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Men's Hockey Visits Cornell and Colgate on First Road Trip of Season
November 18, 2009 | Men's Ice Hockey
GAMETIME: Friday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m.
RECORDS: Princeton (3-2-1, 2-1-1 ECAC); Cornell (4-1-0, 3-1-0 ECAC)
SERIES RECORD: Cornell leads 76-48-7, leads 41-14-2 at home.
LAST MEETING: Cornell won 4-3 in double overtime on March 20, 2009 in Albany.
STREAK: Cornell won the last game.
Game 8 - No. 19 Princeton at Colgate
GAMETIME: Saturday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m.
RECORDS: Princeton (3-2-1, 2-1-1 ECAC); Colgate (5-2-4, 3-0-1 ECAC)
SERIES RECORD: Colgate leads 45-41-6, leads 24-13-2 at home.
LAST MEETING: Princeton won 3-2 in overtime on Feb. 6, 2009 in Hamilton.
STREAK: Princeton has won the last six games.
Tracking the Team
- GAME NOTES (PDF)
- LIVESTATS
- VIDEO (Cornell game available on GoPrincetonTigers.tv. Colgate game available through Colgate website.)
This Week's Storylines
After six-straight games at home to start the season, the Princeton men's hockey team plays its first road games of the 2009-10 season this weekend at Cornell and Colgate.
Last Weekend
Princeton tooks three of four points in a home set last weekend with Dartmouth and Harvard, needing overtime on both nights.
vs. Dartmouth
Senior Cam MacIntyre capped an end-to-end rush in the first minute of overtime with his first goal of the season to lift Princeton to a 2-1 overtime win over Dartmouth. Junior Mike Kramer had Princeton's first goal in the win and junior goaltender Alan Reynolds made 23 saves.
vs. Harvard
Princeton scored three goals in the third period to build a 3-2 lead before an extra-attacker goal lifted Harvard to the 3-3 tie. Senior Dan Bartlett and junior Mike Kramer each had a goal and an assist in the win.
Point Leaders
Junior Mike Kramer scored goals in both of Princeton's games last weekend and leads the Tigers with three goals, three assists and six points. Ten Tigers have multiple points this season with seven garnering at least one goal and one assist. A total of 15 players have at least one point this season.
Special Teams
Seven of Princeton's 14 goals this season have come on the power play, including two last weekend against Harvard. Princeton has scored on 25.9 percent of its power-play chances and has killed 27 of the 29 penalties it has taken. Princeton's 93.1 percent penalty kill currently ranks second in the nation, just behind Friday's opponent Cornell.
Home Heavy
Princeton plays its first road games of the season this weekend. The Tigers were 9-3-0 on the road last season. Princeton has already played six of its 14 scheduled home games this season.
Polling Place
Princeton remained ranked No. 19 in the USCHO.com Poll and a team receiving votes (equating to No. 18) in the USA Today Poll. Of this weekend's opponents, Cornell is ranked fifth in both polls and Colgate is receiving votes in the USCHO.com poll.
A Lot of Shots
Princeton led the nation in shots on goal last season, averaging better than 37 shot attempts per game. Princeton is averaging 35.67 shots in six games this season and ranks sixth, roughly four per game behind Wisconsin.
Upcoming Opponents
Princeton vs. Cornell
Princeton and Cornell meet Friday in the 122nd meeting between the two schools. Cornell leads the all-time series 76-48-7 overall and 41-14-2 in games played in Ithaca. The Tigers have fared well in the series of late, winning three of the last five meetings and the last two in Ithaca. Princeton dropped its home opener 1-0 to Cornell at home in November, then edged Cornell 2-1 on the road in February, scoring twice in the final two minutes to win the game. Cornell then topped Princeton 4-3 in double-overtime in the ECAC semifinals.
Scouting the Big Red
Cornell is 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the ECAC and currently ranked fifth nationally in both polls. The Big Red have wins over Niagara, Harvard, Dartmouth and Brown and suffered its first loss last Friday night at Yale. Cornell is averaging better than four goals scored per game, and allowing less than two.
Princeton vs. Colgate
Princeton and Colgate will play their 103rd game against one another on Saturday night in Hamilton. Colgate leads the all-time series 45-41-6 and holds a 24-13-2 edge at home. Princeton has won the last six games in the series, including two wins last season. Both wins came in overtime with Princeton winning 2-1 at home in November and 3-2 in Hamilton in February.
Scouting the Raiders
Colgate is 5-2-4 overall and 3-0-1 in the ECAC entering the weekend. Colgate carries a six-game unbeaten strak into the weekend after a win at Brown and a tie at Yale last weekend. The Raiders also have wins over RIT, Niagara, Harvard and Dartmouth this season.
Team Notes
Overtime GoalsFour Tigers have overtime game winners in their collegiate careers, including Mike Kramer and Cam MacIntyre this season, and Kevin Lohry and Cam Ritchie against Colgate:
11/8/08 2-1 win vs. Colgate (Lohry)
2/6/09 3-2 win at Colgate (Ritchie)
10/30/09 1-0 win vs. Brown (Kramer)
11/13/09 2-1 win vs. Dartmouth (MacIntyre)
ECAC Landscape
Quinnipiac sits atop the ECAC Hockey standings with a perfect 4-0 league record. Colgate in second at 3-0-1 is the only other league team yet to drop a league game this year. Cornell, Rensselaer and Union are tied for third with 3-1 records and Princeton ranks sixth at 2-1-1. There are only two sets of games with league teams this weekend as Princeton and Quinnipiac visit Cornell and Colgate, and St. Lawrence and Clarkson head to Harvard and Dartmouth. Yale and Brown will play each other and Rensselaer and Union have off-weeks.
On the Horizon
Princeton begins a stretch of nine games away from home this weekend. Princeton continues it on the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving when it travels to play its travel-partner, Quinnipiac.