Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
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9-22-2, 5-14-2
Men's Hockey Downs St. Lawrence, 4-2
February 28, 2025 | Men's Ice Hockey
The win means Princeton will be either the No. 9 or No. 10 seed in the upcoming ECAC Playoffs and will head on the road for the First Round against either Harvard, Brown or RPI.
Key games for Tigers fans looking to determine where to head next weekend include RPI hosting Cornell, and the Harvard-Brown game in Providence.
Jaxson Ezman had a goal and an assist in the game while blocking four shots, while Brendan Gorman, David Ma and Luc Pelletier each added goals. Ethan Pearson made 31 saves – including 17 in the third period – to secure the win.Don't think this is the momentum shift the announcers were looking for...
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) March 1, 2025
Just 0:28 after the Saints scored, Jaxson Ezman shakes off a defender and stuffs home a huge goal!@ecachockey | @NCAAIceHockey pic.twitter.com/q3aLNKz7Ju
The Saints snagged the first goal of the game when Ty Naaykens deflected a shot up and over Ethan Pearson's shoulder from in tight with 4:12 to play in the opening period, turning a relatively harmless looking shot from the point into a first-period lead for Saint Lawrence.
Princeton countered with two goals in the second period to build a 2-1 lead through 40:00 of play.
Luc Pelletier scored first for the Tigers, slamming home a cross-ice pass from Nick Marciano on the power play 11:51 into the second period.Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc!
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) March 1, 2025
Pelletier slams home a PPG after a nifty pass from Marciano to tie things up at Appleton!@ecachockey pic.twitter.com/jgHvolMdtv
David Ma followed with a short-side goal with 1:06 to play in the second off assists from Drea Garzone and Jayden Sison.
Brendan Gorman tacked on a third goal for the Tigers 3:15 into the third period, picking off a St. Lawrence clearing pass and walking in on goal before snapping a wrist shot clean over Mason Kucenski's shoulder and under the crossbar for his 12th goal of the season and a 3-1 Princeton lead.Heard it was "Mother's Weekend" at SLU so we brought our Ma!
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) March 1, 2025
Huge goal from David Ma to give us a 2-1 lead entering the third period.@ecachockey pic.twitter.com/b1mB9mNHsG
The Saints cut the lead to one 6:42 into the third when Mason Waite swatted in a power-play goal that trickled through before Pearson could gather the puck and it seemed that the Saints might have had some momentum on their side.Gorman Goes Top Shelf!
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) March 1, 2025
What a world-class snipe from Brendan Gorman off a SLU turnover for a 3-1 lead!
Wait for the 2nd look... it's worth it!@ecachockey | @NCAAIceHockey | @TeamECH pic.twitter.com/JErqD5Qydf
Jaxson Ezman quickly stuffed that idea when he jammed home a fourth Princeton goal just 0:28 after the Saints and climbed within one. After intercepting a St. Lawrence pass behind the Saints's own net, Ezman shook a defender along the boards and then beat Kucenski to the far post to regain a two-goal lead for the Tigers.
The Tigers conclude the regular season at No. 19 Clarkson on March 1 with opening faceoff set for 7 p.m.
