HAMDEN, Conn. – Sophomore Sam Anas scored two goals and added an assist to lead Quinnipiac to a 5-0 victory over fourth-ranked Colgate in ECAC Hockey action Friday at High Point Solutions Arena.
Anas scored twice in the opening 4:50 of the contest and assisted on linemate Landon Smith’s third-period tally to spark the Quinnipiac attack. Junior goaltender Michael Garteig made 19 saves in goal for the Bobcats as Colgate was shutout for the first time this season.
Bottom Line
Quinnipiac 5, No. 4/4 Colgate 0
Won-Lost Records
– Quinnipiac improved to 4-2-1 overall as it won its third straight contest.
– Colgate slipped to 6-3 on the season with the road setback.
How It Happened
– Anas staked Quinnipiac to a quick 2-0 lead with a pair of goals in the opening 4:50 of the contest. The Potomac, Md., product opened the scoring at the 2:19 mark of the first period, stuffing home a loose puck from the middle of the slot to give the Bobcats a quick 1-0 lead. Sophomore Tim Clifton was credited with an assist on the play.
– Anas struck again just 2:31 after his first goal, taking advantage of a power play opportunity to double the Quinnipiac cushion to 2-0. Senior Matthew Peca found Anas open in the slot, where he wired a shot through traffic into the upper right-hand corner of the net for his sixth goal of the season. Sophomore Devon Toews drew a secondary assist on the man-advantage tally.
– Junior Soren Jonzzon expanded the Quinnipiac margin to 3-0 midway with 7:19 elapsed in the second period. The Bobcats gained entry into the Raiders zone when a pair of quick passes by junior Travis St. Denis and senior Justin Agosta gave Jonzzon the puck at the top of the left faceoff circle, where he fired a snap shot through a screen and between the legs of Colgate sophomore Charlie Finnfor his second goal of the season.
– Quinnipiac closed out the scoring with a pair of goals just 59 seconds apart early in the third period. Freshman Landon Smith started the sequence, using a pass from Anas to get behind the Raiders defense before tucking a shot just inside the left post at the 5:23 mark to make it 4-0.
– Tim Clifton wrapped up the scoring nearly a minute later, placing a wrist shot from the middle of the right faceoff circle under the crossbar for his first goal of the campaign. Sophomores Conner Clifton and KJ Tiefenwerth were credited with assists on the play.
Key Raider Info
– Senior Spiro Goulakos led the Raiders with four shot attempts while juniorTyson Spink tallied three attempts on goal.
– Freshman goaltender Zac Hamilton made his collegiate debut as he replaced Finn midway through the third period. He played 13:39 and finished with six saves.
– Junior Mike Borkowski was 9-of-15 and senior John Lidgett was 11-of-24 in the faceoff circle for the Raiders.
Inside The Box Score
– Quinnipiac out-shot Colgate, 32-19, in the contest, highlighted by a 15-3 advantage in the second period. The Raiders held an 11-9 margin shots taken during the first period.
– The Bobcats were 1-for-5 on the power play as they scored on their first man advantage situation of the contest. The Raiders had six power play opportunities in the contest.
– Colgate held a slim 30-29 margin in faceoffs won. Borkowski and Lidgett combined for 20 wins at the dot on the evening.
Getting Shutout On The Road A Rarity For The Raiders
– Friday’s shutout loss at Quinnipiac marked the first time in nearly two seasons that the Raiders were held scoreless in a true road contest.
– The last time Colgate was shutout in an opponent’s building came in a 4-0 loss to Princeton at Hobey Baker Rink on Nov. 10, 2012.
Penalty Kill Streak Comes To An End
– Quinnipiac’s power play goal at the 4:50 mark of the first period marked the first time in 26 opportunities that an opponent has been able to score a power play goal against the Raiders.
– Colgate, who is now 35-for-38 (.921) on the penalty kill this season, had gone six games without surrendering a power play goal. St. Cloud State was the last Raider opponent to score with a man advantage when it notched a power play goal in the series finale on Oct. 10.
Quotable
Colgate Head Coach Don Vaughan
(On game)
“We were not very good tonight and they were really on their game. We just couldn’t get anything going. You have to give them credit. They had a game plan, they stuck to it and they were better than us tonight.”
(On carryover from last season’s ECAC semifinal contest)
“There was none of that tonight from our end. I don’t know if there was anything in their locker room. I doubt that. It’s a new season. We didn’t mention it once. We were just trying to play our game.”
(On preparing for Princeton)
“The thing now is we have to get beyond some injuries. We have to get guys who did not dress tonight motivated to come in and contribute right away. Maybe we can feed off some of that new energy in the lineup tomorrow.”
