Dartmouth Corrals Union for First Win
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| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 00:54 | Scott Fleming (Dartmouth) |
| 1st - 13:00 | Andrew Owsiak (Dartmouth) |
| 1st - 18:49 | PP - Scott Fleming (Dartmouth) |
| 2nd - 08:54 | Adam Presizniuk (Union) |
| 2nd - 12:20 | Lane Caffaro (Union) |
| 3rd - 08:51 | Joe Stejskal (Dartmouth) |
| 3rd - 18:03 | EN - Rob Pritchard (Dartmouth) |
| Dartmouth | Union |
|---|---|
|
G:
Scott Fleming - 2
A: 7 Players (#2, #4, #14, #17, #22, #23, #24 - 1) Sh: Joe Gaudet - 6 Sv: Jody O'Neill - 47 |
G:
2 Players (#23, #29 - 1)
A: 2 Players (#23, #25 - 1) Sh: 2 Players (#17, #25 - 6) Sv: Corey Milan - 32 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Dartmouth | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 9 | 0 for 11 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 12 (24) | 10 (20) |
| Shots on Goal | 37 | 49 |
| Face Offs Won | 50 | 41 |
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - The Dartmouth men's hockey team potted three
goals in the first and two in the second enroute to a 5-2 victory
over Union on Friday night. The victory is Dartmouth's first of the
season. Sophomore Scott Fleming broke through with two goals to
lead the team in scoring.
Just :54 seconds into the first period, Fleming (Plainfield, Ont.)
got things going for Dartmouth with his second goal of the season.
Jim Gaudet (Etna, N.H.) sent a pass to Fleming on the right wing as
the sophomore skated to the right circle to fire a slap shot off
goalie Corey Milan and into the net.
Andrew Owsiak (Moose Jaw, Sask.) scored the next goal for the Big
Green on a two-on-one break. Union defenseman Lane Caffaro skated
from the right point to take a pass from the bottom of the right
circle but was unable to handle the puck as it bounced over to
Dartmouth's Adam Estoclet (Orono, Minn.). Estoclet led the rush as
he fired to Owsiak who shot the puck past Milan with seven minutes
left.
The Big Green burned Caffaro again with 1:11 left as he tried to
chase Fleming down as Dartmouth was on the power-play. Fleming was
too fast, skating in alone on Milan, firing the puck over the
netminder's shoulder as the Big Green took the lead into the break,
the first time this season.
Goals by the Dutchmen's Adam Presizniuk and Caffaro helped the home
team get back into the contest, cutting into Dartmouth's lead in
the second stanza. The Dutchmen ended the frame outshooting the Big
Green, 39-23.
The Big Green grabbed another two-goal lead after defenseman Joe
Stejskal (Grand Rapids, Minn.) lit the lamp in his second straight
game eight minutes into the final period. Rob Pritchard (Burnaby,
B.C.) put the exclamation point on the night for Dartmouth as the
senior potted his first goal of the year with under three minutes
left to play.
Union outshot Dartmouth, 49-37, the first time the Big Green has
allowed that many shots on net since Princeton had 45 on Jan. 4.
It's just the sixth time in four seasons an opponent has had more
than 40 shots on goal.
The victory improves Dartmouth to 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the ECAC
while Union falls to 3-2, 0-1 in the league.The Big Green continues
on the road tomorrow with a 7:00 pm matchup at RPI.
