Keller's Buzzer Beater Lifts Saints

Photo by Wally Johnson

Final	1	2	3	Final
Vermont (9-4-2)	1	1	1	3
St. Lawrence (7-8-1)	2	0	2	4

Scoring Summary
1st - 07:02	PP - Stalberg, Viktor (Vermont)
1st - 09:59	Casey Parenteau (St. Lawrence)
1st - 12:16	Mark Armstrong (St. Lawrence)
2nd - 00:36	Vock, Colin (Vermont)
3rd - 04:57	PP - Kevin DeVergilio (St. Lawrence)
3rd - 08:41	Strong, Dean (Vermont)
3rd - 19:59	Jared Keller (St. Lawrence)

Vermont	St. Lawrence
G: 3 Players (#8, #10, #18 - 1) A: 2 Players (#7, #8 - 1) Sh: 2 Players (#10, #25 - 3) Sv: Madore, Rob - 27	G: 4 Players (#20, #21, #77, #95 - 1) A: Zach Miskovic - 2 Sh: 3 Players (#13, #18, #21 - 4) Sv: Robby Moss - 20

TEAM STATISTICS	Vermont	St. Lawrence
Power Plays	1 for 2	1 for 5
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	5 (10)	2 (4)
Shots on Goal	23	31
Face Offs Won	26	39

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Boxscore

CANTON, N.Y. -- Sophomore wing Jared Keller put a rebound back past University of Vermont goaltender Rob Madore with eight-tenths of a second to play in regulation, lifting St. Lawrence University to a 4-3 upset of the 11th ranked Catamounts in a NCAA Division I hockey game at Appleton Arena Saturday night.

The Saint win snapped a five-game win streak for Vermont, which fell to 9-4-2 on the season while the Saints improved to 7-8-1 with their second win of the season over a ranked team from Hockey East at Appleton Arena.

Saint freshman goalie Robby Moss earned the win with 20 saves in his first home start while Madore, also a rookie, finished with 27 saves. Moss picked up his second straight team over a ranked team after topping Massachusetts by the same score in his first collegiate start two weeks ago.

“That was a great hockey game to finish up the first semester with,” said Saint coach Joe Marsh. “Vermont is a highly skilled team and we always have great games with them. We have had some dramatic wins in the series in the past, but probably none like this one.”

The Catamounts opened the scoring 7:02 into the game when junior wing Viktor Stalberg slid the puck along the ice on a UVM power play and it hit the leg of a sliding Saint defender and deflected past Moss. The Saints came right back with two goals in just 2:17 to take a 2-1 lead. Senior center Casey Parenteau scored the first after a Vermont turnover right in front of goalie Rob Madore, Parenteau firing his fourth of the year into the upper corner at 9:59. Senior defenseman Zach Miskovic then gunned a shot from the center slot and while Madore was able to stop the initial shot, rookie wing Mark Armstrong gathered in the rebound and put it just under the crossbar for his second of the year at 12:16.

Vermont tied the game just 36 seconds into the second period as Colin Vock completed a rush with a dipping wrist shot which trickled just inside the far post off Moss’ pads. Both teams had their chances to take a lead through the remainder of the period, but the two goaltenders prevented further scoring and the two teams headed into the third period tied at 2-2.

The Saints took a 3-2 lead 4:57 into the third period as senior defenseman Shawn Fensel poked the puck past Madore in a scramble in front of the UVM net on a power play, but senior center Dean Strong tied it for the Catamounts at 8:41 as he broke into the SLU zone and backhanded a shot just under the crossbar for his second of the year.

The game seemed destined for overtime despite some great SLU chances late in the third, but senior defenseman Zach Miskovic started the game winning play with a rush from his own blueline as time was running out. Miskovic put a dipping shot on net which Madore stopped, but the rebound kicked to the side and Keller chipped it into the net for his first goal of the season and the win with under a second to play.

The Saints won for only the second time in the last seven games against the Catamounts and snapped a two-game losing streak against Vermont.

“Hopefully we can get some of our walking wounded back to full health and really build on this when we resume play after Christmas,” Marsh added. “We have had a number of guys step up to fill in for our injured players and to pick up a couple of wins while playing without some key guys says a lot for what we are trying to do in building depth.”