Thursday night, Slovakia upset Russia, 2-1, in a shootout in the Olympics. Two nights later, Bowling Green’s own Slovakian led them to a 2-1 upset victory of Notre Dame.<\/p>\n
Tomas Petruska, a native of Presov, Slovakia, beat Notre Dame goalie Mike Johnson in the third round of the shootout with a backhander that snuck just inside the right post.<\/p>\n
“That was my go to move since I was 16, 15-years-old,” Petruska said. <\/p>\n
Prior to Petruska’s game-winner, James Perkin scored for Bowling Green while goaltender Nick Eno stopped two of three Irish shooters to secure the win.<\/p>\n
Not only was Eno a difference maker in the shootout, but he also was the star of regulation, turning away 38 of 39 shots to complete the weekend sweep of Notre Dame.<\/p>\n
“They definitely outplayed us for two periods, and we were lucky Nick played as well as he did,” Falcons’ coach Dennis Williams said.<\/p>\n
“He played really well; I think he was definitely the difference during the first two periods,” Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson said.<\/p>\n
Eno’s efforts allowed the Falcons to improve their winning streak against the Irish to three, even more impressive considering they hadn’t beat Notre Dame since 2005 entering this season.<\/p>\n
Despite being outshot 17-7 in the opening period, Bowling Green played well, even having several good scoring chances in a scoreless first.<\/p>\n
While they did allow 17 shots, many of those were from bad angles or shot right into the chest and arms of Eno.<\/p>\n
“They did a good job of keeping them to the outside; yesterday there was a couple chances from the slot, but today, they kept them outside and made it pretty easy for me,” Eno said.<\/p>\n
Bowling Green came close to striking first on multiple occasions, including two chances by Tommy Dee, who just missed the net on a two-on-one break and then had his deflection attempt cleared away at the last minute by Johnson.<\/p>\n
It appeared Bowling Green took a 1-0 lead with 5:23 left in the first period, but after a nearly eight-minute review, the officials determined the puck didn’t completely cross the line.<\/p>\n
While Bowling Green had some strong chances in the first period, Notre Dame did have a golden chance to take the lead, but Kyle Palmieri’s shot rang off the post sandwiched in between Dee’s second chance and the review of the goal.<\/p>\n
Any notion of Bowling Green controlling the momentum was killed at the start of the second period when Palmieri ripped a shot past Eno just 31 seconds into the period.<\/p>\n
Notre Dame almost doubled its advantage four minutes into the period when an Irish shot snuck through Eno’s pads and trickled just wide of the empty net.<\/p>\n
The Irish also had two great chances at the end of the period, first on a wraparound attempt that was turned away by the left toe of Eno and then with 2:45 remaining when Billy Maday rung a shot off the crossbar that was almost shoveled home on the rebound.<\/p>\n
The second period also featured several scuffles after the whistle, as players came together with 9:13 remaining after a late hit by Notre Dame’s Ian Cole and then just over two minutes later players came together again after goalmouth collision in front of the Falcons’ net.<\/p>\n
In the third period, Bowling Green finally tied the game, forcing the eventual shootout with 10:19 remaining when Petruska beat Johnson with a quick wrist shot from the top of the crease.<\/p>\n
Petruska made a nice move on the goal, pulling the puck from backhand to forehand before slipping it just over Johnson’s shoulder.<\/p>\n
Petruska almost gave Bowling Green the lead with 3:19 remaining, but since the net was off its moorings, it was declared no goal. <\/p>\n
While the net was knocked asunder, the whistle should have been blown several seconds earlier when the net was dislodged.<\/p>\n
“I think that net was off for maybe seven seconds there, when they went over to check it I kind of knew,” Williams said. <\/p>\n
As neither team could take the lead, they went to overtime for the third time this season.<\/p>\n
In the overtime session, both teams had a significant chance to end the game. Notre Dame almost beat Eno with a wrister from the circle and then at the other end of the ice a goalmouth collision almost knocked the puck into the Irish net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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