Dartmouth Snaps Saints League Streak
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth (4-3-0, 3-2-0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| St. Lawrence (3-6-0, 3-2-0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 01:07 | PP - Walsh, Nick (Dartmouth) |
| 2nd - 04:30 | PP - Kyle Essery (St. Lawrence) |
| 2nd - 13:54 | Lindblad, Matt (Dartmouth) |
| 3rd - 08:27 | Sikura, Tyler (Dartmouth) |
| Dartmouth | St. Lawrence |
|---|---|
|
G:
3 Players (#9, #16, #21 - 1)
A: 6 Players (#3, #11, #14, #17, #23, #28 - 1) Sh: Matt Lindblad - 5 Sv: Jody O'Neill - 20 |
G:
Kyle Essery - 1
A: 2 Players (#4, #8 - 1) Sh: Patrick Doherty - 5 Sv: Matt Weninger - 25 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Dartmouth | St. Lawrence |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 3 | 1 for 2 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 2 (4) | 3 (6) |
| Shots on Goal | 28 | 21 |
| Face Offs Won | 32 | 27 |
Sophomore center Matt Lindblad snapped a 1-1 tie with his first
goal of the season at 13:54 of the second period, helping Dartmouth
College to a 3-1 ECAC Hockey victory over St. Lawrence University
at Appleton Arena Friday night.
Lindblad's goal, which came off a goal mouth feed by freshman wing
Eric Neiley snapped a three-game St. Lawrence ECAC win streak and
brought the Big Green, now 4-3-0 overall and 3-2-0 in league play
into a tie in the league standings with the Saints, 3-6-0,
3-2-0.
"Dartmouth played a very solid game defensively and blocked a ton
of shots," said Saint associate head coach Mike Hurlbut. "Our
effort was very good, but we had a couple of chances that we were
unable to finish off early in the game and they came back to haunt
us."
Senior goaltender Jody O'Neill made 20 saves for the win in his
first start of the year and Dartmouth defenders blocked 11 Saint
shots in addition to holding them to just 21 shots on goal for the
game. Matt Weninger made 25 saves for the Saints.
Dartmouth opened the scoring just 1:07 into the game as senior
forward Nick Walsh tucked his second goal of the season under
Weninger's pads on a power play. Walsh took a pass from
freshman center Jesse Beamish and moved in tight before scoring as
the Saints were hurt by a penalty incurred just 14 seconds into
play.
SLU came back to tie the game at 4:30 of the second period, scoring
their first league power play goal of the season as sophomore Kyle
Essery took a pass from defenseman Pete Child and beat O'Neill from
a tough angle.
Dartmouth, which outshot the Saints 8-5 in the third period, added
an insurance goal when Tyler Sikura took Connor Goggin's clearing
pass, got a step on a Saint defender and walked in on Weninger,
tucking his fourth goal of the season just under the crossbar at
8:27. The Saints pulled Weninger for an extra attacker with 2:27 to
go, but could not get any closer.
"Dartmouth played very well with the lead in the third period. They
won some key faceoffs and did a good job of disrupting us
offensively," Hurlbut added.
