Raei scores his ninth goal of the season, 15th career tally
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont (February 22, 2020) – The Stonehill College ice hockey team skated to their fifth draw of the season with a 3-3 tie against Northeast-10 Conference foe Saint Michael's College Saturday afternoon at Cairns Arena. The two teams ended the three-game series all knotted up, 1-1-1.
By the Numbers:
- Stonehill's (11-11-5, 8-6-4 NE10) Kayser Raei, Kyle Woodruff, and Charles Page scored the goals, as Ryan Smith, Raei, James Varney, and Colin Quinn each chipped in an assist.
- Sophomore goaltender Chase McKay stopped 49 saves in the game.
- Saint Michael's College (15-8-3, 11-5-2 NE10) saw Paul McAuliffe, Niall Foster, and Zach Sullivan with the tallies, while all three and Sel Narby recorded an assist. Goaltender, Tim Decker registered 23 saves.
- The Skyhawks were outshot by the Purple Knights 52-26, as neither team capitalized on a power play opportunity, with Stonehill going 0-for-5 and Saint Michael's going 0-for-4.
How It Happened:
- Stonehill got on board early in the first period as the Skyhawks stole the puck in the neutral zone as Varney dumped a pass to Woodruff who sent it past Decker in the top left corner for a 1-0 advantage at 2:56. This was Woodruff's second goal of the season and sixth of his career.
- Later in the first period, Stonehill found themselves in a three-on-two as Page put away his 10th goal of the season and 19th of his career as he found the left upper 90 with a strike from the right circle at 12:13.
- Saint Michael's Foster cut the deficit to one, 2-1, with his own tally at 17:29 in the opening frame. Foster wound up and sent it past McKay with a shot from the blue line as McKay tipped the puck but it found the back of the cage.
- Forty five seconds after Saint Michael's was called for their second penalty of the game, the Purple Knights' Narby stole the puck in the Skyhawks' zone and passed to McAuliffe in front of the net for a short-handed one timer at 1:56 into the third period, tying the game at two apiece.
- The Purple Knights put away another goal at 8:51 for their first lead of the game, 3-2, as Sullivan crashed the crease for another one timer.
- Following back-to-back shots from Quinn, Raei put away the rebound at 16:52 in the third period, to force the game into overtime. This was Raei's ninth goal of the season and 15th of his career.
- Neither team was successful in the five-minute overtime period, as the Skyhawks totaled two shots to the Purple Knights' one.
Page scored his 10th goal of the season and 19th of his career (PHOTO BY: Mary Gettens) |
Outside the Glass:
- Stonehill will be making their 19th appearance in the NE10 Tournament after a two-year hiatus.
- This is the eighth season since 1999 that the Skyhawks have had a record at .500 or higher.
- Senior captain Michael Seibold was in the lineup for his 100th-career game played with the Purple and White. He is the third Skyhawk to reach this milestone this season, along with Cameron Wright and Connor Jewett.
Up Next:
Stonehill will travel back to South Burlington, Vermont for a 4:00 p.m. NE10 Semifinal Tournament game battling Saint Michael's College on Saturday, February 28. This will be the fourth time this season that the two teams have matched up with the record standing 1-1-1.
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