Ice Hockey Defeats Trailblazers, 1-0 In Overtime

Nedelka nets game winner for Green and Gold

Fitchburg, Mass. The Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated the Trailblazers of MCLA, 1-0 in overtime this evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Wallace Civic Center.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 1, MCLA 0

Records: Fitchburg State (6-3-2 5-1-2 MASCAC) I MCLA 2-9-1, 0-7-1 MASCAC)

How It Happene

Fitchburg State threatened midway through the second period as freshman Isaiah McKinney (Nashua, NH) and senior Cole Archambeault (Leominster, MA) put back-to-back shots on frame, but MCLA goaltender Matthew Gover (Atkinson, NH) turned aside both shot to preserve the 0-0 deadlock. MCLA's best scoring opportunity occurred with two minutes remaining in the stanza when newcomer Sean Schifferl (Fort Myers, FL) fired a shot on target only to have Falcon netminder Max Macchioni (North Kingstown, RI) deny the shot to send game into the third period scoreless.

Following a scoreless third period, Fitchburg State secured the victory 1:57 into the overtime when freshman Adam Nedelka (Srch, Czech Republic) settled a feed from graduate student Antoine Gignac (Quebec City, QUE) and junior Toivo Kramer (New York, NY) and buried shot inside the far post for his third tally on the season, resulting in the 1-0 final.

By the Numbers

• 14th meeting between the Falcons and the Trailblazers on the ice with Fitchburg State 5-7-2 all-time when taking on MCLA
• Fitchburg State held a 49-30 edge in shots
• MCLA finished 0-for-4 with the man advantage
• Macchioni stopped 30 shots for the Falcons
• Gover made 48 saves for the Trailblazers

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Saturday as they host the Vikings of Salem State in conference action, starting at 5:00PM

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