FINAL from Appleton: Quinnipiac 5, SLU 0

Third Period notes

Goal QUI - If the last one didn't seal it, this one certainly did. Atkinson with the goal.

Goal QUI

Goal QUI Wong — the long penalty kill streak is over for the saints.

Second period notes

St. Lawrence has nine shots on net this game. NINE... with five power plays.

Quinnipiac will be 5-on-3 for the next 1:21. Almost end of the period.

Power play over, but the Bobcats stayed in the Saints zone pretty much the entire 2 minutes.

Quinnipiac goes on the power play. St. Lawrence squanders another chance.

SLU goes back on the power play only 10 seconds after the last one ended.

More blocked shots. It's just ridiculous tonight.

SLU on the power-play again.... 9:43

SLU fails to score on their third pwer play.

SLU on the power play on George Hughes clanks one of the crossbar.

Take that back... a deflected shot in gets by Tisi.

St. lawrence kills a penalty and gains some momentum perhaps.

St. Lawrence missed a good odd-man rush, a slight miss communication and a bad pass.

First period impressions

Unfortunately the Saints didn't start really playing until they already gave up a goal. The played much better in the second half of the first period. The shots, however, have not been on net due to a high percentage of them being blocked by Quinnipiac defenders. St. Lawrence has controlled zone time — with the help of two power plays — but has to start getting shots on net. Quinnipiac goalie Dan Clarke is having a hard time controlling rebounds and if the Saints keep firing at him will eventually knock one home.

First period notes

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Quinnipiac is just blocking a ton of shots... an absolute ton.

The Saints are starting to get more zone time but shots on net are hard to come by.

A better look on SLU's second power-play effort, but still no goal.

Goal QUI Mike Dalhuisen. Tisi made the save, puck hopped over his head and off his back and in.

St. Lawrence was terrible on its first power play opportunity. Absolutely brutal. saints couldn't get much more than a couple shots.

SLU Power play

Things are starting to pick up about five minutes in. Drew Weaver missed a good rebound opportunity. He was a last-minute fill-in for Klancher in pregame.

For a supposed high-intensity game, neither team has come out flying.

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Good news Saints fans. Kyle Flanagan is in the lineup tonight. I spoke with him very briefly before the game and he said he was feeling good and expects to play a fair amount. He is on the third forward line with Jacob Drewiske and Rick Carden.

SLU Lines

Forwards:

Jeremiah Cunningham, Aaron Bogosian, Mike McKenzie

Brandon Bollig, Travis Vermeulen, Alex Curran

Kyle Flanagan, Jacob Drewiske, Rick Carden

Nick Pitsikoulis, Mark Armstrong, Jake Klancher

Defensemen:

Jeff Caister, Derek Keller

George Hughes, Matt Raley

Jordan Dewey, Matt Dyer

Goalie:

Kain Tisi

Quinnipiac Lines

Forwards:

D'Arcy Okes, Brandon Wong, Greg Holt

Spencer Heichman, Ben Arnt, Clay Harvey

Mike Atkinson, Jeremy Langlois, Russell Goodman

Scott Zurevinski, Eric Lampe, Jean-Marc Beaudoin

Defensemen:

Zach Davies, Zack Currie

Mike Glaicar, Zach Hansen

Mike Dalhuisen, Loren Barron

Goalie:

Dan Clarke