Weekend Update: Cornell & Yale Keep Pace
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The top four spots in the ECAC Hockey standings remain intact, as Cornell, Yale, Union, and Rensselaer all posted wins in typical fashion last night. Streaks, milestones, comebacks, a shutout and a hat trick provided all of the entertainment on a classic Friday in League play.
At No. 5/5 Yale 7, St. Lawrence 5: Yale
earned its fifth straight win as Kevin Peel had two goals and Brian
O'Neill and Broc Little each had a goal and two assists as the
Bulldogs remained in a tie for first-place in ECAC Hockey by
defeating St. Lawrence 7-5. The win gives Yale 28 League
points (along with Cornell) and clinches home ice in the conference
quarterfinals on March 12-14. Saints' forward Travis
Vermeulen had three goals and one assist while Brandon Bollig had
three helpers in the loss. Brendan Mason, Mark Arcobello, and
Sean Backman had the other Yale goals while Jimmy Martin had two
assists to help Yale split its season series with the Saints.
The home team outshoot the visitors 44-21.
At No. 16 Union 4, Princeton 1: The Dutchmen
earned their program-record 11th conference win Friday with a 4-1,
victory over Princeton at Messa Rink. Senior forward Mario
Valery-Trabucco recorded his school-record 39th point of the season
to help Union earn a first round bye in the ECAC Hockey postseason
play. Jeremy Welsh netted the game-winner for Union and added
an assist. Princeton outshot Union 36-29 in the loss.
Kevin Lohry scored Princeton's lone goal after the Dutchmen had
built a 3-0 lead. Keith Kinkaid made 35 saves for the win
while Zane Kalemba stopped 25 shots in the loss for the
Tigers. The Tigers went 0-for-6 on the power-play, while
Union was 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
No. 10/10 Cornell 3 at Harvard 0: Tyler
Roeszler, Keir Ross, and Blake Gallagher each had a goal as the Big
Red scored a 3-0, victory over rival Harvard Friday night at the
Bright Hockey Center. The win keeps Cornell tied atop the
ECAC Hockey standings with Yale. The victory was the sixth in
the last eight conference games for Cornell. Ben Scrivens
posted 22 saves for his fifth shutout of the season and the 16th of
his Cornell career, leaving him two shy of tying David McKee for
the career lead in that category. Harvard netminder Kyle
Richter stopped 23 shots in taking the loss. Neither team had
success on the power-play on the night, as both teams went
0-for-2.
At Rensselaer 5, Quinnipiac 3: The Engineers
improve to 17-13-3 overall and 10-7-2 in the League and clinch home
ice in the playoffs with a 5-3, win over visiting Quinnipiac
Friday. Chase Polacek and Jerry D'Amigo had a goal and two
assists apiece to lead the offensive charge for Rensselaer.
Scott Zurevinski (2g-0a), Brandon Wong (0g-2a), and Jean-Marc
Beaudoin (1g-1a) each recorded multiple-point nights for the
Bobcats. Bryce Merriam, who was making his first home start
since November 27, stopped 24 shots for the victory. He is
now 4-3-0. Dan Clarke had 16 saves to fall to
10-12-2.
At Brown 3, Clarkson 2: The Bears swept the
Golden Knights for the first time since 2004-05, as Chris Zaires
ignited a Brown comeback with his eight goal of the year just 45
seconds into the third period, as the Bears came back to earn a
3-2, win over Clarkson Friday evening at Meehan Auditorium.
The victory marks the first time this year that the Bears have
earned a win when the opposing team scores first. Linemates
Harry Zolnierczyk (1g-2a), Devin Timberlake (0g-2a), and Chris
Zaires (1g-1a) provided the offensive punch for the Bears.
Matt Beca netted the Golden Knights' two goals. Mike Clemente
finished with 23 saves, while Paul Karpowich stopped 31 for the
Golden Knights.
At Dartmouth 6, Colgate 6 (ot): In a wild
game the Big Green was not able to hold onto two-goal leads on four
different occasions, tying the visiting Raiders 6-6, in
overtime. Wade Poplawski and Brian Day each registered a goal
and two assists for Colgate. Scott Fleming found the back of
the net twice for Dartmouth. Bryan Bessette faced 17 shots in
53:49 of action, stopping 15 for Colgate. It was his most
action between the pipes since his 3-2 overtime victory over
Quinnipiac last season at Starr Rink. Before being pulled,
Alex Evin made eight saves in 11:11. Jody O'Neill stopped 35
shots including two in overtime for Dartmouth. Colgate
outshot Big Green 41-29.
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