Marian University NCAA men’s hockey (7-10-0, 2-7-1-0 NCHA) scored three goals over the final 1:49 but fell to Lake Forest 4-3.
- The Sabres controlled play for most of the opening period but neither team would find the back of the net.
- Momentum started to shift in a more evenly played second period, but still, the game remained scoreless.
- Lake Forest would break the dead lock scoring four unanswered goals to open the third period. The first two goals came just 1:10 apart.
- Freshman Cole Carlson put Marian on the board with 1:49 to play and the Marian rally began.
- The Marian goal gave the Sabres a chance to empty the net and Carlson would net a second goal off of a face off with the extra attacker and just 54 seconds left to play.
- Junior Nick Cherkowski cut the deficit down to one with another extra-attacker goal coming with 19.1 ticks left on the clock.
- Marian would win the ensuing face off and managed to get the puck into the zone but couldn’t get a shot off.
- Marian outshot Lake Forest in the first and third period and finished with a 36-29 edge.
- Face offs were nearly even with LFC holding a slim 30-29 advantage.
- The Marian penalty kill had a perfect night on four chances, while the Sabre power play didn’t score on its only chance of the game.
- Lake Forest improves to 19-27-2 all-time against Marian but the Sabres have still won four of the last six meetings.
