MANCHESTER, N.H. (February 14, 2023)- With just 14 seconds left in overtime, Max Pineo netted his first career game-winning goal as the Stonehill College men's ice hockey team came away with one final road win at Saint Anselm, 3-2. Overall on the year, the Skyhawks finished with an impressive 12-5-1 road record.
Scoring
STO: Brendan Nehmer (Kyle Heath and Teddy McElaney), 18:20-1st
Jake Cady (Dean Schwenninger and Frank Ireland), 16:47-2nd
Max Pineo (Kyle Heath), 04:46-OT
STA: Hunter Brackett (John Myers and Garrett Alberti), 17:31-2nd period
Alex Grace (Matt Hayes and Liam Lyons), 08:43-3rd
Goaltending
STO: Gavin FitzPatrick (64:46)-30 saves
STA: Nick Howard (64:46)-27 saves
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Jake Cady was one of three goal-scorers Tuesday (Photo Credit: Jim Pierce). |
The Details
- With less than two minutes (01:40) left in the first period, the Purple and White struck first when Heath sent a stretch pass from the Hawks blue line to Nehmer. From there, the senior put on a strong move toward the slot and put home the opening Stonehill goal and the squad headed into the second with a one-goal advantage.
- In the second, it was more of the same, with hard play back and forth. However, with under four minutes (03:13), the Skyhawks doubled their lead courtesy of Cady. After Ireland pushed the puck ahead to Schwenninger, he found an open Cady who put a shot on net. Despite Howard making an initial stop, the puck snuck its way over the line for the powerplay goal.
- However, Saint Anselm cut the deficit to one nearly a minute later (02:29) when Brackett put home a one-timer as the Hawks went into the final frame down one.
- At the 11:17 mark in the final period, the Hawks evened the contest at two when Lyons initially had a shot on net that rang against the pipe. But Hayes ended up corralling the rebound and found an open Grace who put home the equalizer.
- Fron that point on, Stonehill had multiple chances for the game-winner as the Skyhawks peppered Howard with three shots but were unfortunately turned away each time as both sides headed into overtime.
- Overtime was played hard just like every other period and with each side having taken just three shots combined, it was Stonehill who would come away with the overtime victory. With just 14 seconds left, Heath corralled a free puck on Stonehill's side and pushed his pass ahead to Pineo at the blue line for the break-away game-winner.
Up Next
Stonehill concludes their inauguarl Division I season with Senior Day this Saturday, February 18 agaisnt Framingham State. Puck drop is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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