Ethan Moore tied the game with 25 seconds left in regulation and scored again in the shootout as Lake Superior State and Minnesota State played to a 2-2 tie on Saturday at the Mayo Clinic Event Center in Mankato, Minn. The Lakers won the CCHA shootout 3-2 in eight rounds. Both teams are 2-4-2.
How it happened
Raoul Boilard scored his first goal of the season at 6:41 of the first period, from Moore, to give Lake State a 1-0 lead. Boilard was ejected late in the second with a five-minute major for hitting from behind and a game misconduct, and Mason Kraft tied it on a Minnesota State power play with 19 seconds left in the period.
Ean Somoza put the Mavericks ahead at 15:04 of the third, with Kraft assisting. With goalie Anders Miller on the bench for an extra attacker, Moore scored at 19:35, from Cooper Foster and Joey Potter, to force overtime. Neither team scored in overtime, and in the shootout Moore, Carter Batchelder, and Hunter Ramos converted for the Lakers, while Luigi Benincasa and Reid Morich scored for Minnesota State.
Miller made 29 saves in his second straight start. Lassi Lehti stopped 28 for Minnesota State. Shots finished 31-30 for the Mavericks. Lake State was 0-for-4 on the power play, killed five of six penalties, and won 34 of 65 faceoffs. Moore finished with a goal and an assist.
What’s next
Lake Superior State returns to Taffy Abel Arena to host Maryville on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:07 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 6, at 6:07 p.m.
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