Pilgrims Outpace Ice Hockey; 6-1

Henniker, NH.- Nikita Pintusov leads the way with two goals, as the New England College men's ice hockey team defeated Framingham State University 6-1 in non-conference action Tuesday evening.

 THE BASICS:

- Score: New England College 6, Framingham State 1

- Records: New England College (12-7-1) | Framingham State (2-14-2)

- Location: Henniker, NH

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Pilgrims came out hot as they found the back of the net just 35 seconds into the game off a Nikita Pintusov goal. Daniel Bergqvist and Carlos Fornaris picked up assists on the goal. Things slowed down from there but New England College was able to maintain control.
• The Pilgrims outshot the Rams 20-4 in the period as they dominated play. Connor Inger added one more in the final two minutes to give NEC a 2-0 lead they would hold at the end of the period. Bernie McGovern and Trevor Momot earned assists on the goal.
• Framingham State was able to grab the quick start in the second period as they found the back of the net just over four minutes when Brenden Williams scored with a helper from Walker Hamilton in to cut the lead to 2-1. New England College was able to respond a few minutes later to bring the lead to 3-1.
• CJ Valerian scored the goal as Jacob Hedencrona and Brendan White were credited with assists. The Pilgrims would add two more goals in the final five minutes of the game for a 5-1 lead going into the final frame of play.
• Neither team was able to get much going as play evened out some. The third period saw a flurry of penalties as NEC amassed 38 minutes in the period and the Rams had 16. Jhuwon Davis scored the lone goal in the period about halfway through for a 6-1 lead. Alex Laplante and Nicholas Rein each earned assists on what would be the final goal of the game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Spencer Kozlowski turned aside 27 shots in the winning effort. Greg Harney collected 48 saves for the Rams.
• Nikita Pintusov and Carlos Fornaris each had 3 points.
• New England College won 50 of their 68 face-offs going 74 percent on the night.
• After the game, the all-time series is now 15-4-1 in favor of the Pilgrims.

UP NEXT:

The Pilgrims stay home as they host the Rams of Suffolk University on Friday, January 31st at 7:00 pm. The Rams will host Westfield State in MASCAC action on Thursday at 7:30pm.

*Release courtesy of NEC sports info