FINAL from Appleton: Union 4, SLU 3

Third Period notes

Derek Keller GOAL SLU

Penalty on Union: Trabucco

5 minutes left and two goals down. Kyle Flanagan memories?

Bollig plays with a lot of emotion, and seems to have sparked the Saints here.

Goal SLU: Bollig (Vermeulen, Hughes), 13:00

Penalty killed.

Penalty on Bollig after a hard hit

Back to even strength. Saints 0-for-4 tonight on power plays.

William Lyons an assistant referee was hit on a clear and had to leave.

Finally a penalty against Union. It is the first since the first period. 4-on-4 for one minute.

Another SLU penalty, this one on Bollig. It is the seventh consecutive penalty against the Saints.

St. Lawrence just isn't getting good opportunities, plain and simple.

Penalty killed

SLU penalty: Kyle Flanagan - 11 seconds into the period.

Kain Tisi starts in net for the Saints.

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Second Period impressions

St. Lawrence did not play well that period. The momentum accrued from killing the 5-on-3 advantage wasted away after picking up three successive penalties. The Saints gave away two power play goals in the frame and totaled four penalties.

Union, meanwhile, even when even handed, is controlling the puck, getting lots of zone time, and pretty much dominating the play in this game. St. Lawrence trails by three goals, but if we've all learned one thing this year, it's that the Saints don't give up. Three goals will be difficult, especially when they're consistently out shot. In the second period, Union won the shot total, 13-6.

Box score

First Period: 1, Union, Matheson (Zajac, Yanovitch), 7:39.

Second Period: 2, Union, Trabucco (Schreiber, Stuart), 3:57 (pp); 3, SLU, Curran (Bollig, Vermeulen), 5:06; 4, Union, Yanovitch (Walters, Shaffer), 10:22; 5, Union, Zajac (Trabucco, Scheiber), 15:36 (pp).

Second Period Notes

St. Lawrence getting almost no zone time. They're giving the puck away and getting destroyed on shots. I'll have the update at the end of the period.

Goal Union: 11 seconds into the power play Zajac with the score

Penalty on SLU: D. Keller

Union Goal off a 2-on-1 breakaway: Yanovitch

St. Lawrence isn't winning ANY faceoffs

Penalty killed: momentum?

Petizian a master on the 5-on-3: four huge saves.

SLU penalty: Raley — SLU down 5-on-3 for 53 seconds

SLU penalty: Torney

SLU Goal: Alex Curran off a rebound in front

Trabucco scores on a power play for Union

Penalty on SLU - Torney out for 2-minutes: hooking

Underway

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First Period impressions

St. Lawrence recovered nicely to end the period and appears to be skating even with the Dutchmen. So far, just the lone goal scored by Brock Matheson on a deflection.

The Saints continue to struggle on the power play, going 0-for-3 in the first period. They did kill one, albeit a 8-second penalty after an overlap. It is apparent that St. Lawrence headed Marsh's advice to take more shots during a power play. The only problem is that the rebounds aren't going their way, and Union is taking them back up the ice.

The questions for Union will be how their legs hold up. St. Lawrence is taking shorter shifts, while Union has the same players on the ice longer. This game is shaping up to be another third-period showdown.

Scoring

First Period:1, Union, Matheson (Zajac, Yanovitch), 7:39.

Goalies: Union, Kinkaid (8 shots-8 saves); SLU, Petizian (10-9).

First Period Notes

I think Union is playing a little more aggressive and is controlling the tempo of this game here through the first period.

Penalty killed. 5-on-5 now. St. Lawrence having trouble keeping control of the puck.

Saints can't take advantage of the 5-on-3 or 4-on-3 back to even strength now. 4-on-4

Saints give the penalty right back: Bollig heads to the box. 4-on-3 for SLU for 33 seconds

Saints 5-on-3 for 40 seconds: McKenzie tripped.

Saints on the Power play: Jason Shaffer for interference.

Union Goal: Brock Matheson 7:39

Nice save by Union's Kinkaid on a Vermeulen shot.

Saints taking more shots on the power play but can't get one through. Penalty killed.

Penalty on Union's Jon Lareau - interference. SLU PP.

Couple shots deflected. Both teams skating hard and fast.

We are underway.

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I just arrived to the freezing Appleton Arena. All the fans are on right now and I can barely feel my fingers enough to type. But enough about me.

Here are your starters:

Union

Forwards: Jeremy Welsh (2 goals-3 assists), Jason Walters (2-4), Mario Valery-Trabucco (3-7).

Defensemen: Mike Wakita (0-2), Greg Coburn (1-2).

Goalie: Keith Kinkaid (0-1-0 overall)

SLU

Forwards: Kyle Flanagan (4-7), Jeremiah Cunningham (2-6), Mike McKenzie (3-6).

Defensemen: Jeff Caister (1-3), Derek Keller (3-3).

Goalie: Alex Petizian (1-2-2).

Officials:

Refs: Nick Litterio, Dean Gilbert; Assistants: Michael Pleau, William Lyons

Notes:

Jared Keller will sit out tonight's game as he recovers from a concussion he suffered last weekend.

Sean Coffey will continue to sit out while he recovers from the flu and bronchitis.

Union has played in a school record four straight overtime games. The Dutchmen haven't won one of them.

St. Lawrence leads the all-time series with a 33-16-2 record.

St. Lawrence is 3-2 in the last five meetings.