HAMILTON – No. 13 St. Lawrence scored three times in the third period to break a 3-3 tie and defeat Colgate, 6-3, in ECAC Hockey action Saturday at Starr Rink.
Deadlocked after 40 minutes, Drew Smolcynski scored the game-winning goal for the Saints just 1:19 into the final frame. Woody Hudson and Gavin Bayreuther added insurance markers during the last seven minutes of the contest to determine the final margin.
Nolan Gluchowski scored twice in the first period to stake St. Lawrence to a 2-0 lead, but Colgate responded with three power play goals in the second period to make it a contest.
Evan Peterson got the Raiders on the board with this third goal of the season at the 4:04 mark to make it a 2-1 contest, only to see Sean McGovern restore the Saints two-goal lead with his third of the campaign midway through the frame.
Mike Panowyk got Colgate back within one, 3-2, tallying his first goal of the season with 13:59 gone in the middle frame before Mike Borkowski drew the Raiders level at 3-3 with his seventh of the campaign with less than two minutes to play in the second.
Kyle Hayton finished with 33 saves in goal for St. Lawrence. Charlie Finn stopped 25 shots between the pipes for Colgate.
Bottom Line
St. Lawrence 6, Colgate 3
Won-Lost Records
– No. 13 St. Lawrence improved to 9-4-1 overall and 4-2-1 in ECAC play.
– Colgate dipped to 5-11-1 and 2-6-1.
Key Raider Info
– Panowyk also picked up an assist on the Raiders’ first goal of the evening, giving him his second multiple-point game of the season.
– Rookie Hunter Racine recorded the primary assist on the first two Colgate goals of the game to post his second multi-point game in a Raider uniform. Racine (2g,4a) moved into a tie with defensemen Willie Brooks (1g,5a) for the team lead in scoring among newcomers with six points.
– Senior Tyson Spink recorded an assist on Borkowki’s second-period goal to expand his team-leading point total to 15 (7g,8a). Spink now has a point in each of the last three games.
– Borkowski’s goal moved him into a tie with Tyson Spink for the team lead in goals scored this season with seven.
Inside the Box Score
– Colgate out-shot St. Lawrence, 36-31, for the contest. The Raider held the edge in the first two periods (7-5 & 16-8) while the Saints posted an 18-13 margin during the third.
– The Raiders were 3-for-5 on the power play while the Saints were 1-for-3 with the man advantage. Colgate scored once during a five-minute major after Saints defensemen Eric Sweetman received a game-misconduct for checking from behind in the second.
– Colgate held a slim 32-31 margin in faceoffs taken. Borkowski was 10-of-19 at the dot to lead the Raiders.
– Borkowski and Murphy tallied first shots each to lead Colgate. Gluchowski notched a team-best six to pace St. Lawrence.
‘gate One Timers
– Colgate played its fifth game against a ranked opponent this season.
– The Raiders scored three power play goals in a game for the first time this season and the first time since tallying three man-advantage strikes at Sacred Heart on Oct. 24.
– Colgate recorded 35 or more shots for just the third time this season.
From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Don Vaughan
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(on game)
“I thought we had a lot of good efforts tonight, certainly better than we’ve had. The first period was not great, but we found a way to stick around. We had a great second period. I thought our power play looked really good.
“The mistakes we’re making right now are big mistakes. They’re not just little things. We’ve got to shore things up. We’ll continue to work on it, but we need to be better.”
Up Next
– Colgate returns to action Dec. 29 when its opens the TD Bank/Sheraton Catamount Classic with a non-conference game against ECAC Hockey foe Brown.
– Opening faceoff at Gutterson Field House is set for 4 p.m.
