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Princeton University Athletics
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Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast
Men's Hockey Dominates RPI, 6-2, To Close Out Weekend Sweep
December 07, 2024 | Men's Ice Hockey
Bring out the brooms!
Princeton capped a strong weekend at home, dispatching RPI, 6-2, to conclude a weekend sweep inside the ECAC.
The Tigers (5-4-1, 3-4-1 ECAC) made a big jump inside the ECAC standings, stacking six points to move into a tie for 5th place with 11 points alongside Cornell – just two points out of 4th heading into a break for exams.
The Tigers have now won four in a row, their longest regular season winning streak since the 2017-18 team won five in a row from 1/13-2/9 en route to an ECAC Championship.
Brendan Gorman had three points (1g, 2a) to match his career high, while David Ma had two goals to set a career high and match his single-game best in points. Jayden Sison also matched his career high with two points (1g, 1a), as did David Jacobs (2a) and Jaxson Ezman (1g, 1a).
Arthur Smith made 24 saves in goal, winning his fourth game in nine days.
The Tigers were 2-for-4 on the power play and a perfect 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
The Tigers pounced in the first period, scoring twice on faceoff plays to build a 2-0 lead after the opening frame.
David Ma had two goals, the first Princeton defenseman to score twice in a game since Nick Carabin did so against Union on February 17, 2024.
The first goal came off the stick of David Ma who took a Luc Pelletier faceoff win on the halfwall and broke towards goal before breaking to the near post and roofing his third goal of the season under the bar for a 1-0 lead with 6:58 remaining in the period.
Less than a minute later, Jaxson Ezman followed suit with a goal immediately after a Carson Buydens faceoff win. Buydens needed two swipes to win the draw, but Ezman needed just one to backhand in his first goal of the season and provide Princeton a 2-0 lead at the end of 20:00.
With the Tigers on a 5-on-3 power play in the final five minutes, Miles Gunty and Brendan Gorman worked a two-man game below the goal line and Gorman stuffed home his fourth goal of the season with 2:12 left in the period.
RPI got on the board finally in the third when Sutter Muzzatti scored 5:53 in with a short-side snap shot to cut Princeton's lead to 4-1.
Jayden Sison answered past the midway mark of the frame, wiring a one-timer from the slot with 8:32 remaining for his first goal since February of 2023 at RPI.
The Engineers again got one back when Jake Gagnon funneled home a loose puck with 5:17 to play, but that was as close as RPI would get.
The Tigers are off until a December 28 game at Army West Point.
Princeton capped a strong weekend at home, dispatching RPI, 6-2, to conclude a weekend sweep inside the ECAC.
The Tigers (5-4-1, 3-4-1 ECAC) made a big jump inside the ECAC standings, stacking six points to move into a tie for 5th place with 11 points alongside Cornell – just two points out of 4th heading into a break for exams.
The Tigers have now won four in a row, their longest regular season winning streak since the 2017-18 team won five in a row from 1/13-2/9 en route to an ECAC Championship.
Five Tigers had multi-point games – each matching his single-game career high for points in a game.Oh, That's Nasty!
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) December 8, 2024
David Ma takes the faceoff win and roofs it from in tight for a 1-0 lead!@ecachockey | @NCAAIceHockey | @TeamECH pic.twitter.com/j2XxfCYnKx
Brendan Gorman had three points (1g, 2a) to match his career high, while David Ma had two goals to set a career high and match his single-game best in points. Jayden Sison also matched his career high with two points (1g, 1a), as did David Jacobs (2a) and Jaxson Ezman (1g, 1a).
Arthur Smith made 24 saves in goal, winning his fourth game in nine days.
The Tigers were 2-for-4 on the power play and a perfect 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
The Tigers pounced in the first period, scoring twice on faceoff plays to build a 2-0 lead after the opening frame.
David Ma had two goals, the first Princeton defenseman to score twice in a game since Nick Carabin did so against Union on February 17, 2024.
The first goal came off the stick of David Ma who took a Luc Pelletier faceoff win on the halfwall and broke towards goal before breaking to the near post and roofing his third goal of the season under the bar for a 1-0 lead with 6:58 remaining in the period.
Less than a minute later, Jaxson Ezman followed suit with a goal immediately after a Carson Buydens faceoff win. Buydens needed two swipes to win the draw, but Ezman needed just one to backhand in his first goal of the season and provide Princeton a 2-0 lead at the end of 20:00.
RPI pushed back to start the second period, but Princeton held serve thanks to the work of Arthur Smith who made eight saves in the middle frame and kept his team in front until the Tigers were able to capitalize on late power play opportunities to build a 4-0 lead after two periods.Faceoffs On Point!
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) December 8, 2024
Second goal right off a draw this period, this time from Ezman who swats home a win from Carson Buydens for a 2-0 lead!@ecachockey | @NCAAIceHockey | @TeamECH pic.twitter.com/W7kWCBnh4Y
With the Tigers on a 5-on-3 power play in the final five minutes, Miles Gunty and Brendan Gorman worked a two-man game below the goal line and Gorman stuffed home his fourth goal of the season with 2:12 left in the period.
David Ma followed up in the final minute with his second goal of the game, sniping home a wrister from inside the top of the circles with 29.7 seconds remaining in the middle frame.Still Serving Up Some Stuffing!
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) December 8, 2024
Brendan Gorman stuffs home a PPG and Princeton leads by three!@ecachockey | @NCAAIceHockey | @TeamECH pic.twitter.com/oxH2f4M8lp
RPI got on the board finally in the third when Sutter Muzzatti scored 5:53 in with a short-side snap shot to cut Princeton's lead to 4-1.
Jayden Sison answered past the midway mark of the frame, wiring a one-timer from the slot with 8:32 remaining for his first goal since February of 2023 at RPI.
The Engineers again got one back when Jake Gagnon funneled home a loose puck with 5:17 to play, but that was as close as RPI would get.
Brendan Gorman shut the door with a short-handed empty-netter with 2:32 remaining, finishing off a long-distance give-and-go with Sison that started after a blocked shot from Sison and a multi-zone saucer pass to spring Gorman in alone.What An Effort!
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) December 8, 2024
Jayden Sison with a huge block on the PK and then he threads a sauce pass to Brendan Gorman for a SHG into the empty net!@ecachockey | @NCAAIceHockey | @TeamECH | @Buccigross pic.twitter.com/FZK508TjU3
The Tigers are off until a December 28 game at Army West Point.
Team Stats
RPI
PRI
Shots
26
23
PPG
0
2
SHG
0
1
Penalties
4
2
Penalty Mins
8
4
Faceoffs Won
35
30
Game Leaders
+/-
2
Goals
2
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
1
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