By Framingham State athletics
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FRAMINGHAM – The Plymouth State ice hockey erased a 2-1 deficit to defeat Framingham State by a score of 8-3 in MASCAC action Saturday afternoon at Loring Arena.
Plymouth State improves to 9-4-2 overall.
Framingham State falls to 1-11 overall.
The Rams are 0-7 in the Conference.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Plymouth got on the board in the sixth minute when Ted Austin finished a one time pass from Colin Tracy to capitalize on a 4-on-3 Plymouth power play.
- The Rams knotted the score early in the second when Johnny Baker beat Kalle Anderson over his right shoulder after carrying the puck in from his own blue line.
- The Rams capitalized on a power play of their own when Brian Kozek buried a slap shot off a setup from Luca Olivio to give the Rams a 2-1 edge.
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- Plymouth answered with a power play goal of their own just moments later when Peter Laviolette sneaked one past Blake Carlson to even up the game at two goals apiece.
- The Panthers scored three more times in the second period to send them into the break. In the 15th minute Whim Stalberg gave the Panthers the lead followed by a JR Barone goal in the 17th minute and Myles Abbate scored on the power play in the 18th minute.
- The visitors picked up third period goals from Barone, Lucas Holmquist and Laviolette and Baker scored his second of the game for the Rams to reach the final margin.
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Kalle Andersson made 27 saves in the win for the Panthers.
- Blake Carlson turned away 36 shots before giving way to Matthew Cucinotta in the setback for the Rams.
- The Panthers outshot the Rams by a margin of 48-to-30.
- The visitors were 3-for-6 on the man advantage compared to a 2-for-10 mark for the host Rams.
UP NEXT: The Rams will travel to Fitchburg on Tuesday evening for a MASCAC clash while the Panthers will host UMass Dartmouth the same day in a MASCAC tilt.