January 4, 2008

Princeton Skates Past Dartmouth

Boxscore

PRINCETON -- Freshman Mike Kramer and senior Landis Stankievech each had a goal and an assist to lead the Princeton men's hockey team to a 5-2 win over Dartmouth on Friday afternoon in a game aired live in front of a national television audience on ESPNU. The win was Princeton's second in a row.

The Tigers put together an all-out effort and skated to a 2-0 lead with a goal just past midway through each of the first two periods. At 11:55 of the first period, sophomore Dan Bartlett scored his third goal of the season and his second in as many game when he redirected a pass from sophomore Cam MacIntyre into the Dartmouth net. Sophomore Mark Magnowski, the reigning ECAC Hockey Player of the Week also assisted on the goal.

Princeton made the lead 2-0 at 13:32 of the second period while skating four aside. Freshman Cam Ritchie started the play in the Princeton zone with an outlet pass to freshman Kevin Lohry. Lohry and Stankeviech skated into the Dartmouth end 2 on 1 and Stankievech redirected a centering pass from Lohry for his third goal of the season and also his second goal in as many contests.

Princeton led 2-0 entering the third and made the lead 3-0 nine minutes into the third period when Kramer netted his second goal of the season after receiving a pass from junior Lee Jubinville behind the net. Dartmouth quickly countered to make the score 3-1, but Kramer and Jubinville teamed up at 12:58 to assist on junior Brett Wilson's fifth goal of the season, which capped a 3 on 1 rush into the Dartmouth zone.

Dartmouth again scored to make the score 4-2, but senior Kyle Hagel sealed the win with 42 seconds on the clock when he scored his first goal of the season into an empty net. Stankievech assisted on the goal.

Princeton sophomore goaltender Zane Kalemba made 22 saves for the win, while Dartmouth netminder Mike Devine stopped 40 shots. Princeton outshot Dartmouth 45-24, garnering 40 shots for the first time this season.

Princeton is now 7-8 overall and 5-4 in ECAC Hockey. The Tigers complete the weekend tomorrow night against Harvard.