Whitecaps 2, Buffalo 1 (OT)
BOXSCORE: Whitecaps 2, Buffalo 1 (OT)
Buffalo1 0 0 0 — 1
Whitecaps1 0 0 1 — 2
First period: 1. Buf—Pfalzer (Bolden, Zalewski), 17:01. 1. Whitecaps—Menke (Coyne Schofield, Stecklein), 18:23. Penalties—Buf, Babstock (slashing), 12:49.
Second period: No scoring. Penalties—Harmon, Buffalo (tripping), 3:58. Cameranesi, Buffalo, (tripping), 12:16. Boulier, Whitecaps (tripping), 12:45. Barnes, Whitecaps (tripping), 16:35.
Third period: No scoring. Penalties—Babstock, Buffalo (tripping), 16:19.
Overtime: 2. Whitecaps—Stecklein (McGovern), 0:49. Penalties—None.
Shots: Buffalo 8-8-7-x — 23, Whitecaps 5-13-12-1 — 31. Power plays: Buffalo 0 of 3; Whitecaps 0 of 4. Goalies: Buffalo, Hensley (31 shots, 29 saves); Whitecaps, Leveille (23 shots, 22 saves).
about the writer
Sophia Boman and Sophia Romine scored second-half goals as the Gophers advanced to the third round for only the third time in program history.