HAMILTON – Goaltender Alex Lyon made 36 saves to record his fourth shutout of the season and lead No. 10 Yale to a 3-0 victory at Colgate in ECAC Hockey action Friday at Starr Rink.
The reigning ECAC Goaltender of the Year, Lyon made 27 of his 36 saves over the final two periods to extend the Bulldogs winning streak to four games.
It was a goaltending duo during the first half of the game as Lyon and Colgate netminder Charlie Finn went save-for-save until Yale scored twice during a 1:42 span late in the second to take control of the contest.
Cody Learned broke the deadlock with 4:39 remaining in the middle frame, burying a wrist shot from the slot for his fifth goal of the season.
Joe Snively doubled the Bulldog margin less than two minutes later when he fired home a loose puck from the right faceoff circle to make it a 2-0 game.
JM Piotrowski closed out the scoring at the 6:45 mark of the third, deflecting a pass from Adam Larkin between the legs of Finn for his second goal of the season.
Finn finished with 25 saves for Colgate, highlighted by a 13-save effort during the third period.
Bottom Line
No. 10 Yale 3, Colgate 0
Won-Lost Records
– No. 10 Yale improved to 15-5-4 overall and 10-4-3 in league play as it moved into sole possession of second place in the league standings.
– Colgate moved to 8-20-2 and 4-12-2.
Key Raider Info
– Junior Tim Harrison appeared in his 100th contest as a Raider. He is the third Colgate skater to reach the century mark in games played for his career this season (Brett Corkey & Jake Kulevich).
– Finn finished with 25 or more saves in a game for the 19th time this season with his 25-save effort on Friday.
– The Raiders have just two regular season games remaining in Starr Rink after Friday’s contest. Colgate hosts RPI (Feb. 26) and Union (Feb. 27) during the final weekend of the regular season.
Inside the Box Score
– Colgate out-shot Yale for the game, 36-28. The Raiders held the edge in all three periods, including a 14-7 margin during the second.
– Neither team was able to score on the power play as Colgate was 0-for-4 and Yale was 0-for-1. The Bulldogs were whistled for the final four infractions of the contest after the Raiders took the only penalty of the first period.
– Colgate held a 33-26 margin in faceoffs won during the game. Mike Borkowski (11-of-20) and Tylor Spink (10-of-17) paced the Raiders.
– Tim Harrison paced Colgate with six shot attempts while five different Yale players were credited with a team-high three shots each.
Up Next
– Colgate is back in action Feb. 19 with a contest at league foe Dartmouth. Opening faceoff at Thompson Arena is set for 7 p.m.
