Saints upend Tigers

PRINCETON, N.J. — The St. Lawrence University men's hockey team overcame some early penalties to run away with a 5-2 victory over No. 14 Princeton University in the first ECAC Hockey game of the season for both teams Friday at Hobey Baker Rink.

Princeton jumped out early, scoring just 2 minutes, 45 seconds into the game. St. Lawrence committed three penalties in the opening frame and attempted 10 less shots than the Tigers.

The Saints had a chance to tie the score, but failed to convert on a 5-on-3 advantage near the end of the first.

That changed in the second period as St. Lawrence settled. Mike McKenzie started the scoring with a goal at 8:23 of the second. Jeremiah Cunningham and Kyle Flanagan picked up the assists.

The Saints caught a break five minutes later when Max Mobley scored a short-handed goal while Peter Child was in the box. Jacob Drewiske got the assist. It was the first short-handed goal of the season and Mobley's first career goal.

Aaron Bogosian scored his first goal of the year at 17:03 — going blue line to blue line — to give the Saints a 3-1 advantage heading into the third period.

The three goals are the most by the Saints (5-2-1 overall, 1-0 ECAC) in one period so far this season.

The scoring continued only two minutes into the final session for St. Lawrence. Jared Keller scored the Saints' fourth consecutive unanswered goal and the game-winner with assists from Bogosian and Jake Klancher. It was Keller's second of the year.

St. Lawrence gave one back at 16:03 on a power play. Princeton's Tyler Beachell scored from Jody Pederson and Taylor Fedun.

Then, in a questionable move, Princeton pulled its goalie with nearly three minutes to play and down 4-2. The Saints benefited from the move instead.

Alex Curran scored on an empty net at 17:31 of the third to cap St. Lawrence's scoring.

Goalie Alex Petizian finally got his first win after giving away a two-goal cushion last weekend and settling for a tie. He made 32 stops. Zane Kalemba had 25 saves and allowed all four goals for Princeton (1-2-1, 0-1).