Men's Ice Hockey Downed By RPI, 4-1

Saturday, December 4

Troy, N.Y.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

RPI

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

December 04, 2021 | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Princeton concluded a two-game trip to New York with a 4-1 loss at RPI.

Mike Ufberg had the goal for Princeton, his first of the season.

RPI struck first, connecting 9:16 into the game. Ottoville Leppanen took a Turs Linden cross-ice pass and carried into the top of the circle before firing inside the far post to give the Engineers a 1-0 lead.

RPI made it 2-0 with 5:01 left in the first period. Anthony Baxter snuck in from the point and found himself open for a Linden pass and quickly snapped it in during a delayed penalty call on the Tigers.

The deficit for the Tigers was 3-0 after two periods via a RPI goal with 1:08 remaining. Jack Bennett redirected a Baxter offering from the point, tipping the puck by Porter who had stopped all 14 shots he had previously faced in the period.

Jake Johnson made it 4-0 for RPI with a power-play goal 1:25 into the third period, looping a wrister from the point after a failed clear.

Mike Ufberg got Princeton on the board with 4:18 remaining in the game, wiring a snap shot from the point that found its way through traffic and to the top corner. Assists were from Matthew Thom and Alex Konovalov. The goal ended a scoreless drought of 194:14 for the Tigers.

Ufberg Wires One Home. pic.twitter.com/2zoAKvOAKj
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) December 5, 2021

Princeton makes a trip to the Ocean State next weekend for a pair of games against Providence on December 10 and 11. Faceoff with the Friars is set for 7 p.m. both nights.