Baylis Tosses the Bottle to Win Shootout for the Falcons

Saturday, November 4

Houghton, Mich.

7:07PM

Bowling Green State University

4-3-2, 3-1-2-1

Michigan Tech

4-5-2, 2-4-2-1

OT 1

Bowling Green

Michigan Tech

November 04, 2017 | Ice Hockey

Box Score

By: Jenna Jorgensen (Assistant Director of Athletic Communications)

HOUGHTON, Mich. – In the sixth round of the sudden death shootout, sophomore Stephen Baylis picked up the extra conference point for the Bowling Green hockey program (4-3-2, 3-1-2-1 WCHA) when he scored a bottle tosser at Michigan Tech (4-5-2, 2-4-2-1 WCHA) on Saturday evening. With a pair of power play goals in regulation from freshman Cameron Wright and senior Mitch McLain, the Falcons picked up an official 2-2 tie against the Huskies, although earned an extra point for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings.

Box Score
Wright Goal Call 1-1
McLain Goal Call 2-1
Baylis Goal Call – Round 6 of Shootout

Statistical Standouts

Every official goal for the Falcons this weekend was scored with the man advantage. After going 2-for-4 on the power play last night, Bowling Green went 2-for-7 tonight as they capitalized on power play opportunities.
Michigan Tech's lead did not last long, as freshman Cameron Wright picked up his fourth goal of the season on the power play to tie up the game at 1-1 with just 17 seconds remaining in the opening period, which was exactly six minutes after the Huskies got on the board.
Just 14 seconds into a five minute major power play, senior Mitch McLain lifted the Falcons to a 2-1 lead over Michigan Tech midway through the game with a shot in the slot. McLain's second goal of the season kept the Falcons ahead on the scoreboard until 5:04 remained in regulation when the Huskies forced overtime at a 2-2 score.
After a scoreless 5x5 overtime session, followed by a scoring drought in the 3x3 overtime, the pair of conference foes went into a sudden death shootout. The teams went through five shooters before Baylis' top shelf goal put the Falcons up against Michigan Tech. Sophomore goaltender Ryan Bednard held off a sixth Husky for the potential tying shootout attempt, to give the Falcons the extra point advantage for WCHA standings.
For the shootout attempts, the Falcons sent out a lineup of consisting of freshman Brandon Kruse, sophomore Alec Rauhauser, freshman Cameron Wright, McLain, and freshman Max Johnson – who hit the pipe, before Baylis.
With the assist on McLain's goal midway through the game, Wright earned his second multi-point game of the season, and now tallies a team-leading nine points by four goals and five assists through nine games played.
Also earning assists on the night were Baylis and sophomore Frederic Letourneau on Wright's goal, while Rauhauser and Wright each had a hand in McLain's goal.
On the night, Michigan Tech narrowly outshot the Falcons 29-26, in addition to 38-29 throughout the pair of overtime periods. The Falcons tallied a game-high of nine shots on goal in the opening stanza, while defenseman Rauhauser led the team with four shots on goal and one blocked shot.
Sophomore goaltender Ryan Bednard tallied 27 shots on goal, including a game-high of 13 in the third period, followed by two critical saves in the overtime session.
Overall, the Falcons went 2-for-7 on the power play and 4-for-5 on the penalty kill against the defending WCHA Champions.

Coach Bergeron's Take

"We need to find a way to score more goals, but overall I liked how we competed and we were engaged the whole game, so I'm happy with it. It was a special teams weekend and we needed the power play to get us the offense and they did that. I didn't like that we gave up another power play goal tonight, but Michigan Tech's power play was really good and we still went 4-for-5 on the penalty kill."
"We had the five minute power play, but gave up two minutes of it on another penalty. We didn't do a great job of executing after that. It obviously was not what we're looking for, but I was to give Michigan Tech a bunch of credit, and they're really good at home. They're a proud group and they came at us, when they were shorthanded or whenever so I'm happy with the weekend as a whole."

Up Next

The Falcons will now return to the Slater Family Ice Arena, as they host Lake Superior State on Friday, Nov. 10 and Saturday, Nov. 11 for more WCHA play. Friday's game will serve as Military Appreciation Night.

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