Men's Hockey Comes Up Short at #16/17 New Hampshire, 3-1

Saturday, January 6

Durham, N.H.

4:00 PM

Princeton University

6-7-2

#16/17 New Hampshire

11-5-1

Princeton

New Hampshire

Men's Hockey Comes Up Short at #16/17 New Hampshire, 3-1

January 06, 2024 | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

A third-period goal from No. 16/17 New Hampshire slammed the door on a Princeton comeback in a 3-1 loss for the Tigers at the Whittemore Center in Durham.

Brendan Gorman had a power-play goal for the Tigers, with assists from Noah de la Durantaye and David Jacobs.

The Nation's Top PP Does It Again!

Brendan Gorman with some patience and then he pops one top corner!@ecachockey | @NCAAIceHockey pic.twitter.com/UUpwa6xGsr
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) January 6, 2024

Arthur Smith made 23 saves.

The Wildcats got on the board with 2:40 left in the first period via a Morgan Winters power-play goal. With the Tigers on a five-minute penalty kill following a major penalty on Mike Kennedy, the Wildcats put together an extended run of zone time which eventually led to a centering pass banging off Winters' skate and in.

The lead extended to 2-0 early in the second period when J.P. Turner back-handed in a rebound 4:01 into the frame.

Brendan Gorman wired home a power-play goal 8:34 into the second period to cut the deficit in half, scoring Princeton's third PPG of the weekend off assists from Noah de la Durantaye and David Jacobs.

In the third period, Jack Cronin had a prime chance to tie the game early, but his one-timer on the power play in the opening two minutes rang off the crossbar after beating the goalie.

Ryan Conmy regained a two-goal lead for the Wildcats just before the midway mark of the third period when Alex Gagne caught the Tigers in a line change and sent a stretch pass through the neutral zone which sprung Conmy on a breakaway with space to send a snap shot over the shoulder of Arthur Smith.

Up next for the Tigers is a home-and-home with No. 3 Quinnipiac on January 12 (at Quinnipiac) and January 13 (Hobey Baker Rink) at 7 p.m.