Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey Ties Arizona State, 2-2

Friday, January 19

Oceanside Ice Arena//Tempe, AZ

7:00 PM Mountain Standard Time

Quinnipiac University

8-12-4 4-7-2ECAC

Arizona State

7-13-5

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QUINNIPIAC

ARIZONA STATE

Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey Ties Arizona State, 2-2

1/19/2018 11:28:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

TEMPE, Arizona – Quinnipiac men's ice hockey bounced back from two unanswered goals to tie Arizona State, 2-2, at the Oceanside Ice Arena in Tempe, Arizona. Quinnipiac scored the game's first goal before Arizona State scored twice to jump out in front. The Bobcats tied the game in the third period and had the potential game-winning goal waved off. Quinnipiac goes to 8-12-4 overall and 3-1-4 in eight overtime games this season while Arizona State moves to 7-13-5.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 2 | Arizona State 2

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (8-12-4) | Arizona State (7-13-5)

SCORING RECAP

8:23, 2^nd (Quinnipiac 1, Arizona State 0): Kevin Duane (New Canaan, Connecticut) scored a shorthanded goal midway through the 2^nd period when he broke up a pass in the neutral zone, won a race to the puck and beat ASU goalie Joey Daccord to give Quinnipiac a 1-0 lead.
8:05, 2^nd (Arizona State 1, Quinnipiac): Arizona State leading goal scorer Johnny Walker scored his third goal in two games on the power play to tie the game at 1-1.
19:56, 2^nd (Arizona State 2, Quinnipiac 1): Steen Pasichnuk gave the Sun Devils a 2-1 lead with four seconds left in the 2nd period off a pass across the Bobcats' defensive from his brother, Brinson Pasichnuk.
7:11, 3^rd (Quinnipiac 2, Arizona State 2): On the power play, Tanner MacMaster (Calgary, Alberta) carried the puck into the Arizona State zone before dropping a pass to Craig Martin (Trail, British Columbia) along the boards. Martin walked in on goal and fed Alex Whelan (Ramsey, New Jersey) on the opposite post for the one-timer to tie the game.

NOTES

Duane's shorthanded goal was his first goal of the season and 11^th of his career.
The goal was the first shorthanded goal of the season for Quinnipiac and the first since Kevin McKernan against RPI on Feb. 18, 2017.
Alex Whelan's 10^th goal of the season ties Tanner MacMaster for the team lead.
MacMaster picks up his ninth assist of the season for his 70^th career point.
Martin's assist gives him five for the season, and was also his first point since Nov. 25, 2017.
Martin scored what would have been the game-winner but had the goal waved off for goaltender interference.
After a scoreless overtime period, Quinnipiac and Arizona State skated three-on-three for a second overtime period where Louie Rowe scored with :58.7 second remaining.

NEXT GAME
Quinnipiac and Arizona State will meet for the second game of their series on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. Mountain Standard Time and 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.