SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Saint Anselm College men's ice hockey team rallied late from a two-goal deficit in the third period to secure a 4-3 victory over Saint Michael's College in Northeast 10 Conference action on Saturday afternoon at Cairns Arena.

Highlights

• Four different skaters lit the lamp for the Hawks, with sophomore Conor Kelly netting the game-winning goal.
• Freshman Sean Connolly led all skaters with three points behind a one-goal, two-assist effort.
• Senior captain Luke Linart posted one goal and one assist to finish with two points.
• Five separate Hawks recorded two blocked shots.
• Freshman Isac Martins was efficient in the faceoff circle, winning 6-of-11 (54.5%) of his draws taken.
• Junior goaltender Cam Carroll made 19 saves in net as the Hawks outshot the Purple Knights 33-22.
• Saint Anselm went 1-for-3 on the power play, while the Hawks' penalty kill shut down all three Saint Michael's extra-man opportunities.

How it Happened

Saint Michael's struck early with a fast start, as Roman Winicki opened the scoring just 1:24 into the opening period. The Purple Knights carried that 1-0 lead into the second, and late in the middle frame Connolly tied the game at 1-1 with a power play goal at 12:08.

In the third period, Saint Michael's seized momentum again, scoring twice within the opening five minutes of the frame. Ian Wolanin and Quinn McCarthy each recorded goals to push the Purple Knights' advantage to 3-1.

Cordeiro got the Hawks' comeback started at 18:42, cutting the deficit to one, scoring on a wrist shot from the wall. Just 13 seconds later, Linart knotted the score at 3-3 with an extra-attacker goal, burying a second-chance opportunity out in front.

With only 44 seconds remaining, Kelly delivered the game-winner, finishing off a feed from classmate Brendan Manning, completing the comeback.

Up Next

Saint Anselm (7-10-4, 6-4-2 NE10) will continue conference play on home ice beginning on Friday, Jan. 30 as the Hawks will host cross-town rival Southern New Hampshire University (7-10-1, 3-8-1 NE10) in the first of a two-game series. Puck drop is slated for 4:00 p.m. from Sullivan Arena.