On the final shot he would take in the BGSU Ice Arena, senior Tomas Petruska made it count, beating Michigan State goalie Drew Palmisano to win the shootout.<\/p>\n
Tied 2-2 after overtime, Petruska scored in the third round after Bowling Green goalie Andrew Hammond stopped all three Michigan State shooters, giving the Falcons a Senior Night win.<\/p>\n
“It’s a big confidence booster; they’re No. 2 in our league,” Petruska said. “End of the season is all about going forward and getting ready for the playoffs.”<\/p>\n
For Petruska, it was the second straight week he won a shootout, after he clinched a win against Notre Dame a week earlier with the same move he used against Palmisano.<\/p>\n
Petruska also helped his team win three of their final four regular season games, against opponents that they’ve struggled against over the past three seasons.<\/p>\n
“They play well in this building and they worked hard,” Michigan State coach Rick Comley said of the Falcons.<\/p>\n
While it was a night to celebrate seniors, the freshman goaltender Hammond was the difference, stopping 34 shots, including several big saves in the third period and overtime.<\/p>\n
“Most of the guys let me see all the pucks and they did a good job of keeping guys to the outside,” Hammond said.<\/p>\n
Michigan State struck first with a power-play goal at 8:23, as captain Nick Sucharski’s wrist shot from the point was deflected in by Andrew Rowe.<\/p>\n
The goal, which came with Bowling Green’s Kai Kantola in the box, was the result of Sucharski making a great effort to keep an attempted clear in the offensive zone. <\/p>\n
Kantola had a chance to tie the game with 3:11 remaining in the first period, as he almost beat his defender with a forehand-to-backhand move, but his final attempt was poke-checked away by Palmisano.<\/p>\n
With 1:53 remaining in the first period, Bowling Green captain Kyle Page rung a wrist shot off the right post, but the power-play chance still didn’t find its way past Palmisano.<\/p>\n
Bowling Green continued their pressure in the second period, as Tomas Petruska was denied by a great glove save from Palmisano. Just 30 seconds later the Falcons finally beat the Spartans’ goalie, but the shot by Nathan Pageau ricocheted off of the right post.<\/p>\n
David Solway finally put the tying goal home on an ensuing power play, as his shot from the right circle snuck between the arm and body of Palmisano.<\/p>\n
Michigan State’s leading scorer Corey Tropp almost regained his team’s lead, but a sprawling left pad save by Hammond kept the score even with about nine minutes remaining in the second.<\/p>\n
Bowling Green had a power-play chance of its own with 28 seconds remaining in the period, as Solway got a wide open shot from the slot, but it was gloved down by Palmisano.<\/p>\n
In the third period both teams exchanged goals, setting up an overtime situation.<\/p>\n
The Falcons finally took the lead 3:46 into the third period when Jordan Sameuls-Thomas made a backhand-to-forehand move along the goal line, sneaking the puck between Palmisano and the post.<\/p>\n
Tommy Dee and Solway picked up assists on the power-play goal. <\/p>\n
With 13:30 remaining, Dean Chelios almost tied the score for the Spartans when he ripped a wrist shot from the top of the left circle past Hammond’s glove and off of the far post.<\/p>\n
Multiple penalties slowed the pace of the game after Chelios’ near miss, as both teams killed off a combined seven penalties and Michigan State was without the services of Tropp for 10 minutes due to a misconduct.<\/p>\n
A penalty allowed Michigan State to tie the score at two as Chris Forfar was able to find a loose puck and put it past a scrambling Hammond, who had made the initial save.<\/p>\n
“It was a point shot that hit off my pad, and I couldn’t really freeze it,” Hammond said. “They just kind of slammed it home.”<\/p>\n
It appeared Michigan State would have a power play for the remainder of regulation, as Sameuls-Thomas was sent to the box for tripping with 1:47 remaining, but just moments into the advantage, Derek Grant was called for interference, setting up a four-on-four scenario.<\/p>\n
Hammond played well in the overtime session, stopping three shots and making a brilliant left pad save to deny a Spartans’ rush with 2:10 remaining. With just under a minute remaining, he stacked the pads to keep the score deadlocked.<\/p>\n
Palmisano stopped 32 of 34 shots in the loss for the Spartans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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