Nov. 7—BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Bowling Green had the strongest of starts and never looked back.
Just 15 seconds into Friday’s series opener, the Bemidji State men’s hockey team fell behind 1-0 when Brody Waters finished Brayden Crampton’s one-time pass. Three minutes and 12 seconds later, Ty Higgins scored a shorthanded goal on a tight-angle shot to put Bowling Green ahead 2-0.
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The Falcons sat on the early cushion, then padded the lead to hand the Beavers their first CCHA loss of the season, 5-2.
BGSU sat on the two-goal lead until the final minutes of the second period. Brandon Whynott tapped home a pass from Dominik Rymon with 82 seconds left before the intermission. Waters added his second goal of the night three and a half minutes into the third period.
Jiří Klíma got the Beavers back into the game with a pair of goals 49 seconds apart. He converted on BSU’s sixth and final power play of the night, with assists from Max Namestnikov and Oliver Peer. Klíma then beat goaltender Jacob Steinman five-hole to pull Bemidji State within two.
Connor Levis silenced the comeback effort with his empty-net goal with 1:35 left in regulation. The Beavers fell to 2-5-1 (1-1-1 CCHA), while the Falcons (5-4) remained a perfect 3-0 in league games.
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Steinman finished with 27 saves on 29 shots. Max Hildebrand stopped 20 shots for BSU. The Beavers filled off six of their seven penalties, including 38 seconds of a 5-on-3 in the second period.
Bowling Green 5, Bemidji State 2
BSU 0 0 2 — 2
BGSU 2 1 2 — 5
First period — BGSU GOAL: Waters (Crampton, Martin) 0:15; BGSU GOAL: Higgins (Doran) SHG, 3:27.
Second period — BGSU GOAL: Whynott (Rymon, Sloan) 18:28. ‘
Third period — BGSU GOAL: Waters (Hotson, Crampton) PPG, 3:31; BSU GOAL: Klíma (Namestnikov, Peer) PPG, 11:57; BSU GOAL: Klíma (Vig, Peer) 12:48; BGSU GOAL: Levis (unassisted) ENG, 18:25.
Saves — Hildebrand (BSU) 20; Steiman (BGSU) 27.
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