Rensselaer Opens League Play with Win
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer (4-1-3, 1-0-0 ECAC) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Dartmouth (1-2-0, 0-1-0 ECAC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 13:33 | Polacek, Chase (Rensselaer) |
| 1st - 16:19 | Bourgea, Jason (Dartmouth) |
| 2nd - 00:58 | O'Grady, Marty (Rensselaer) |
| 3rd - 04:54 | PP - Lee, C.J. (Rensselaer) |
| 3rd - 09:59 | SH - Polacek, Chase (Rensselaer) |
| Rensselaer | Dartmouth |
|---|---|
|
G:
Chase Polacek - 2
A: 5 Players (#4, #8, #13, #15, #29 - 1) Sh: 3 Players (#21, #22, #27 - 3) Sv: Allen York - 25 |
G:
Jason Bourgea - 1
A: 2 Players (#21, #25 - 1) Sh: 2 Players (#14, #27 - 4) Sv: Cab Morris - 17 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Rensselaer | Dartmouth |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 5 | 0 for 4 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 5 (10) | 6 (12) |
| Shots on Goal | 21 | 26 |
| Face Offs Won | 29 | 26 |
HANOVER, N.H. - Senior Chase
Polacek scored twice, including one shorthanded, and
junior Allen
York stopped 25 of 26 shots to lead the Rensselaer men's
hockey team to a 4-1 victory at Dartmouth in the ECAC Hockey opener
for both teams. Sophomores CJ Lee and Marty
O'Grady also scored for the Engineers, the 18th-ranked
team in the nation.
Rensselaer took the first lead in the game when Polacek used
hard work to bury Tyler
Helfrich's rebound past rookie netminder Cab Morris at
5:51 in the opening period.
Jason Bourgea tallied his second goal in as many games to tie the
contest at 3:31. Paul Lee passed to a streaking Nick Walsh, who
brought the puck down the right side and shot over to Bourgea who
was camped by the right post. The sophomore snuck the puck past
York on the goalie's glove side.
RPI grabbed the lead back on a bang-bang play by Grady and Bryan
Brutlag just :58 into the second frame. The Big Green had
been outshooting Rensselaer by almost 10 through most of the game
but by the second break the gap closed, still in favor of
Dartmouth, 17-16.
The Engineers that were able to score again in the
third, increasing the lead to two at 3-1 off the first power
play goal of the game less than 20 seconds into a Big Green
penalty, as Lee capitalized on a Nick
Bailen pass.
A shorthanded strike by Polacek midway through the third gave RPI
all the confidence needed to carry the three-goal lead to the end
of the contest.
On the power play late in the game, Kyle Reeds tried to get one
back as his shot flew sideways off the facemask of York.
York finished with 25 saves while Morris had 17 for Dartmouth.
Rensselaer recorded 21 shots to the Big Green's 26.
