POTSDAM, N.Y. - Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey junior Cole Manahan (Hermantown, Minn./Vernal Oilers) made 40 saves to secure a 1-1 draw with the State University of New York at Potsdam on Friday in Maxcy Ice Arena during his team's first game since Dec. 7. The Purple Knights won the ensuing shootout, 2-1, on senior Ryland Dukes' (Nashville, Tenn./Walpole Express) fifth-round strike.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (9-4-1), SUNY Potsdam (4-8-1)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Cole Manahan (Hermantown, Minn./Vernal Oilers), 40 saves
• Senior David Ciancio (Scituate, R.I./Seahawks Hockey Club), 1 goal
• First-year Patrick Last (Derry, N.H./Twin City Thunder), 1 assist, 6-for-10 faceoffs
• Sophomore Ty Bloom (Helena, Mont./Helena Bighorns), 10-for-21 faceoffs
• Senior Jack Macdonald (Baraboo, Wis./Seahawks Hockey Club), 7-for-13 faceoffs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Ryan Mahlmeister, 1 goal
• Sophomore Lenny Perno, 26 saves

GAME FACTS

• Manahan recorded his second 40-save game of the season, both in his past three contests.
• The Purple Knights are now 3-1-1 in games decided by a goal or less.
• Ciancio scored for the second straight game.
• Saint Michael's held a 34-33 edge in faceoff wins while being outshot 41-27.

THE ACTION

• Manahan turned away all eight shots he faced during a scoreless first period.
• The netminder made back-to-back stops around 3:29 of the second frame before the Purple Knights broke through near the midway point of the stanza.
• After Manahan denied first-year Garrett McCabe's wrister from the slot, Last picked up the rebound and slid a pass into the neutral zone for Ciancio, who made one move at the blue line to gain the Bear zone before picking Perno's blocker corner from the right circle with 9:26 gone.
• Manahan stopped the Bears' first 39 shots before Mahlmeister tied the game at 14:41 of the third period, taking a giveaway in the right circle before deking his way past the goalie to finish up close.
• Saint Michael's earned a power play that began at 16:05, but all three shots off the stick of Ciancio during a 52-second span of the man advantage were saved by Perno.
• Manahan dropped his blocker to turn away sophomore Jakub Hall's rush to the net with 14 seconds to go, and the teams headed to overtime.
• In the 3-on-3 extra session, Last rushed to the net a little more than two minutes in but had a bid saved, and sophomore Hans Forselius' (Guilford, Conn./Seahawks Hockey Club) backhanded follow-up attempt was stopped. That proved to be the best chance for either team in overtime, as the visitors took all five shots, securing a tie for both squads.
• After both goalies stopped first-round shots in the shootout, senior Jack Bavis (West Roxbury, Mass./Valley Jr. Warriors) scored for the Purple Knights, only to be met by first-year Owen Watson. Saint Michael's missed its third try, giving SUNY Potsdam a chance to win with a goal, but Manahan saved the hosts' ensuing attempt. Both goalies again made stops in the sudden-victory fourth round before senior Ryland Dukes (Nashville, Tenn./Walpole Express) scored in the fifth round to give Saint Michael's a 2-1 edge. The final SUNY Potsdam shooter sent a bid wide, allowing the Purple and Gold to win the shootout.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at SUNY Potsdam, 4 p.m.