Plattsburgh State's Pavel Kharin (16) and Kings Rob Sheehan (8) taking the faceoff at center ice. It would be the third and final game on the 2022 W.B. Mason Winter Classic and it would feature the host Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the King's Monarchs in the battle for second place in the final standings. The game would start off good for the home Cardinals as they would light the lamp just 5:36 into the game on the Thomas Maia goal for the 1-0 lead. Then with 90 seconds left in the period, the Cardinals would score again on the powerplay from Matt Araujo to make it 2-0 Cardinals. To start the second period the Cardinals would show some life and get on the board at the 2:18 mark from Aaron Frenkel to make it a 2-1 game. The Cardinals would answer back and they would authority as they get three before the end of the period to make it a 5-1 game thanks to Jack Ring and Joey Mancuso (twice). As the third period started the Monarchs would answer back to make it a three-goal game at 5-2 on Aaron Frenkel's second goal of the game at the 5:17 mark. But then here would come the Cardinals as they would storm away with three goals down the stretch from Thomas Maia (twice of the night), Christian Difelice, and Bennett Stockdale for the 8-2 victory. In the winning effort, Brandon Wells would make 22 saves as they go to 8-5-2 while Kings fall to 2-11 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Brandon Wells (34) with the glove save as part of a 24 save night. Gallery