The Maryland Black Bears took the ice Friday night, riding an eight game win streak where they outscored opponents 45-13 in that span. The Elmira Aviators had other ideas, however, as they used a four goal second period to down the Black Bears in overtime by the score of 5-4.
Maryland forward Harrison Smith started the scoring in the second period with a pair of
highlight-reel goals. For his first, Smith went inside-outside on a defenseman and put the puck glove side on Elmira goaltender Aidan McKenna for a 1-0 lead. Less than five minutes later,
Smith received a drop pass from forward Tanner Duncan on the near circle and whistled a shot to the top right corner for a 2-0 lead. However, the Black Bears would go on to yield four goals in less than six minutes to see themselves down 4-2 after two periods. Black Bears’ goaltender Ryan Denes was replaced by Dom Gatto as a result.
In the third period, Maryland forward Ryan Franks tied the game with a pair of goals. His first was a snap shot that went five-hole to make the score 4-3 early in the third. Later in the period,
Franks redirected a shot from defenseman Anthony Pellitteri once again five-hole for a tie
score. Gatto made a few big saves as the period went on, allowing the Black Bears to force overtime and get one point. However, Aviators’ forward Evan Dantas ended the game in overtime for a 5-4 Elmira win, snapping Maryland’s eight game win streak.
Match report courtesy Maryland Black Bears
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