Princeton Comes From Behind to Top Yale

Box Score

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- For the third time in four games, the Princeton men's hockey team rallied from behind, this time defeating Yale 4-3 on Friday night at Ingalls Rink. Princeton scored three goals in the first 5:19 of the third period to go ahead for good in the game. Sophomores Lee Jubinville and Mark Magnowski, along with freshman Mike Kramer had a goal and assist in the win.

Yale controlled play from the onset, but struggled finding the back of the net. Yale outshot Princeton 15-5 in the opening stanza, but neither team scored in that period. Princeton broke the scoreless tie with the game's first goal at10:25 of the second period when Bartlett scored his fourth of the season. The power-play goal came as senior Mike Moore carried the puck into the Yale zone and after stepping around a Bulldog defender fed Bartlett at the opposite post for the goal.

Yale countered with the game's next two goals to take a 2-1 lead to the second intermission. Mike Matczak scored the first through a screen off a face off,while Denny Kearney got the second when he found the rebound of a Matczak shot on the power play.

Princeton bounced back though in the third period with three quick goals to regain the lead. First, Kramer notched his third of the season when he skated into the Yale zone and took a shot from the top of the circle that handcuffed Yale netminder Billy Blaise and bounced over his catching glove. Sophomore Jody Pederson and Jubinville got helpers on the goal, which came 57 seconds into the period.

Princeton took the lead less than a minute later when Jubinville found the back of the net off a redirect of a pass from junior Brett Wilson. The goal was Jubinville's sixth of the year and Kramer notched an assist on it.

Princeton added some insurance, which proved valuable at 5:19 of the period when sophomore Mark Magnowski scored his fourth of the season. Bartlett took the initial shot off the rush and the puck laid loose in the crease, where Magnowski shoved it in to give Princeton a 4-2 lead. Sophomore Cam MacIntyre assisted on the goal.

Yale countered to make the score 4-3 when Sean Backman scored at 6:08, but Yale would get no closer and Princeton picked up the 4-3 win.

Princeton sophomore goaltender Zane Kalemba made 30saves for the win, while Blaise made 13 in a losing effort. Princeton moved to 9-8 overall and 7-4 in ECAC Hockey. The Tigers visit Brown tomorrow at 7 p.m.