SALEM, Mass. – Graduate student
Colin Tracy (Bow, N.H.) scored a third-period game-winning goal and junior
Will Redick (Collingwood, Ontario) recorded his 100th career point as Plymouth State University held off Salem State University, 4-3, in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men's ice hockey game at Rockett Arena on Saturday evening.
Plymouth State scored on the power play to notch the only goal of the first period and Redick reached the threshold less than a minute into the second for a 2-0 advantage. Senior
Cam Patton (Bible Hill, Nova Scotia) made it 3-1 midway through the frame, but Salem State scored in the final minute to head into to the second intermission trailing by just one. The hosts used a power play goal to pull even midway through the third, but Tracy answered just 26 seconds later as the Panthers held on for a win.
PSU improves to 5-2-0 (3-0-0 MASCAC), while the Vikings fall to 3-4-0 (2-2-0 MASCAC).
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 4, Salem State 3
- Plymouth State (5-2-0, 3-0-0 MASCAC)
- Salem State (3-4-0, 2-2-0 MASCAC)
How it Happened:
- Plymouth State took advantage of a 5-on-3 power play to score the game's first goal with 6:48 left in the opening period. Patton made a pass from behind the goal to sophomore Patrick O'Connell (West Chester, Pa.) at the left dot, who snuck a wrist shot under the glove of the Salem State goaltender for the 1-0 lead.
- PSU wasted little time increasing the margin in the second period when Redick batted home a rebound just 50 seconds into the frame to reach the milestone.
- Salem State took advantage of a 3-on-2 during a Plymouth State shift change to cut the deficit in half, 2-1, at the 8:47 mark of the period.
- The Panthers restored the two-goal margin just under five minutes later when Patton fired a shot from the top right circle into the upper left corner to make it 3-1.
- The Vikings struck in the final minute during another breakaway chance to pull within 3-2 heading to the second intermission.
- The hosts pulled even with a power play tally midway through the third period, but Tracy answered back just 26 seconds later with a blast from the left side as PSU would hold on for the win.
By the Numbers:
- Redick finished with a goal and an assist to become 17th player in program history to surpass the 100-point threshold. He has 44 career goals and 57 assists.
- Patton also notched a two-point game with a goal and a helper. He has four-straight multi-point games with 11 points during the stretch.
- Freshman Luca Rea (Burlington, Ontario) notched two assists, while four other Panthers had one apiece.
- PSU held a 51-21 advantage in shots.
- Junior Brandon Shantz (San Antonio, Texas) registered 18 saves in the win.
- Plymouth State has won each of the last 11 meetings and is 18-1-2 against the Vikings since the 2017-18 season.
Up Next:
- Plymouth State hosts #8 Trinity College in a final game before the Thanksgiving recess on Tuesday (Nov. 26). Puck drop is slated for 4:00 p.m.
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