LAKE PLACID 7, MAHOPAC 6
BREWSTER — Shane McNierney’s unassisted goal midway through the third period was the difference Saturday as Lake Placid skated to a 7-6 victory over Mahopac in a non-league game.
McNierney’s goal, which came 7:09 into the third, gave the Blue Bombers (4-0, 1-0) a 7-5 lead.
However, Tommy Kurincic pulled the hosts to within a goal with 6:08 left. Kurincic finished with four goals and an assist.
Kurincic tallied two goals in the first period to give Mahopac a 2-0 lead before Lake Placid rallied to take a 3-2 lead after one period with goals by Keegan Barney, Ryan Meyer and Connor Preston.
R.J. Reid and Elias Smith then scored in the second as the Blue Bombers held on to take a 5-4 edge into the third.
Kurincic tied the game with 23 second gone in the final stanza. But Preston tallied his second goal of the contest at 1:46 to put the Blue Bombers back up by one.
McNierney’s goal then gave Lake Placid some needed breathing room.
“It was a wild game, for sure,” Lake Placid coach Keith Clark said. “Offensively, we played well scoring seven goals. But we had a lot of breakdowns in our end and weren’t tough enough in front of our net.
“But we found a way to beat a Division I team. We had to kill off a 5-on-3 skating disadvantage for a minute and a half near the end.”
Jeffrey Smith made 34 saves in net for Lake Placid, which was outshot, 40-26. Tom Gilmore made 19 stops for Mahopac.
Mike DiPasquale and Matt Stefunek also scored goals for the hosts.
The Blue Bombers’ road trip continues with an 11:30 a.m. game today against White Plains.
“They’re unbeaten and it’s going to be a test for us,” Clark said.
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Lake Placid 7, Mahopac 6
Lake Placid 3 2 2 — 7
Mahopac 2 2 2 — 6
First period- 1, M, Kirincic (Kirby), 3:19. 2, M. Kirincic (Buckley), 5:26. 3, LP, Barney (McNierney), 8:52. 4, LP, Meyer (Barney), 10:20. 5, LP, Preston (Damp, Reid), 13:40.
Second period- 6, LP, Reid, 1:45. 7, M, Stefunek (Kirincic, Hangach), 10:45. 8, LP, E. Smith (Barney), 12:30. 9, M, DiPasquale (Kirby, Mastrocola), 14:07.
Third period- 10, M, Kirincic (Hangach, Buckley), :23. 11, LP, Preston (Reid, Damp), 1:46. 12, LP, McNierney, 7:09. 13, M. Kirincic (Fitzpatrick, DiPasquale), 8:52.
Shots: Mahopac 40, Lake Placid 26.
Saves: Gilmore, M, 19. Je. Smith, LP, 34.
