A tremendously well executed blocked shot results in a Sun Devils rush leading to a goal by Jagr Larson, assisted by Garrett Amaya and Adam Havener a 14:07 of the second period. 

As the puck dropped for the first minute of the third period, a noticeable change occurred on both sides of the uniforms. The Sun Devil and Wildcat Rivalry began to reach its height as the hits increased as well as the intense battles all over the ice.

Again, in historic rivalry fashion, at 16:35 of the third period, the Wildcats Ethan Stahlhuth comes back to tie the game up at 2 a side .

Shortly after the Wildcats matched score, another wildcat, this time speedster Trey Decker beats Sun Devils Goaltender Sam Dallas low left post and in to take the lead at 11:58.

In the closing minutes of regulation time, a penalty is call on Wildcats Tyler Griffith for  Crosschecking giving the Sun Devils power play another attempt to even the score. With a solid effort quarterbacking the Sun Devils power play, Preston Ames began to pepper the Wildcat Net-minder relentlessly with massive shots from the point. From a left side of the umbrella pass from Andrew Aziz, Ames gets his 4th and final crack at finding a screened opportunity to puck the puck on net. Ames then winds up a fake slap shot sending a hard pass to Austin Ehrlich who slams home the game tying goal sending Oceanside Ice Arena into an eruption. 

 

As the match is tied in the last minutes of the third period, both teams take their passionate level of play to an even higher level with more hits and shot blocks including back to back blocked shots with seconds remaining by who else but Austin Ehrlich.

 

Scoring in the shootout for ASU was Preston Ames and finally Sun Devil Captain Austin Ehrlich to finish off the Wildcats. ASU Goaltender Sam Dallas turned away all 2 Wildcat shooters in the win. 

 

The last home game of the 17-18 season will be against Northern Arizona University on February 9th at 8pm at Oceanside Ice Arena.