Junior Tyson Spink scored two goals and classmate Kyle Baunadded three assists to lead fourth-ranked Colgate to a 5-1 victory over Princeton in ECAC Men’s Ice Hockey action Saturday at Hobey Baker Rink.
Sophomore Jake Kulevich and freshman Evan Peterson staked Colgate to a 2-0 lead in the first period before Spink scored both of his goals just 2:26 apart late in the second period to stretch the Raiders margin to 4-0. Senior Spiro Goulakos expanded the Colgate lead to 5-0 with a power play goal early in the third period before Princeton scored with four seconds left in the contest to spoil sophomore goaltender Charlie Finn‘s shutout.
Bottom Line
No. 4/4 Colgate 5, Princeton 1
Won-Lost Records
– Colgate leveled its conference mark at 1-1-0 as it improved to 7-3-0 on the season.
– Princeton saw its league record evened at 1-1-0 as it moved to 1-2-1 on the young season.
How It Happened
– Colgate drew first blood less than five minutes to the contest as Kulevich notched his first collegiate tally to give the Raiders a 1-0 lead. Peterson started the sequence by winning an offensive zone faceoff back to Kulevich, who snapped a shot into the upper portion of the net for the early advantage.
– Peterson doubled the Colgate margin to 2-0 on a shorthanded goal with 14:39 elapsed in the opening frame. Junior Kevin Lough began the play by dumping the puck into the right corner of the Princeton zone, where junior Darcy Murphy collected the puck and made a cross-ice pass to Peterson, who fired it short side for his third goal of the season.
– Spink doubled the Raiders cushion to 4-0 with a pair of goals less than three minutes apart in the second period. His first goal came at the 15:53 mark of the middle frame when junior Kyle Baun found Spink alone in the slot, where he placed a wrist shot off the crossbar and into the net for the power play goal. Sophomore Tim Harrison earned a secondary assist on the play.
– Spink notched his second goal of the period just 2:26 later as Baun once again connected with Spink in the slot. Spink once again got the best of Princeton goaltender Colton Phinney, tucking a wrist shot inside the left post to expand the Raiders margin to 4-0. Freshman Mike Panowyk picked up an assist on the play.
– Senior Spiro Goulakos expanded the Colgate margin to 5-0 just 2:13 into the third period, snapping a shot over Phinney’s glove from the left faceoff circle for his first goal of the season. Baun and senior John Lidgett were credited with assists on the play.
– Princeton broke up Finn’s shutout bid with just four seconds remaining in the contest as Jonathan Liau tallied a power play goal to determine the final 5-1 margin.
Key Raider Info
– Colgate got its first goal of the season from a defenseman when Kulevich struck at 4:37 of the opening frame. Goulakos added another goal by the Raiders blueline with his third-period tally.
– Colgate posted its first shorthanded goal of the season on Peterson’s first-period strike. It also marked the first man-down goal for the Raiders since Baun notched a shorthanded tally against Brown on Nov. 23, 2013.
– Spink has excelled in his last two appearances in Hobey Baker Rink as he has scored five goals in those two games. He recorded a hat trick in Colgate’s 6-1 win over the Tigers on Feb. 21, 2014.
– Baun increased his team-leading point total to 11 (5G/6A) as he turned in his second multi-point game of the season. He also became just the second Colgate player to post three points in a game this season, joining Goulakos, who accomplished the feat at Sacred Heart on Oct. 24.
‘Gate One Timers
– Colgate improved to 7-0-0 this season when scoring the first goal of the contest.
– The Raiders finished with at least one power play goal for the seventh time this season and improved to 6-1-0 when doing so. Colgate tallied multiple power play goals for just the second time this season and the first time since notching three man advantage goals at Sacred Heart on Oct. 24.
– Colgate matched its season high with 40 shots on goal, equaling its total against Mercyhurst on Nov. 1.
– The Raiders moved to 5-0-0 this season when allowing one goal or fewer.
Inside The Box Score
– Colgate out-shot Princeton, 40-23 in the contest. The Raiders posted a shot advantage in all three periods, highlighted by an 18-6 edge in the second period.
– Both teams scored a power play goal as Colgate was 2-for-9 on the power play while Princeton was 1-for-8 with the man advantage.
– The Raiders held a 33-30 advantage in faceoffs. Lidgett was 13-of-25 and Peterson was 9-of-17 at the dot to lead Colgate.
Quotable
Colgate head coach Don Vaughan
(On game)
“We had great energy from the start tonight. We talked about it today. We knew we weren’t on our game last night. We wanted a good start and we got one. I was really pleased with our effort from the opening faceoff.”
(On Jake Kulevich‘s goal)
“Jake is a very popular guy on the team and the guys are really behind him. When he scored that goal, it elevated our energy even more. I’m happy for him to get his first goal.”
(On lineup changes)
“We know we have some depth, thankfully, because we have some really good players out of our lineup right now. The guys that haven’t been in the lineup consistently have continued to work hard. They’re staying on after practice and they’re working with Mike (Harder) and Jason (Lefevre) on extra stuff. The key is that they’re ready when given the chance and they did that tonight. Some of the changes were due to of injury, but some of it is because they deserve to play based on the way we did not compete last night, so you give them an opportunity. I really thought they gave us a real jolt of energy. I thought Brooks (Herrington) played really well as did Emilio (Audi). They brought some energy for us tonight and they’re great teammates. I’m happy for them.”
(On facing former players and Princeton coaches Ron Fogarty and Brad Dexter)
“It’s odd. Both are very good friends. They played for me and worked for me. Brad (Dexter) has his fingerprints all over this current team, so it’s probably a little bittersweet for him tonight. They’re good friends, but for 60 minutes, it’s a battle. You’ve got to go out and compete and try to win a game, regardless of who is on the other bench. I wish them well. They’re going to do a great job here.”
Sophomore Jake Kulevich
(On scoring first collegiate goal)
“It definitely felt good. It was a great win by Evan (Peterson) off the draw. I had an angle and I was able to bury it. It was a good way to get started.”
(On team’s performance)
“We knew that last night wasn’t our game and we had to come out flying tonight and I think we did that. We had a really good first period to set the tone. That’s been the motto of the team both this season and last is resetting after a tough loss or even a good win and coming out and playing our game the next night.”
Up Next
– Colgate returns home next weekend as it starts a four-game homestand Nov. 14 with a 7 p.m. contest against St. Lawrence at Starr Rink.
– Tickets are available by calling 315-228-7600 or by visiting bleedcolgatemaroon.com.
