SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Senior Mike Gelatt scored on a rebound with 0.2 seconds remaining in the third period to tie it at two for the Skidmore College men's hockey team in a 2-2 tie with UMass Boston in the regular season finale on Saturday.
 
The sides will meet again next Saturday, Feb. 19 in the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) Quarterfinals. Skidmore (14-9-2, 9-7-2 – 29 pts NEHC) is the No. 6 seed headed into the tournament and will travel to third-seeded UMass Boston (14-7-4, 10-4-4 – 35 pts NEHC).
 
Gelatt emerged from a hoard of bodies in front and buried a rebound ahead of the buzzer for the equalizer after a shot in from the point from Devon Mussio. Mason Beecher made a backhand pass out to Mussio after stepping around his defender.
 
Neither team cracked in the five-minute overtime period. The Beacons led in shots, 3-1, despite significant possession time by Skidmore. A 2-on-1 Thoroughbred rush in the closing seconds was cut off by the horn.
 
Skidmore went ahead at the 4:50 mark of the first period when Freddie Macciocchi dug out a puck from the left-wing corner and found a wide-open Thomas Finck in the high slot. Finck elected to pass to Callahan Johnson on the back door over a point-blank shot. Johnson stuffed it in for his sixth of the year.
 
The thoroughbreds played ahead until Jeffrey Skinner tied it for the Beacons with 43 seconds to play in the second period. He jammed in a loose puck rebound on a shot from the point by Evan Heldt that flipped over Skidmore netminder Tate Brandon. Chris Peters also assisted, the first of his two on the afternoon.
 
UMass Boston grabbed a 2-1 lead at 5:33 of the third period on a short angle wrister from Nolan Barrett. He scooped up the puck off the end wall on a wide shot from Peters. Alex Duncan earned an assist on the breakout pass to Peters.
 
Skidmore's power play came up empty in five chances, which included nearly four consecutive minutes of power play time in the second period. UMass Boston was 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
 
Skidmore, fueled by a 14-5 third period, won the shot battle 38-30. Brandon had 28 saves for the Thoroughbreds, and Sam Best turned in a 36-save effort for the visitors.