Greening's Pair Gives Big Red Tie with Bulldogs
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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Colin Greening scored a pair of goals in the
second period as the Cornell men's hockey team skated to a 2-2 tie
with Yale on Saturday night at Lynah Rink. Defenseman Brendon Nash
picked up a pair of assists for the Big Red, while goaltender Ben
Scrivens made 26 saves in picking up his third tie of the year.
Cornell went 1-for-5 on the power play on the night against Yale,
which had entered Saturday's game with the nation's top penalty
killing unit at 91.1 percent. The Big Red also killed off both of
the two power play opportunities awarded to the Bulldogs,
stretching its streak to 24 consecutive penalties without allowing
a power play goal.
Following a scoreless first period, the Bulldogs drew first blood
at the 5:17 mark of the second period. Blair Yaworski threw the
puck at the Cornell goal, where it appeared to bounce off the elbow
of teammate Matt Nelson and into the far side of the goal. The Big
Red took just three minutes to respond when Greening fired a
one-timer after taking a pass across the ice from Evan Barlow. Six
minutes later, it was Greening again, this time tipping home a
point shot from Brendon Nash on the power play to put the Big Red
ahead by one.
Yale evened the score with just under two minutes to play in the
second period, as Matthew Thomey scored the tying goal after taking
a pass from Denny Kearney.
The third period saw the two teams combine for just 11 shots, with
six of those belonging to the Big Red. In the five-minute overtime
session, Yale peppered Scrivens with four shots, but could not
sneak one past the sophomore netminder as the game ended knotted at
two.
The Big Red returns to action on Friday, closing out its five-game
home stand with a contest against travel partner Yale. Friday's
game begins at 7 p.m. at Lynah Rink and can be seen in Central New
York on Time Warner Sports. The two teams will then meet again on
Saturday in a 7 p.m. contest in Hamilton, N.Y., also to be
televised on Time Warner Sports.
