LEWISTON ”“ It’s hard to upstage the hoopla.

Somehow Biddeford managed to do just that.

The Tigers received goals from Tyler Audie and Brady Fleurent, backed by a 28 save effort from goalie Jon Fields, and skated off with a 2-0 win over Lewiston, Wednesday, at the Colisee.

And as wins go, this one will be one for the books, if not the ages.

It’s what one might expect when the state’s last undefeated teams do battle, with the top scorer in the state (Fleurent) on one side, and a probable Travis Roy Award finalist (Lewiston goalie Cam Poussard) on the other.

Add in a trio of key absences on both sides, a goal (by Fleurent) worthy of YouTube, and a last minute save (by Fields) worthy of Vezina, and yes, you do have the makings of a hype-buster.

“This was really a test of adversity,” said Biddeford junior defenseman Eric Grover. “On the ice and as a team. To see how we would play as a team, and see how we would come up in a big game like this. Two undefeated teams, and now we’re the only undefeated team left in the state. It was a huge win.”

Both teams came in with 13-0-2 marks, and played to a 2-2 tie in the season’s opener back on Dec. 15.

“We were looking forward to this all season,” said Fleurent, “because we knew we were going to be the two top teams. It was a great game. Great intensity.”

The Tigers took a 1-0 lead at 8:14 of the first period, then white-knuckled their way to the finish.

Audie’s goal was a deflection of a shot by Fleurent from the top of the left circle.

Nick Gagne, who made the initial point-to-point pass, drew the second assist.

The second goal was unadulterated pure fluke.

It began as a clearing pass by Grover from deep in the Tiger zone, intended for Fleurent, who was hanging out at the red line near the Tiger bench with a Lewiston defender.

“Coming up the ice,” said Grover, “I was looking for the open man. I saw Brady, and made the hardest pass I could.

Fleurent’s intention was to simply  turn the puck into the Blue Devil zone, then head off the ice.

Instead, the puck rocketed in over the shoulder of an unsuspecting Poussard, who had just returned from the corner after retrieving his goal stick.

“I lost (sight of) it in the air,” said Grover. “I didn’t know where it went. Everyone just started going wild.”

Said Fleurent, “I just tried to chip it, and somehow it found its way in. I thought, ”˜wow’, that’s the best goalie in the state, and it just went in.”

Meanwhile in the other cage, Fields kept the Blue Devils at bay with several key saves.

Many of those came in the third period, when the Tigers were outshot, 13-1, as Lewiston pressed furiously in an attempt to get back into the game.

“It was nice to finish a third period,” said Biddeford coach Rich Reissfelder. “Certainly with a lot of help from Fields. That’s been a sticking point the last month.”

No doubt the best, if not the most important, came in the game’s final minute, when he stoned Zack Parker at the right post, on what seemed like a sure goal.

But as the Blue Devils celebrated (prematurely), and Parker slammed his stick down in disgust, Fields heaved a sigh of relief.

“It was definitely a high pressure situation,” said Fields. “I got caught out of position, a little bit, and had to scramble. I was lucky to get a glove on it. I was just glad I could make that save to help out the team.”

Biddeford has two-more games to play before the start of the playoffs, Saturday (2:30 p.m.) at home to St. Dom’s, and Monday (1:45 p.m.) against South Portland at Portland Ice Arena.

— Contact Dan Hickling at dhickling@journaltribune.com.