Three Third-Period Goals Sink Cornell
CANTON, N.Y. -- A three-goal third period would prove to be the
difference as the Cornell men's hockey team dropped its ECAC Hockey
opener on Friday night at St. Lawrence, 3-0, at Appleton Arena in
Canton, N.Y. Cornell falls to 0-3 on the year, while St. Lawrence
improves to 1-4-3 overall.
Junior goaltender Mike Garman made 30 saves in taking the loss for
the Big Red on the night, with 14 of those saves coming during the
third period alone. Cornell was scoreless in its three power-play
attempts of the evening.
Justin Baker had a goal and an assist for the Saints, while Kyle
Flanagan and Jeremy Wick both added a goal. Matt Weninger made 29
saves in net for the victory. St. Lawrence finished the night
1-for-8 on the power play.
Following two scoreless periods of play, the Saints caught a lucky
break when the Cornell, already killing off a penalty against
Dustin Mowrey, was whistled for a slashing call against Sean
Collins, setting up a 5-on-3 for 1:04. During that 5-on-3,
Cornell's penalty killers kept the Saints to just one shot, but it
was Flanagan's wrist shot from just off the goal line that rang off
the underside of the crossbar and into the net that would prove to
be the eventual game-winner at the 6:47 mark of the
period.
With Cornell pressing to tie the game, the Saints added an
insurance goal at the 14:31 mark of the period when Sean Flanagan
worked the puck around the back of the Cornell goal and fed Baker
alone in the slot, and his one-timer slipped through the legs of
Garman to make the score 2-0.
Garman came to the bench for an extra skater with 1:45 to play in
the game, but the Saints' Jeremy Wick deflected in a shot for the
empty-net goal that would seal the game's final margin.
Cornell returns to action on Saturday night, seeking to gain a
split from the North Country weekend when it travels to Clarkson's
Cheel Arena for a 7 p.m. contest against the Golden Knights.
