CASTLETON, Vt. – Seniors
Brendan Doyle (Stratham, N.H.) and
Will Redick (Collingwood, Ontario) registered third-period tallies as Plymouth State University scored three unanswered goals to rally past Vermont State University Castleton, 4-2, in a Little East Conference (LEC) men's ice hockey game at Spartan Arena on Saturday evening.
Freshman
Tucker Shedd (Holt, Mich.) netted his first collegiate goal midway through the opening period, but the Spartans tied the game late in the frame. The hosts went in front with a power-play tally early in the second, but junior
Andrew Stuckless (Conception Bay South, Newfoundland) potted the equalizer with 8:11 on the clock and the game remained deadlocked at 2-2 heading into the final stanza.
Doyle put the Panthers back in front at 6:03 of the third, and Redick poked the puck loose from a defender for an empty-net insurance goal with just over a minute to play to secure the Panthers' first win of the season.
Plymouth State improves to 1-3-0 (1-1-0 LEC), while VTSU Castleton slips to 1-2-1 (1-1-0 LEC).
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 4, VTSU Castleton 2
- Plymouth State (1-3-0, 1-1-0 LEC)
- VTSU Castleton (1-2-1, 1-1-0 LEC)
How it Happened:
- Junior David Matousek (Karlovy Vary, Czechia) fired a shot off the end boards and Shedd stuffed the rebound home on the stick side at 9:13 of the first to open the scoring.
- Castleton pulled even on a 2-on-1 rush with 3:05 left in the first, and the game stayed tied into intermission.
- The Spartans went ahead with a power-play goal just over a minute into the second.
- Stuckless went top shelf from the slot after a perfect feed from senior Payton Schaly (Orillia, Ontario) to even the score at 2-2 with 8:11 left in the period.
- Doyle knocked in a loose puck in the crease to restore the Panthers' lead six minutes into the third.
- With 1:28 remaining, the Spartans pulled their goalie, and Redick stripped the puck from a defender, poking it into the empty net to seal the win.
By the Numbers:
- Redick moved into a tie for fourth on PSU's all-time scoring list with 58 career goals. He has scored in three of four games this season.
- Doyle scored for the second straight game.
- A night after registering his first collegiate point with an assist, Shedd added his first career goal.
- In addition to scoring, Stuckless went 15-7 in the faceoff circle.
- Senior Brandon Shantz (San Antonio, Texas) made 23 saves to earn the win.
- PSU owned a 33-25 advantage in shots.
- Plymouth State went 0-for-3 on the power play, while the Spartans finished 1-for-4.
- The teams had not met since the 2019-20 season.
Up Next:
- Plymouth State hosts UMass Dartmouth on Friday (Nov. 14) at 6 p.m.
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