FINAL from Appleton: SHU 3, SLU 3

OVERTIME

Saints can't squeeze it past Legatto despite several chances here in overtime. 1:49 left

Third period notes

CUNNINGHAM GOAL

Penalty killed - two minutes left

Refs miss a penalty on SHU - whistle Flanagan for interference - 4th power play in period.

Slashing against SHU - SLU power play

penalty killed

SLU penalty - Kyle Flanagan - cross checking.

Goal SHU - Boivert

Goal SHU - Deflection and it's tied - 6:11 - Jarman gets the goal.

PP goal for SHU - Paul Ferraro - 5:07.

McKenzie another penalty - his second - Two minutes for tripping (I say it's a bad call and so does everyone in the arena)

Penalty killed

Underway...

Second Period impressions

St. Lawrence still looking good, Petizian keeping the Saints in front with some great goalkeeping. He has 22 saves total.

Sacred Heart is clearly getting frustrated. They can only blame themselves. St. Lawrence keeps getting into the box, but SHU comes right back with a matching penalty within 30 seconds almost every time. The Pioneers have done that three times tonight.

Nick Johnson is gone for the game with his 5-minute major. He is their top scorer, so offense is going to be hard to come by, although they will start the third on a two-minute power play. At the horn, SLU's Mark Armstrong got whistled for cross checking.

Box Score

SLU 2, SHU 0

First Period: 1, SLU, Flanagan (McKenzie, Cunningham), 6:15; 2, SLU, Stratford (McKenzie), 12:59 (pp).

Second Period: No scoring.

Second Period notes

little fight broke out.... Teams go to the locker room. Armstrong gets a two-minute penalty for cross-checking.

Petizian great 5-hole stop keeps it 2-0 SLU.

Penalty killed

Petizian a couple nice saves on the SHU power play. He's definitely redeeming himself tonight.

McKenzie 2-minutes for slashing

Penalty killed. the Saints had a couple nice chances, but a few good saves by Legatto prevented a three-goal lead.

Nick Johnson 5-minute major - Game Misconduct. - Another penalty on a power-play. SLU will have an 3-minute power play.

Penalty on SLU - Armstrong cross checking. Petizian a couple great saves and scrum in the crease looking for a rebound. No goal. Caister down on his knees hurt. Hobbles off the ice.

Saints are keeping it in the SHU zone pretty much the whole period.

Underway....

Is this the future Joe Marsh? This kid dressed as the Saints coach for Halloween.

FIRST PERIOD IMPRESSIONS

This is pretty much how it went yesterday. The Saints came out with a lot of energy early and sustained it through the first period. Sacred Heart is hurting itself. They've twice taken a penalty while on a power play - and not very deep into one either. St. Lawrence is 1-for-2 on power-play goals. McKenzie is off to another nice game. He picked up two assists in the frame. He had a chance to tack on another goal, but lost control at the last second after dekeing two defenders. Kyle Flanagan scored on a one-timer with the assists to McKenzie and Cunningham.

Petizian seems to have settled from his early-season shambles. He has both of St. Lawrence's losses this year.

Box Score

SLU 2, SHU 0

First Period: 1, SLU, Flanagan (McKenzie, Cunningham), 6:15; 2, SLU, Stratford (McKenzie), 12:59 (pp).

Goalies: Brown, Legatto (7 shots-5 saves); SLU, Petizian (15-15).

NOTE: The costumes I've seen are: Two guys in bathrobes with "censored" black strips you know where; The Cat in the Hat; Plaxico Burress (see video in the Pregame section); A ref with a blind walking stick and glasses, Minnie Mouse, a Pirate and a woodsman.

END OF PERIOD

First period notes

Petizian is playing well today, making his home debut.

Sacred Heart is hurting itself again. They are taking penalties on power plays.

Mac Stratford POWER PLAY GOAL - McKenzie second assist 12:59 into the first. Came off of loose puck.

SLU power-play for one minute.

SHU penalty - Knowlton hooking - 4-on-4 now. Twice on a power-play SHU commits penalty.

SLU Penalty - Derek Keller - 4-on-3 for 29 seconds.

SHU penalty holding - 4-on-4. SLU will have a 17-second power play at the end of it.

Penalty on SLU Torney - Hooking.

Flanagan score off big assist from McKenzie. Great back-handed pass. Petizian made a great save to set it up.

McKenzie fires straight in the chest of Legatto. Only real good scoring shot for either team thus far.

Penalty killed. Saints didn't get a shot on net.

Penalty on SHU Patrick Knowlton - hooking

We are underway.

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STARTERS

SLU:

Forwards: Kyle Flanagan, Jeremiah Cunningham, Mike McKenzie

Defensemen: Jeff Ciaster, Derek Keller.

Goalie: Alex Petizian.

NOTE: Petizian is still looking for his first win this season. He is 0-2-0.

Sacred Heart:

Forwards: Matt Gordon, David Berube, Evan Mladenoff

Defensemen: Mitchell Stretch, Paul Ferraro.

Goalie: Steven Legatto (the goalie who replaced starter Olivier St. Onge yesterday).

NOTE: SLU's Mark Armstrong said he felt both goalies looked small to him. He added that maybe it was just because St. Lawrence has a few big ones.

Officials: Andy O'Brien, Robert St. Lawrence, Assistants: William Lyons, Scott Prim.

Are these two lonely during warm-ups? They've been here since the end of the women's game... at 5 p.m.

Recapping last night

St. Lawrence downed Sacred Heart yesterday to the tune of 6-3.

• Robby Moss remained undefeated, making 21 saves. St. Lawrence converted 2-of-5 power-play opportunities, while SHU converted on just one (with only about 5 seconds left in the game).

• Pete Child became the first defenseman since Bob Burke in 1954 to record a hat trick.

• SLU records do not indicate if any other player recorded his first college goal and a hat trick in the same game.

• Ricky Carden also had his first career goal.

• The last time an opponent scored six or more goals against SHU was on Mar. 15, 2009.

• The Pioneers were last swept on Feb. 13-14, 2009 at Army

• SLU's Mike McKenzie now has 85 career points.

• SLU's Aaron Bogosian sat out last night, citing a strained groin. He said he "probably could have gone," but opted to wait until league play next weekend to return.

• I bathed in Purell after the game. SLU has upwards of 200 probable cases of the H1N1 virus. Petizian thinks he had it. All the players were given the traditional flu shot, but many fell ill to "flu-like symptoms."