PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Everything went perfect for the Norwich men's ice hockey team in the first five minutes of Tuesday's non-conference game against Plattsburgh at the Stafford Ice Arena. The Cadets scored two power play goals and led 2-0 before Plattsburgh called a timeout and came storming back to score seven of the next nine goals to down Norwich 7-4 and send the Cadets to their second straight defeat and third out of the last four.

Norwich (6-4-1, 4-0-1 ECAC East) wasted no time taking advantage of a Mike Grace hooking penalty to take a 1-0 lead as Chris Duszynski banged home a loose rebound after Plattsburgh goalie Josh Leis had saved the initial shot from the point from Scott Schroeder. Dusznyski's goal came 29 seconds into the power play and at the 4:15 mark of the period.

The Cadets kept the momentum rolling as Schroeder capitalized on a five-minute hitting from behind major to Barry Roytman by letting a wrist shot loose from the top of the circle that beat Leis blocker side and give Norwich a 2-0 lead.

Plattsburgh (10-4-0, 4-4-0 SUNYAC) struck back with 11 seconds left in the period when Eric Satim beat Alex Dubois on an odd-man rush to cut the deficit to 2-1 heading into the first intermission.

The Cardinals leveled the score at two after Matt Bessing stole the puck off a Norwich defender's stick behind the net and then found Daniel Cobb in front, who one-timed the puck past Dubois at the 5:55 mark of the period.

Vick Schlueter gave the Cardinals their first lead just past midway through the period by banging home a loose puck in the slot off assists from Ryan Craig and Dylan Clarke.

Norwich answered back 3:47 later when Blake Forkey scored his second goal of the season off a rebound after Chad Anderson hit the post. Forkey slid the puck past Leis far post before the Plattsburgh goaltender could recover from Anderson's initial shot.

However, the tie wouldn't last long as Plattsburgh added two more goals to take a 5-3 lead into the intermission.

Kyle Taylor poked a puck past Dubois after he couldn't cover it in the crease and then Eric Satim gave the Cardinals a two-goal lead when he was left all alone in front of Dubois without a defender within 10 feet. Satim waited for Dubois to commit and then slid the puck past the sprawled out Norwich goaltender at the 18:09 mark of the period.

Plattsburgh effectively put the game away 5:15 into the third period when another defensive miscue allowed Nick Jensen in all alone on Dubois and he proceeded to beat Dubois, top shelf on the backhand to give the Cardinals a 6-3 lead.

Forkey added his second goal of the game with 49 seconds left to cut the deficit to two. But, Clarke capped the scoring with his first of the game and 10^th of the season on an empty net.

Dubois made 20 saves while surrendering six goals to drop top 6-4-1 on the season. Leis picked up ninth win of the season, while stopping 27 shots in net for Plattsburgh.

Norwich will look to break out of its slump on Friday when the Cadets host fourth-ranked Bowdoin at 7 p.m. on Friday at Kreitzberg Arena.