Princeton University Athletics
Friday, February 6
Princeton, N.J.
7:00 PM
Princeton University
vs
Yale
Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast
Men's Hockey Returns Home To Host Yale & Brown
February 05, 2026 | Men's Ice Hockey
Princeton vs. YaleI | February 6 | 7 p.m. -- Salute To Service Night
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Princeton vs. Brown | February 7 | 7 p.m.
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LOOSE ENDS
Princeton takes a 115-145-12 record into its game against Yale with a 53-49-5 record at Hobey Baker Rink. The Tigers are 5-2-1 in their last eight home games against Yale. The last two times the teams have met in N.J. have required overtime -- a 5-4 Princeton win in 2023-24 and a 2-2 tie last season that saw the Tigers claim the shootout. Earlier this season, Yale won a 2-1 game in overtime in New Haven via a Zach Wagnon goal 1:09 into OT.
Princeton and Brown will meet for the third time this season to close out the weekend, each team entering with a win in the season series. The Bears won, 2-1, in Providence in November in an ECAC game before the Tigers clawed their way to a 5-4 (OT) win in a non-conference game in December. Princeton is 79-95-12 all-time against Brow and 39-41-6 at Baker Rink with wins in four of the last five contests between the two teams in N.J.
The Tigers rank No. 24 in the nation in Scoring Offense (3.14 goals-per-game) which is also No. 5 in the ECAC.
The Tigers rank No. 25 in the nation and No. 5 in the ECAC in Scoring Defense (2.73 goals allowed-per-game).
Princeton is No. 24 in the country in Scoring Margin, outscoring opponents by an average of 0.41 goals-per-game.
The Tigers are 33-for-38 (86.8%) on the penalty kill over their last 13 games (7-5-1 record) and had killed off 18 consecutive penalties at one point in that stretch. That run has improved their overall PK% to 79.7% after starting the year at 72.2 through nine games.
Princeton is 9-for-41 (21.9%) on the power play over its last 13 games after starting the season 3-for-24 (12.5%) through nine games.
Princeton has scored 4+ goals in nine of 22 games (9-0-0 record) this season. Last year, they scored 4+ goals in in 8 of 30 games and were 5-2-1 in those games.
PRINCETON IN THE POLLS
The Tigers entered the national rankings on 1/5 for the first time since the 2018-19 season and reached as high as No. 18 in both the USCHO and USA Hockey rankings.
HOT HANDS
Jake Manfre had a six-game point streak from 12/5-1/9 and now has points in 8 of his last 13 games (8g, 3a).
David Jacobs (5g, 11a) has 16 points over his last 13 games which included a seven-game point streak that was snapped at Cornell. Overall this season, he has points in 14 of 22 games (5g, 17a) with six multi-point efforts.
Jaxson Ezman has points in eight of his last 13 games (5g, 7a) and had a four-point weekend against RPI and Union (1g, 3a).
After tallying two points over his first 18 games, David Ma has four points (2g, 2a) over his last four games including a two-goal game at St. Lawrence on 1/31.
Chris Reiniger had three points over back-to-back games with his first collegiate assist at Bentley (1/240 followed by his first collegiate goal and a helper at Clarkson last Friday.
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Princeton vs. Brown | February 7 | 7 p.m.
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LOOSE ENDS
Princeton takes a 115-145-12 record into its game against Yale with a 53-49-5 record at Hobey Baker Rink. The Tigers are 5-2-1 in their last eight home games against Yale. The last two times the teams have met in N.J. have required overtime -- a 5-4 Princeton win in 2023-24 and a 2-2 tie last season that saw the Tigers claim the shootout. Earlier this season, Yale won a 2-1 game in overtime in New Haven via a Zach Wagnon goal 1:09 into OT.
Princeton and Brown will meet for the third time this season to close out the weekend, each team entering with a win in the season series. The Bears won, 2-1, in Providence in November in an ECAC game before the Tigers clawed their way to a 5-4 (OT) win in a non-conference game in December. Princeton is 79-95-12 all-time against Brow and 39-41-6 at Baker Rink with wins in four of the last five contests between the two teams in N.J.
The Tigers rank No. 24 in the nation in Scoring Offense (3.14 goals-per-game) which is also No. 5 in the ECAC.
The Tigers rank No. 25 in the nation and No. 5 in the ECAC in Scoring Defense (2.73 goals allowed-per-game).
Princeton is No. 24 in the country in Scoring Margin, outscoring opponents by an average of 0.41 goals-per-game.
The Tigers are 33-for-38 (86.8%) on the penalty kill over their last 13 games (7-5-1 record) and had killed off 18 consecutive penalties at one point in that stretch. That run has improved their overall PK% to 79.7% after starting the year at 72.2 through nine games.
Princeton is 9-for-41 (21.9%) on the power play over its last 13 games after starting the season 3-for-24 (12.5%) through nine games.
Princeton has scored 4+ goals in nine of 22 games (9-0-0 record) this season. Last year, they scored 4+ goals in in 8 of 30 games and were 5-2-1 in those games.
PRINCETON IN THE POLLS
The Tigers entered the national rankings on 1/5 for the first time since the 2018-19 season and reached as high as No. 18 in both the USCHO and USA Hockey rankings.
HOT HANDS
Jake Manfre had a six-game point streak from 12/5-1/9 and now has points in 8 of his last 13 games (8g, 3a).
David Jacobs (5g, 11a) has 16 points over his last 13 games which included a seven-game point streak that was snapped at Cornell. Overall this season, he has points in 14 of 22 games (5g, 17a) with six multi-point efforts.
Jaxson Ezman has points in eight of his last 13 games (5g, 7a) and had a four-point weekend against RPI and Union (1g, 3a).
After tallying two points over his first 18 games, David Ma has four points (2g, 2a) over his last four games including a two-goal game at St. Lawrence on 1/31.
Chris Reiniger had three points over back-to-back games with his first collegiate assist at Bentley (1/240 followed by his first collegiate goal and a helper at Clarkson last Friday.
GO-GO GORMAN
Brendan Gorman had 13 total points (6g, 7a) over his last 13 games of the 2024-25 season and posted eight total multi-point games last year. He led Princeton in goals (12), assists (14), points (26), and faceoff wins (285). His 0.4 goals-per-game was No. 11 among all ECAC players and his two short-handed goals last year were No. 2 in the ECAC and No. 8 in the country.
Growth has been consistent for Gorman over his three previous seasons as his point totals have increased from 19 as a freshmen to 24 as a sophomore before reaching the 26-point mark last year as a junior.
All-time, Gorman now ranks No. 25 in scoring by a Princeton men's hockey player with 87 points (34g, 53a) in 112 games. He is four points away from tying for the No. 24 spot.
Last season, Gorman was named third-team All-ECAC and he was a first-team All-Ivy selection.
Gorman's 0.45 goals-per-game are No. 11 in the ECAC.
His work this season has earned Gorman a nomination for the Hobey Baker Award fan vote.
KD, ARE YOU WITH ME?
The Tigers are glad Kai Daniells is with them in 2025-26 as the junior opened the season with four points (2g, 2a) in a sweep of Alaska-Fairbanks. Those four points in two games matched his entire output over 17 games during an injury-riddled 2024-25 season and perhaps hearken back to his rookie season in 2023-24 where Daniells had 19 points (8g, 11a) including five PPGs.
In November, Daniells had one of the best two-game performances in Princeton history with six goals over two games. On Friday against St. Lawrence, he tied the program record with five goals -- the most scored in a game by a Princeton player since 1962 and just the fourth time the mark was reached all-time. His five goals scored in one game were the most by a NCAA Division I player since 2011.
He followed that outing up with a goal and an assist against Clarkson to cap off a seven-point weekend.
Over the course of that weekend, Daniells scored two game-winning goals, a power-play goal, a 4-on-4 goal and an empty net goal.
Daniells now has 13 goals this season in 22 games, surpassing his career high (8) set in 30 games in 2023-24.
Daniells now has a career-high 26 points (13g, 13a) this season and ranks No. 20 in the nation in points-per-game (1.18) and No. 18 in goals-per-game (0.59) despite entering the weekend without a goal and just three assists over his last eight games.
He has three game-winning goals this season, tied for No. 19 in the nation.
Daniells has been nominated for the Hobey Baker Award fan voting for his work this season.
MAN AT THE TOP
Jake Manfre was the man at the top of the Princeton rookie scoring race in 2024-25 with 8-9-17 totals through 30 games. A four-point weekend against Ohio State last November earned him ECAC Rookie of the Week honors and ECAC Rookie of the Month honors for November. Manfre's three PPGs last season led the Tigers and were No. 16 overall in the ECAC and No. 5 among ECAC rookies. His two game-winning goals last campaign were No. 4 among ECAC rookies, and No. 11 by a freshman in all of Division I hockey.
Manfre had two goals on Nov. 1 against Alaska-Fairbanks, netting the game-winner in the third before tacking on an ENG to close the game.
This season, Manfre is second on the Tigers with 11 goals and has points in eight of his last 13 games with 11 total points (8g, 3a) in that span.
Manfre's 0.50 goals per game rank No. 9 in the ECAC and No. 34 in the country. He also has three GWGs which are tied for No. 19 in the nation.
JACOBS' LADDER
David Jacobs was limited to 24 games last season, his lowest total over his first three seasons with the Tigers. That resulted in his lowest point total in his three seasons (3g, 11a) for 14 points after posting 24 points (7g, 17a) in 30 games the year before. Now in his second year as a captain, Jacobs enters the weekend No. 38 in Princeton's all-time scoring list with 75 points on 20 goals and 55 assists.
Jacobs had points in seven consecutive games before going without a point on the Cornell/Colgate trip, tallying 12 total points (4g, 8a) over that span which was tied for the 9th-longest point streak by a Tiger since 2002-03. He has four points (1g, 3a) over his last four games and is coming off a three-assist weekend in the North Country.
Jacobs has 17 assists overall in 22 games this season, ranking No. 4 in the ECAC in assists per game (0.77) and No. 19 in the country.
E-Z MONEY
Jaxson Ezman had 15 points last -- including 10 points (5g, 5a) in his last 14 games to close the season.
Already this year, he has a new career high in points with 18 (8g, 10a) in just 22 games.
Ezman had a stellar start to 2025-26, tallying five points (3g, 2a) over three games including the GWG on opening night. His play earned ECAC Forward of the Week honors.
Over his last 13 games, Ezman has 12 points (5g, 7a) with three GWGs.
His four GWGs this season rank No. 6 in the NCAA.
Brendan Gorman had 13 total points (6g, 7a) over his last 13 games of the 2024-25 season and posted eight total multi-point games last year. He led Princeton in goals (12), assists (14), points (26), and faceoff wins (285). His 0.4 goals-per-game was No. 11 among all ECAC players and his two short-handed goals last year were No. 2 in the ECAC and No. 8 in the country.
Growth has been consistent for Gorman over his three previous seasons as his point totals have increased from 19 as a freshmen to 24 as a sophomore before reaching the 26-point mark last year as a junior.
All-time, Gorman now ranks No. 25 in scoring by a Princeton men's hockey player with 87 points (34g, 53a) in 112 games. He is four points away from tying for the No. 24 spot.
Last season, Gorman was named third-team All-ECAC and he was a first-team All-Ivy selection.
Gorman's 0.45 goals-per-game are No. 11 in the ECAC.
His work this season has earned Gorman a nomination for the Hobey Baker Award fan vote.
KD, ARE YOU WITH ME?
The Tigers are glad Kai Daniells is with them in 2025-26 as the junior opened the season with four points (2g, 2a) in a sweep of Alaska-Fairbanks. Those four points in two games matched his entire output over 17 games during an injury-riddled 2024-25 season and perhaps hearken back to his rookie season in 2023-24 where Daniells had 19 points (8g, 11a) including five PPGs.
In November, Daniells had one of the best two-game performances in Princeton history with six goals over two games. On Friday against St. Lawrence, he tied the program record with five goals -- the most scored in a game by a Princeton player since 1962 and just the fourth time the mark was reached all-time. His five goals scored in one game were the most by a NCAA Division I player since 2011.
He followed that outing up with a goal and an assist against Clarkson to cap off a seven-point weekend.
Over the course of that weekend, Daniells scored two game-winning goals, a power-play goal, a 4-on-4 goal and an empty net goal.
Daniells now has 13 goals this season in 22 games, surpassing his career high (8) set in 30 games in 2023-24.
Daniells now has a career-high 26 points (13g, 13a) this season and ranks No. 20 in the nation in points-per-game (1.18) and No. 18 in goals-per-game (0.59) despite entering the weekend without a goal and just three assists over his last eight games.
He has three game-winning goals this season, tied for No. 19 in the nation.
Daniells has been nominated for the Hobey Baker Award fan voting for his work this season.
MAN AT THE TOP
Jake Manfre was the man at the top of the Princeton rookie scoring race in 2024-25 with 8-9-17 totals through 30 games. A four-point weekend against Ohio State last November earned him ECAC Rookie of the Week honors and ECAC Rookie of the Month honors for November. Manfre's three PPGs last season led the Tigers and were No. 16 overall in the ECAC and No. 5 among ECAC rookies. His two game-winning goals last campaign were No. 4 among ECAC rookies, and No. 11 by a freshman in all of Division I hockey.
Manfre had two goals on Nov. 1 against Alaska-Fairbanks, netting the game-winner in the third before tacking on an ENG to close the game.
This season, Manfre is second on the Tigers with 11 goals and has points in eight of his last 13 games with 11 total points (8g, 3a) in that span.
Manfre's 0.50 goals per game rank No. 9 in the ECAC and No. 34 in the country. He also has three GWGs which are tied for No. 19 in the nation.
JACOBS' LADDER
David Jacobs was limited to 24 games last season, his lowest total over his first three seasons with the Tigers. That resulted in his lowest point total in his three seasons (3g, 11a) for 14 points after posting 24 points (7g, 17a) in 30 games the year before. Now in his second year as a captain, Jacobs enters the weekend No. 38 in Princeton's all-time scoring list with 75 points on 20 goals and 55 assists.
Jacobs had points in seven consecutive games before going without a point on the Cornell/Colgate trip, tallying 12 total points (4g, 8a) over that span which was tied for the 9th-longest point streak by a Tiger since 2002-03. He has four points (1g, 3a) over his last four games and is coming off a three-assist weekend in the North Country.
Jacobs has 17 assists overall in 22 games this season, ranking No. 4 in the ECAC in assists per game (0.77) and No. 19 in the country.
E-Z MONEY
Jaxson Ezman had 15 points last -- including 10 points (5g, 5a) in his last 14 games to close the season.
Already this year, he has a new career high in points with 18 (8g, 10a) in just 22 games.
Ezman had a stellar start to 2025-26, tallying five points (3g, 2a) over three games including the GWG on opening night. His play earned ECAC Forward of the Week honors.
Over his last 13 games, Ezman has 12 points (5g, 7a) with three GWGs.
His four GWGs this season rank No. 6 in the NCAA.
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