-net goal in the final 90 seconds.

In goal

Jacob Steinman made 27 saves for Bowling Green, which managed a season-low 20 shots. Anders Miller stopped 16 for Lake Superior State. Each team scored once on the power play. Former Laker Evan Bushy led the Falcons with three blocked shots in his return to the Soo.

Sources

• BG Falcon Media: BGSU completes sweep over Lake Superior via 4-2 victory (Oct. 24, 2026)
• Bowling Green Athletics: 2026-27 ice hockey schedule and results
• Toledo Blade: Bowling Green hockey sweeps Lake Superior State on the road