CANTON, Mass. – A pair of second-period goals, scored eight and a half minutes apart were the difference as the Curry College ice hockey team defeated Wentworth Institute of Technology, 3-1, in Commonwealth Coast Conference action Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS:
RECORDS: WIT: 3-10-2 (2-8-1 CCC); CC: 10-3-1 (8-2-1 CCC)
SHOTS: WIT: 25; CC; 20
PENALTIES/MINUTES: WIT: 3/6; CC: 6/12
POWER PLAYS: WIT: 0-6; CC: 0-3
GOALIE SAVES: WIT: Will Oliver, 20; CC: Reid Cooper, 24
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Shortly after Curry had killed off a penalty, freshman Leevi Selanne (Coto de Caza, Calif.), who was serving the penalty, went in alone and gave the Colonels a 1-0 lead at the 5:12 mark.
- With time winding down in the period, Wentworth tied the game at 1-all as sophomore Josh Fausett (Okemos, Mich.) created a turnover in the Curry zone and fed senior Joey O'Leary (Boston, Mass.) who tallied the goal. Wentworth had a 7-3 shot advantage in the opening period.
- The Colonels scored twice in the second period to take a 3-1 lead. Senior Mike Pellegrini (Markham, Ont.) gave the hosts a 2-1 lead when he scored from senior Alex Ochterbeck (Plano, Texas) and senior Nick Magill-Diaz (Clawson, Mich.) at 4:11. At the 12:45 mark, freshman Eelis Laaksonen (Oulu, Finland) gave Curry a two-goal lead when he scored from senior Kalle Sundell (Helsinki, Finland) and sophomore George Vonakis (Abingdon, Md.).
- Wentworth mounted pressure in the third period and, with 1:45 left and the Leopards shorthanded, sophomore Will Oliver (Chesterfield, Mo.) was pulled for an extra attacker. A Curry penalty resulted in a 6-on-4 situation with 1:11 left and the Black & Gold had a shot blocked and one went wide before O'Leary put a shot on net with 22 seconds left that was saved by senior Reid Cooper (Corman Park, Sask.).
- Cooper made 24 saves for Curry while Oliver turned aside 20. Wentworth had a 25-23 shot advantage for the game.
SERIES NOTES:
- Today marked the 49th all-time meeting between the two teams with Curry holding a 26-18-5 series edge.
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