Tigers Stopped in Home Opener
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac (7-2, 1-0) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Princeton (0-2-1, 0-1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 11:03 | Russell Goodman (Quinnipiac) |
| 1st - 16:50 | SH - Scott Zurevinski (Quinnipiac) |
| 2nd - 07:27 | Kellen Jones (Quinnipiac) |
| 2nd - 16:46 | MacDonald, Will (Princeton) |
| 3rd - 12:50 | Bryce Van Brabant (Quinnipiac) |
| 3rd - 13:37 | Meland, Eric (Princeton) |
| 3rd - 19:36 | EN - Yuri Bouharevich (Quinnipiac) |
| Quinnipiac | Princeton |
|---|---|
|
G:
5 Players (#11, #12, #13, #15, #19 - 1)
A: Connor Jones - 2 Sh: Jeremy Langlois - 5 Sv: Dan Clarke - 25 |
G:
2 Players (#16, #22 - 1)
A: Matt Farris - 2 Sh: 2 Players (#8, #24 - 4) Sv: Sean Bonar - 27 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Quinnipiac | Princeton |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 4 | 0 for 3 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 5 (24) | 5 (10) |
| Shots on Goal | 32 | 27 |
| Face Offs Won | 33 | 26 |
PRINCETON, N.J. (11/1/11) - Quinnipiac's eight-game experience
showed as the Bobcats handed the Princeton men's hockey team a 5-2
loss in the home opener at Baker Rink on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
Quinnipiac entered the game at 6-2 and ranked No. 19 in the
country. Princeton on the other hand opened its season last weekend
at the Ivy Shootout, going 0-1-1.
The Bobcats took a 2-0 lead in the first half, despite receiving
two five-minute majors and a game misconduct.
Russell Goodman lit the lamp at 11:03 when Connor Jones won a clean
face off and drew the pick back to Goodman who one-timed it over
the goal line. Scott Zurevinski made it 2-0 at 16:50 when he
tallied a short-handed goal during Princeton's second five-minute
power play. It was a two-on-one after a breakup in the Bobcat zone.
Matthew Peca came racing down the right boards and and sent a cross
ice pass to Zurevinski who put it past Bonar.
Kellen Jones gave Quinnipiac a 3-0 lead at 7:27 of the second when
he fired a shot from just inside the right circle as he was skating
down in transition.
Junior Will MacDonald put Princeton on the scoreboard at 16:46 with
his first goal of the season. Sophomore Eric Carlson had two shots
saved as he tried to stuff the puck in on the right side. MacDonald
got the puck free and put it away. Sophomore Matt Farris would earn
his first of two assists on the goal, as he sent the puck down low
for Carlson.
After a number of shots were thrown aside by Bonar, Quinnipiac
broke through as Bryce Van Brabant got help from Zurevinski at
12:50 of the third.
Junior Eric Meland made it a 4-2 game less than a minute later when
he scored on a Rob Kleebaum rebound with Farris once again
delivering the puck from near the blue line.
The Tigers pulled Bonar for the extra skater with 1:55 remaining
but Quinnipiac would break up a pass in the neutral zone and Yuri
Bouharevich iced the game.
Bonar would finish the game with 27 saves. Dan Clarke stopped 25
for Quinnipiac, who had a 32-27 advantage in shots.
Princeton was 0 for 3 on the power play and 4 for 4 on the penalty
kill.
The Tigers travel to Harvard and Dartmouth this weekend, Nov.
4-5.
