Men's Hockey Shuts Out Sacred Heart, 4-0

Friday, December 8

Fairfield, Conn.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

5-5-1

Sacred Heart

8-7-0

Princeton

Sacred Heart

Photo by: Connor Nee

December 08, 2023 | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

A total team effort propelled Princeton to a 4-0 win over Sacred Heart to start a home-and-home series on the road at Martire Family Arena.

Brendan Gorman scored twice for his first career multi-goal game and tied a career high with three total points, while Adam Robbins had a goal and a career-high two assists to set a new career best with a three-point night.

Ice Level = Nice Level

Great look at the puck movement ahead of Brendan Gorman's first period goal.

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Connecticut native Arthur Smith made 21 saves for his first career shutout, improving to 4-2-0 this season.

After giving up nine power-play goals over their last four games, Princeton held Sacred Heart – the nation's No. 4-ranked power play scoreless on five attempts

Brendan Gorman got the front of the net just past the midway mark of the first period, redirecting a Noah de la Durantaye wrister from the point to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead 10:29 into the game. Adam Robbins picked up the secondary assist, putting together a one-man cycle along the halfwall before dishing back to de la Durantaye to reset the attack and set up the looping wrister that Gorman got a stick on at hip level to sneak the puck through an Ian Murphy screen and in.

Gorman doubled his production with a second-chance goal in the tail end of the second period. Adam Robbins won a faceoff back to Gorman whose original shot ran into Ian Murphy but caromed back to Gorman for a second attempt which beat Chase Clark for a 2-0 lead after two periods.

Second Goal On The Second Chance!

Brendan Gorman follows his own shot and wires home his second of the night for his first career multi-goal game! pic.twitter.com/NccWA7dpKR
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) December 9, 2023

In the third, Robbins was the one to net a deflection goal, redirecting a Mike Kennedy shot while crossing through the slot to give Princeton a 3-0 lead 2:13 into the third period. Gorman had the second assit, working the puck back to Kennedy to start the scoring sequence.

Three-Point Night Club!

Robbins (1g, 2a) with the redirection and Gorman (2g, 1a) gets the helper!@ecachockey | @NCAAIceHockey pic.twitter.com/RDmR4aGE0o
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) December 9, 2023

Jack Cronin added a short-handed empty-netter with 3:00 left to ice the game.

The Tigers and Pioneers reconvene for the final game of the home-and-home at Baker Rink for a 7 p.m. faceoff on Teddy Bear Toss Night.