February 27, 2010
Recap | Box Score

Cornell, Rensselaer Skate to Tie

Photo by Patrick Shanahan
Photo by Patrick Shanahan
Final 1 2 3 OT Final
Rensselaer (17-15-4, 10-9-3 ECAC) 1 0 0 0 1
Cornell (17-8-4, 14-5-3 ECACH) 1 0 0 0 1
Scoring Summary
1st - 07:07 Collins, Sean (Cornell)
1st - 14:51 PP - Polacek, Chase (Rensselaer)
RensselaerCornell
G: Chase Polacek - 1
A: Jerry D'Amigo - 1
Sh: Jerry D'Amigo - 6
Sv: Allen York - 28
G: Sean Collins - 1
A: 2 Players (#2, #6 - 1)
Sh: Colin Greening - 5
Sv: Ben Scrivens - 24
TEAM STATISTICS RensselaerCornell
Power Plays 1 for 6 0 for 6
Shorthanded Goals 0 0
Penalties (min) 9 (29) 8 (16)
Shots on Goal 25 29
Face Offs Won 29 29
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Ben Scrivens made 24 saves for Cornell (17-8-4, 14-5-3) and Allen York stopped 28 for Rensselaer (17-15-4, 10-9-3) as the two teams skated to a 1-1 overtime tie Saturday evening at Lynah Rink. The Big Red finished in second place in the ECAC Hockey standings and receives a first-round playoff bye in the upcoming league playoffs. The Engineers finished sixth and will play at home against Brown in the opening round.

Cornell took a 1-0 lead at 7:07 of the opening period when Sean Collins scored his sixth goal of the season with assists from Nick D'Agostino and Mike Devin. Chase Polacek tied the game at 14:51 on a power-play goal with an assist going to Jerry D'Amigo.

The remainder of the game was scoreless. The Big Red was unable to manage a power-play goal in six attempts that included a five-minute major penalty in the second period against Paul Kerins of Rensselaer. The Engineers finished one for six with the man advantage.