CANTON, Mass. – No. 14 Curry scored seven unanswered goals to end Suffolk men's hockey's five-game unbeaten stretch by a 7-2 decision in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) battle at the Canton Ice House.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Curry 7
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-9-4, 5-7-4 CCC | Curry (12-5-2, 10-4-1 CCC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Colonels hopped out to a three-goal cushion in the first period, starting with back-to-back goals from Timmy Kent less than three minutes apart. From there, Curry and its offense never looked back. Eetu Selanne tacked on the opening period's third goal, sending both teams to the locker room with Curry leading 3-0.
Suffolk once again was almost held scoreless in the second frame, but after four consecutive goals from the host team, Troy Ladka found the back of the net on a shot from the slot, with help from John Garrity and Peter Nugent, to break the shutout bid at the 18:50 mark.
Trailing by six in the final stanza, the Rams scored the lone goal of the period, when Garrity notched his second point of the day, as he buried a give-and-go attempt set up in part by Nugent's second assist of the contest.
NETMINDER NOTES
- Cal Wilcox (14 saves), Jarret Bovarnick (19 saves), and Casen Janko all saw time in the loss for the Rams.
- Reid Cooper made 19 stops en route to his ninth win of the season.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Garrity and Nugent each racked up two points.
- Garrity scored once and set-up another strike, while Nugent dished out two helpers. Nugent tallied two assists.
- Ladka recorded one goal.
- Curry held the edge in shots, 38 to 35, and face-offs, 30-25.
NOTEWORTHY
- Garrity matched a career-high two points.
- Nugent rewrote a personal-best in points (2) and assists (2).
- Freshman goaltender Janko made his collegiate debut.
POST-GAME PIC
COMING UP
Suffolk will head to Raymond J. Bourque Arena in Beverly, Massachusetts, to take of the Endicott Gulls in CCC play on Tuesday, Feb. 8 in a rescheduled matchup from Jan. 29.
