Men's Hockey Stunned Late By Dartmouth, 5-4

Saturday, November 4

Hanover, N.H.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

0-1-1, 0-1-1

Dartmouth

1-1-2, 1-0-2

Princeton

Dartmouth

Photo by: Erica Denhoff

November 04, 2023 | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

A frantic start and a frantic finish bookended a spirited game between Princeton and Dartmouth which went down to the wire before the Big Green escaped with a 5-4 win.

Jaxson Ezman scored for Princeton 1:51 left to bring the Tigers even a 4-4, but a CJ Foley goal with 56 seconds left was the deciding marker despite one last push from the Tigers.

Fight To The Finish!

First career goal for @jaxsonezman ties the game with under 2:00 to play!@NCAAIceHockey | @ecachockey pic.twitter.com/2JsdhSgHXF
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) November 5, 2023

Nick Seitz had a career-high three assists for Princeton, while Kai Daniells and Jaxson Ezman each scored their first career goals.

Arthur Smith, called into relief action in goal following an injury to starter Ethan Pearson late in the first period, made 26 saves while allowing three goals – two of which came on the power play.

Things got intense real quick at Thompson Arena as CJ Foley scored for the Big Green 2:52 into the game, resulting in the Dartmouth fans littering the ice with tennis balls and other various projectiles.

The delay of multiple minutes led to a penalty on the Big Green for delay of game, and Kai Daniells needed just 0:39 of that power play to redirect a Nick Seitz shot from the high slot and tie the game at 1-1.

Officially On The Scoresheet!

First career goal for @kaidaniells gets us on the board in Hanover!@NCAAIceHockey | @ecachockey pic.twitter.com/7QrbjWPIbo
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) November 4, 2023

Dartmouth would take a 2-1 lead less than a minute later when Luke Haymes stuffed home a wraparound attempt. Once again, the fans tossed projectiles on the ice after the goal which led to a delay of game penalty on the Big Green – one that would also be costly.

This time, it took the Tigers just 0:18 to score on the man advantage as Tyler Rubin tracked the rebound of a Nick Seitz shot and fired it home to tie the game at 2-2.

Rubin On The "Rubound"!

Twice the Tigers have scored after Dartmouth has taken a penalty!@NCAAIceHockey | @ecachockey pic.twitter.com/nXfjUW8Yh1
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) November 4, 2023

With 3:02 remaining in the first period, starting goalie Ethan Pearson was injured after a collision at the crease, and freshman Arthur Smith came on for his first collegiate action.

The Big Green tested Smith early and often in the second period, scoring twice on the power play in the first 5:59 of the stanza to take a 4-2 lead. That surge was part of a Big Green push which saw the hosts outshoot Princeton, 15-4, in the second period and take that 4-2 lead to the third.

Ian Murphy brought Princeton within one with his first of the season 0:44 into the third period, taking a Nick Seitz pass – his third assist of the game – and firing a snapshot through Cooper Black.

Right Back In It!@Ian_Murphy12 with his 7th goal against the Big Green in 4 games.

That's the third assist of the night for Nick Seitz, too!@NCAAIceHockey | @ecachockey pic.twitter.com/X1v7RZysVY
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) November 5, 2023

The Tigers open the home portion of their 2023-24 season November 10-11, hosting Yale and Brown for 7:00 p.m. faceoffs at Hobey Baker Rink.