FINAL from Starr: St. Lawrence 2, Colgate 1 (Game 1)

Third period notes

Penalty SLu with a minute left

Goal SLU Mike McKenzie

Colgate picks up another penalty.

Saints looked a little better on the power play but still aren't getting the chances they needed. 6 minutes to play.

Saints go on the PP with 9 minutes to play.

Saints kill the penalty. Nice job again. That is at least working in an otherwise weak effort tonight.

Penalty SLU Klancher again.

Saints are looking good about five minutes into the period. Controlling the puck and zone time. they killed the PP.

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Second period impressions

Colgate woke up in the second period despite giving SLU there power plays. I would imagine Joe Marsh will give it to his guys in the locker room about scoring — or at least playing effectively — during the power play. It's was absolutely abysmal in the second period. They nearly gave up two shorties.

Tisi is playing excellent for St. Lawrence in net. Yes, he's given up one goal. But he hasn't had an easy save and St. Lawrence is not blocking any shots. This will be a pretty wild third period upcoming.

Colgate wins the second period. St. Lawrence had it in the first. If Colgate stays out of the box and St. Lawrence continues to sit back, the Raiders will take Game 1. SLU has to start blocking shots and controlling the puck when they get a power play.

Colgate will start the third period on the man-advantage. Hughes and Brian Day both were whistled for roughing after Vermeulen got a holding the stick penalty. A bit of confusion on the ice and in the press box as to what actually happened. Anyway, Colgate has a power play for a minute to start the third. There can be some good momentum gained for SLU with a stop.

Second period notes

They also whistled Vermeulen for holding a stick. Both players in the box.

SLU gets another PP on a wild scrum in front of Tisi. Brian Day heads to the box

Goal Colgate - Just after the penalty ended it was Austin Smith on a deflected shot that went right to his stick just the Tisi's left.

Klancher goes to the box, giving Colgate a PP.

SLU is not playing well with the man advantage. This time they didn't even get a shot off.

Colgate is starting to pick it up here a little bit, but ANOTHER penalty puts SLU back on the PP. Don Vaughan cannot be happy with three penalties this period and we're just over halfway.

The Saints have missed two opportunities this period to go up 2-0. This has the makings to come back and bite them, but Tisi is playing very well in net for SLU.

Another brutal PP for the Saints. They don't get a shot and they almost give up a shorty.

Saints go on the PP again. This time it's Thomas Larkin to the box.

Not a great PP for St. Lawrence. They only got a couple shots and spent most of the time in the neutral zone.

SLU goes on the PP just 1:20 into the second.

It looks as though the Colgate Raiders have a little bit of rust with not playing for a couple weeks. St. Lawrence is just controlling everything.

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First period impressions

St. Lawrence was clearly the better team in the first period. However, it's defense has been almost too offensive minded. They gave up at least three odd-man rushes and relied on Tisi to make the saves (which he did). This could easily be 2-1 if it weren't for Tisi.

Colgate has to do a better job on the PP. They have gone at least a dozen straight against SLU without a power-play goal.

St. Lawrence needs to keep the aggression going.

First period notes

GOAL SLU: Aaron Bogosian. Awesome move, unassisted. 17:07

Tisi makes a couple nice saves and Colgates PP does not look good. They're making a lot of unforced errors. SLU kills a second penalty.

Saints go on PK. Pitsikoulis with a slashing penalty.

Armstrong missed a good chance on a rebound. Still scoreless as Evin covers up.

Back to full strength and Tisi makes an unbelievable save on a 2-on-1.

Tisi makes a couple nice saves on SLU's penalty kill and STUPID penalty taken by Wade Poplawski makes it 4-on-4 for 1:18 then a SLU power play.

Penalty SLU - Curran.

Nearly the 7 minute mark and no one is getting much of anything. Colgate has taken about three shots on Tisi, while SLU put about five on net.

Starr Rink has a fair amount of people on hand, but no one is making noise. You'd think this was practice, not a game.

Tisi hasn't has to do much. St. Lawrence getting a lot of zone time right now. A lot less intensity in this rink than Appleton last weekend.

A back and forth game here early. Only one shot on goal through the opening two minutes. St. Lawrence appears to have an early edge in puck possession.

The all-time series is knotted at 15-15-2. St. Lawrence has won the last four meetings. It should be a good series. Just about underway.

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It is collllld inside Starr Rink as Colgate and St. Lawrence are both starting to slowly loosen up and prepare for the 7 p.m. start.

I have the video camera tonight and will provide what video I can between periods.

Officials: Scott Whittlemore (R); Tim Kotrya (R); Wiliam Lyons (L); Matt Broisma (L)

Starters

SLU:

Forwards: Mike McKenzie, Travis Vermeulen, Alex Curran

Defensemen: Jeff Caister, Derek Keller

Goalie: Kain Tisi

Colgate:

Forwards: Francois Brisebois, David McIntyre, Austin Smith

Defensmen: Jeremy Price, Kevin McNamara

Goalie: Alex Evin.