RUTLAND, VT. - Sam Anderson (Calgary, Alberta) scored a goal with under two minutes left in the third period as the Albertus Magnus College men's hockey team rallied from a one-goal deficit to defeat Vermont State Castleton, 5-4 on Thursday evening.
Kyle Dann (Windham, N.H.) scored two goals on the day to lead all goal scorers. Tim Manning (Concord, Ohio) scored the game-tying goal in the third and Paden Hicks (Kansas City, Mo.) also had a goal for the Falcons.
The Falcons have now won six of their last seven games.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 5 | Castleton 4
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (8-4) | Castleton (5-8)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Dann didn't take long to get Albertus on the board at the 1:54 mark in the first period. As Castleton attempted to clear the puck, Gustav Muller (Hudiksvall, Sweden) took the puck away and made a pass off the boards to Dann, who fired a shot from just inside the left faceoff circle into the back of the net to give the Falcons the early 1-0 lead. It was the first goal of Dann's career.
- The Spartans tied the game with just over three minutes left in the period on a goal from Justin Stairs who took a shot from the boards in an attempt to keep the puck in the offensive zone.
- In a span of 64 seconds there were three goals scored midway through the second period.
- At the 9:25 mark in the second, Hicks took a pass from Charles Lavoie (Chicoutimi, Quebec) and fired a shot from between the faceoff circle and blue line over the right shoulder of Castleton goaltender Dominic Rodrigue to put Albertus back up a goal.
- The lead didn't last long as 17 seconds later Jackson Hunter chased down a loose puck and passed it to Stone Stelzl who found an open left side of the net to tie the game, 2-2.
- Albertus again took a one-goal lead for the third time as Dann scored his second of the game at the 10:29 mark of the second while taking a shot while falling towards the goal that trickled in to put Albertus up, 3-2.
- The Falcons took the one-goal lead into the third, but Castleton took advantage of the power play, scoring twice on a two-man advantage on goals from Zach Papapetros at the 8:20 mark and Bryce Irwin at the 10:02 mark.
- Just 53 seconds later, Manning tied the game back up on a give and go with Tyler Ignazzitto (Bath, Ontario) and took a shot from the left circle for his first goal of the season.
- Anderson's heroics came at the 18:21 mark in the third as he redirected a blue line shot from Eric Chamandy (Montreal, Quebec) right in front of the net for his fifth goal of the season.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Carson Ironside (Sturgeon County, Alberta) (W, 2-1) 30 Shots | 26 Saves | 4 Goals Allowed
Castleton: Dominic Rodrigue (L, 2-4) 50 Shots | 45 Saves | 5 Goals Allowed
BY THE NUMBERS
Penalties/Minutes
Albertus 10/39 | Castleton 4/8
Power Play Goals/Opportunities
Albertus: 0/3 | Castleton 2/8
NOTEWORTHY
- The 50 shots on goal from the Falcons were the second most they have had in a game this season.
- Ignazzitto now has nine assists on the season to lead the team. He has had an assist in three of the last four games.
- With a point from Anderson, it is the fourth time in five games he has had a point.
- Albertus now leads the all-time series, 2-0 against Castleton.
UP NEXT
Albertus heads back home to take on Nichols on Saturday, December 9 at 5 p.m.