SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – Four different skaters scored goals as the Saint Anselm College men's ice hockey team picked up their first win of the new year on Tuesday evening with a 4-1 triumph at Saint Michael's. The Hawks improved to 6-6-1 on the season and 5-3-0 in conference play after the Northeast-10 Conference victory over the Purple Knights.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm returns to the Sullivan Arena for a five-game homestand beginning with a pair against Southern New Hampshire on Friday, January 10th at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, January 11th at 4:00 p.m.
Score: Saint Anselm 4, Saint Michael's 1
Records: Saint Anselm (6-6-1, 5-3-0 NE10); Saint Michael's (9-5-2, 5-3-0 NE10)
Location: South Burlington, Vt. (C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena)
Date: Tuesday, January 7th, 2025
Attendance: 117
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Saint Anselm generated a few early scoring chances in the opening three minutes of action, but their lone shot on goal was saved by Saint Michael's goaltender Evan Plunkett.
- Hawks sophomore Cam Carroll (Putnam Valley, N.Y.) was up to the task at the other end and denied the Purple Knights on their first shot on goal of the evening as the game remained scoreless.
- The two sides continued to exchange scoring opportunities for the remainder of the opening period. Both goalies stayed perfect with Plunkett making seven more saves and Carroll four more saves as the period finished 0-0.
- The shutout did not last for long as just 16 seconds into the second period, Saint Anselm got on the board. Junior John Myers (White Plains, N.Y.) tucked home a rebound off of an original shot by junior Luke Linart (Holland, Mich.) for his third goal of the season to make it 1-0.
- The Hawks continued to attack moments after taking the lead. They forced three saves out of Plunkett and rang another shot off the pipe within a minute span.
- Saint Anselm was then awarded a power play just over a minute into the second after a holding penalty called on Saint Michael's. Despite the man advantage, it was the Purple Knights who scored while short-handed to tie the score. Ty Bloom won a faceoff in his own zone and quickly got down to the other end of the ice where he found the back of the net to make it 1-1.
- Carroll and Plunkett continued to go toe-to-toe with big stops at both ends to keep the game tied early in the second.
- Midway through the middle frame, things got interesting as Bloom was sent off for a double minor penalty for diving and unsportsmanlike conduct. The Hawks struggled to get anything going on the man advantage as the Purple Knights successfully killed off the four-minute man-down scenario.
- Immediately after killing off the double minor, Saint Michael's earned a power play of their own after an interference call on Saint Anselm. The momentum started to shift with the Purple Knights firing several pucks toward net, but Carroll kept the score tied with three saves as the Hawks killed off the penalty.
- The third period began 4-on-4 after a pair of late penalties were called on each team late in the second. The home team forced Carroll into action once again, but the Hawks netminder was up to the task and made two more denials.
- About five minutes into the third period, the Hawks were sent to the penalty box again, this time for five minutes after a major penalty was called for grabbing the facemask. Carroll made three saves and the Saint Anselm penalty killing unit put forth a strong effort to come away unscathed as the score stayed at 1-1 midway through the third.
- With under six minutes to play, the Hawks went on another power play after a Purple Knight was sent to the box for holding. Just over a minute into the man advantage, Saint Anselm took the lead after Linart and senior Luke Mix (Winchester, Mass.) set up senior Hunter Brackett (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) for the go-ahead goal to make it 2-1.
- Just over two minutes later, the Hawks doubled their advantage with sophomore Patrick DeMarinis (Manasquan, N.J.) potting an insurance goal that made it 3-1 with 2:31 to go.
- All hope was not lost for Saint Michael's as they were given one final power play in the final two minutes of the game. After a pair of blocks by the Saint Anselm defense, senior Max Burum (Marshfield, Mass.) took the puck the other way and fired into the empty net for the short-handed goal to seal the 4-1 road victory for the Hawks.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Shots on goal were fairly even with Saint Anselm maintaining a slight 32-28 advantage over Saint Michael's. Both teams recorded double figure shots on goal totals in the second and third periods.
- No goals were scored in the first period. Each side scored once in the second, while the Hawks scored three times in the third.
- The Hawks held a sizeable lead at the faceoff dot with 36 wins out of 63 attempts (57.1 percent). Saint Michael's won the remaining 27 out of 63 draws (42.9 percent).
- Burum dominated all night in the faceoff circle for the Hawks. He posted a game-high 17 faceoff wins, two shy of his single game career-high, out of 23 total draws (73.9 percent). Bloom led the Purple Knights at the dot by going 11 for 17 (64.7 percent).
- On the defensive side, Saint Michael's blocked 20 shots in the game while Saint Anselm blocked 12 shots. Junior Michael Martignetti (Winchester, Mass.) logged a team-high four blocked shots for the Hawks. David Ciancio registered five blocks on the other side of the ice for the Purple Knights.
- Saint Anselm went 1-6 on the power play with eight shots on goal. Saint Michael's was held scoreless on five opportunities during the man advantage despite 11 shots on goal. Both teams scored one short-handed goal in the contest.
- Brackett, Burum, DeMarinis, and Myers each scored once for the Hawks. Mix and Linart recorded two assists apiece in the game, while Burum and senior Will van der Veen (Duxbury, Mass.) tallied one assist each.
- Brackett currently leads the team in both goals (seven) and points (13) so far this season. He is also tied with Mix for the team-lead in assists (seven). Brackett is tied for third in the NE10 in goals, tied for ninth in assists, and tied for fourth in points.
- DeMarinis now has six goals this season, which is second-most on the team and is tied for sixth in the league.
- Bloom scored the lone goal of the night for the Purple Knights with Ashton Allain and Ryland Dukes each recording a helper.
- Carroll made 27 saves in goal for Saint Anselm to earn his sixth win of the season. Plunkett made 28 stops in goal for the Purple Knights in the loss.
- This marked the 56th all-time meeting between Saint Anselm and Saint Michael's. The Hawks improve to 33-19-4 against the Purple Knights in the series that began in 2000.
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