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HAMILTON – Freshman Mike Panowyk scored the game-winning goal midway through the second period and sophomore goalie Charlie Finn recorded his second career shutout as fourth-ranked Colgate defeated Northeastern, 3-0, in collegiate men's ice hockey action Friday at Starr Rink.
Panowyk's goal at the 9:44 mark of the second period broke open a scoreless contest and Finn made the freshman's first collegiate tally count as he notched 24 saves, including 16 during the third period, to keep the Huskies off the scoreboard and propel the Raiders to their second victory of the season. Juniors
Darcy Murphy and
Kyle Baun also scored for Colgate as the duo notched a pair of third period tallies to give the Raiders some breathing room during the final stanza.
With the win, Colgate Head Coach Don Vaughan recorded the 350th victory of his career, becoming one of only 11 active coaches in NCAA Division I Hockey to reach the milestone.
Bottom Line
No. 4/6 Colgate 3, Northeastern 0
Won-Lost Records
- No. 4/6 Colgate improves to 2-1-0 on the season
- Northeastern slips to 0-2-0 on the campaign.
Up Next
- Colgate and Northeastern complete their two-game series Saturday with a 7 p.m. contest at Starr Rink.
- Tickets are available by calling 315-228-7600 or by visiting bleedcolgatemaroon.com.
How It Happened
- Following a scoreless first period, freshman Mike Panowyk opened the scoring at the 9:44 mark of the second period, firing home a cross-ice feed from junior Kevin Lough on an odd-man break for his first collegiate tally. Junior Tyson Spink was credited with a secondary assist on the play.
- Junior Darcy Murphy doubled the Raiders advantage to 2-0 in the ninth minute of the third period. Murphy collected a pass from senior Joe Wilson near center ice and worked his way into the Huskies zone before sneaking one past Northeastern keeper Joe Witt from just below the left faceoff dot for his first goal of the season.
- Junior Kyle Baun closed out the scoring with an empty net tally with 52 seconds remaining to determine the 3-0 final margin. Spink and senior Spiro Goulakos both earned assists on the play.
Inside The Boxscore
- On the strength of a 16-7 shot advantage in the third period, Northeastern finished the contest with a 24-21 edge in shots taken. The Raiders posted a shot margin of 14-8 during the first two periods.
- Northeastern was 0-for-4 on the power play while Colgate was 1-for-7 with the man advantage.
- Colgate posted a 30-18 edge in the faceoff circle during the contest. Junior Mike Borkowski won 10-of-15 draws to pace the Raiders while John Stevens was 6-of-14 at the dot for the Huskies.
Key Raider Info
- Junior Darcy Murphy notched the 30th goal of his career with his third period tally. Murphy was the Raiders leading goal scorer last season with 19.
- Junior Tyson Spink recorded a pair of assists to take over the team scoring lead with three points this season (1G/2A).
- Colgate notched a power play goal for the second straight contest as Baun's empty netter with 52 seconds remaining came on the man advantage.
Finn Earns The Shutout
- Sophomore Charlie Finn posted the second shutout of his career with his 24-save effort against the Huskies on Friday.
- Finn faced only eight shots the first two periods, but came up big in the third, turning away all 16 shots he faced during the final frame.
- Finn's first career shutout came in a 19-save effort against Ferris State at the Mariucci Classic last January at Minnesota.
Rookies Leading The Way Early On
- Freshman Mike Panowyk's game-winning goal on Friday was the second straight decisive tally registered by a first-year player for the Raiders to start the season.
- Fellow newcomer Evan Peterson scored the game-winning goal in Colgate's 3-1 victory over St. Cloud State on Oct. 10.
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