Engineers Take Game One
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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer (8-25-2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Dartmouth (14-13-3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 03:54 | Scott Fleming (Dartmouth) |
| 1st - 13:33 | Seth Klerer (Rensselaer) |
| 2nd - 07:09 | Scott Fleming (Dartmouth) |
| 3rd - 02:13 | Jordan Watts (Rensselaer) |
| OT - -7:49 | Jeff Foss (Rensselaer) |
| Rensselaer | Dartmouth |
|---|---|
|
G:
3 Players (#16, #33, #36 - 1)
A: Jeff Foss - 2 Sh: 4 Players (#2, #21, #22, #36 - 4) Sv: Allen York - 31 |
G:
Scott Fleming - 2
A: 3 Players (#1, #22, #23 - 1) Sh: Doug Jones - 7 Sv: Jody O'Neill - 33 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Rensselaer | Dartmouth |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 3 | 0 for 5 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 5 (10) | 3 (6) |
| Shots on Goal | 36 | 33 |
| Face Offs Won | 25 | 49 |
HANOVER, N.H. - Freshman Christian Morisette (Beaconsfield, PQ) redirected a shot from the point for his first career goal as the Rensselaer men's hockey team defeated Dartmouth, 3-2, in overtime. With the win, the Engineers improve to 8-25-2 and take a 1-0 lead in best-of-three series with the Big Green, who fall to 14-13-3.
Morissette crashed the net in front of a shot from the left
point by sophomore defensman Jeff Foss (Moorhead, MN) and tipped
the puck past Dartmouth freshman netminder Jody O'Neill (Nepean,
ON) for the game-winning goal, 7:49 into overtime.
RPI freshman Jordan Watts (Oakville, ON) netted his first career
tally a period earlier, which knotted the game at two apiece,
2:13 into the third period. Sophomores Joel Malchuk (Brandon, MB)
and Foss earned the helpers.
Dartmouth got on the board first, when sophomore Scott
Fleming (Plainfield, ON) took a pass from classmate Adam Escolet
(Orono, MN) and beat RPI rookie goal Allen York (Wetaskiwin, AB)
for the 1-0 lead, just under four minutes into the game.
The Engineers evened the game at 1-1, at 13:33 of the opening
frame. Senior Seth Klerer (Thornhill, ON) scored his sixth of the
season from classmate Andrei Uryadov (St. Petersburg, Russia) and
junior Erik Burgdoerfer (East Setauket, NY) picked up the
assists.
Fleming's second goal of the game and 13th of the year, reclaimed
the lead (2-1) for the Big Green at 7:09 of the second period.
Assists on the go-ahead goal went to Rob Pritchard (Burnaby, BC)
and O'Neill.
York (3-8-0) made 31 saves to earn the victory in his first career
ECACH playoff game, while O'Neill (14-12-3) made 33 stops.
Game two of the series is set for Saturday evening (7pm). Game
three, if necessary, will be played on Sunday (7pm).
