Friday, February 24
Troy, N.Y.
7:00 PM
Princeton University
12-16-0, 8-13-0
4
at
6
RPI
14-18-1, 9-12-0
1
2
3
F
Princeton
1
0
3
4
Rensselaer
4
2
0
6
Men's Hockey Downed By RPI
February 24, 2023 | Men's Ice Hockey
Princeton scored the first goal of the game at RPI, but those hosts quickly pulled even and then pulled away by a margin the rendered a late Princeton rally not enough in a 6-4 win for RPI at Houston Field House.
Ian Murphy had three goals for the Tigers – his second hat trick of the season to give him 13 for the year. Spencer Kersten had three assists, while Brendan Gorman had two.
The Tigers had a 43-20 advantage in shots on goal -- including a 23-2 edge in the third period as Princeton outscored RPI in the final frame, 3-0, to push for a comeback.
Ian Murphy struck first for the Tigers, cashing in a power-play goal 6:50 into the game. Murphy came off the bench and right into the play, taking a David Jacobs pass and sniping a snapshot over the Jack Watson's glove.
The Engineers responded 0:18 later, with Jakob Lee following his own shot and lifting a backhander under the crossbar.
Murphy had a chance to retake the lead for the Tigers after earning a penalty shot with 8:52 left in the second period, but his shot was just knocked away by Watson.
That save seemed to flip momentum towards the Engineers as RPI made it 2-1 with 7:28 remaining in the first period via an Austin Heidemann long-range shot which ricocheted off of Porter and just over the line.
The Engineers then added two more goals in a span of 0:53 to build a 4-1 lead after the first period. John Evans netted RPI's third goal of the period, deflecting home a TJ Walsh centering pass with 1:56 left in the period. Ryan Mahshie would then slip free in the slot to one-time a Sutter Muzzatti pass with 1:03 left in the opening stanza.
RPI widened its lead to 5-1 just before the midway mark of the second period, Jack Brackett shooting through a screen and off the far post.
Mahshie's second of the night would make it a 6-1 lead for RPI. After a turnover from the Tigers just inside the RPI blue line, Lauri Sertti broke down the left wing and sent a centering pass to Mahshie at the far post which he deflected over Porter and under the crossbar with 0:53 left in the middle period.
Ian Murphy connected for his second of the night with 6:11 remaining in the game, swooping home a loose puck after a turnover from the Engineers.
Ian Murphy had three goals for the Tigers – his second hat trick of the season to give him 13 for the year. Spencer Kersten had three assists, while Brendan Gorman had two.
With the loss, Princeton and RPI are now tied for seventh place in the ECAC with 26 points. The Tigers are at Union tomorrow night while RPI hosts Quinnipiac. Princeton needs just one point Saturday evening to secure a home game in next weekend's ECAC Playoffs.Off The Bench & On The Board!@Ian_Murphy12 joins the play and snaps home his 11th goal of the season. pic.twitter.com/cmJOkmtXOW
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) February 25, 2023
The Tigers had a 43-20 advantage in shots on goal -- including a 23-2 edge in the third period as Princeton outscored RPI in the final frame, 3-0, to push for a comeback.
Ian Murphy struck first for the Tigers, cashing in a power-play goal 6:50 into the game. Murphy came off the bench and right into the play, taking a David Jacobs pass and sniping a snapshot over the Jack Watson's glove.
The Engineers responded 0:18 later, with Jakob Lee following his own shot and lifting a backhander under the crossbar.
Murphy had a chance to retake the lead for the Tigers after earning a penalty shot with 8:52 left in the second period, but his shot was just knocked away by Watson.
That save seemed to flip momentum towards the Engineers as RPI made it 2-1 with 7:28 remaining in the first period via an Austin Heidemann long-range shot which ricocheted off of Porter and just over the line.
The Engineers then added two more goals in a span of 0:53 to build a 4-1 lead after the first period. John Evans netted RPI's third goal of the period, deflecting home a TJ Walsh centering pass with 1:56 left in the period. Ryan Mahshie would then slip free in the slot to one-time a Sutter Muzzatti pass with 1:03 left in the opening stanza.
RPI widened its lead to 5-1 just before the midway mark of the second period, Jack Brackett shooting through a screen and off the far post.
Mahshie's second of the night would make it a 6-1 lead for RPI. After a turnover from the Tigers just inside the RPI blue line, Lauri Sertti broke down the left wing and sent a centering pass to Mahshie at the far post which he deflected over Porter and under the crossbar with 0:53 left in the middle period.
Ian Murphy connected for his second of the night with 6:11 remaining in the game, swooping home a loose puck after a turnover from the Engineers.
Murphy would finish off the hat trick with 3:37 left in the game, stuffing home a loose puck with an assist to Spencer Kersten.Murph's Second Of The Night!
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) February 25, 2023
Right place, right time for Ian as he swoops home his 12th of the season. pic.twitter.com/KyGlTQhcNK
Kersten dished out his third assist of the night to Jayden Sison as Princeton closed out the scoring with 0:15 left in the game.The Hat Trick!
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) February 25, 2023
Ian Murphy goes to the crease and stuffs home his third of the night -- for his second hat trick of the season. pic.twitter.com/GibQNIibGn
Princeton concludes the regular season on February 25 with a 7 p.m. faceoff against Union at Messa Rink.Jayden Sison slips free and one-times his second goal of the season. pic.twitter.com/CGvSacJ07k
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) February 25, 2023
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Team Stats
PRI
RPI
Shots
42
20
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
6
9
Penalty Mins
12
29
Faceoffs Won
29
24
Game Leaders
+/-
-1
Goals
3
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
3
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
Players Mentioned
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