NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team skated to a 3-3 overtime draw against the Monarchs of King's (Pa.) College on Saturday night at the Ralph Walker Skating Rink.

Sam Anderson (Calgary, Alberta) led the Falcons on offense with two goals scored, while Joseph Giacobbo (Deptford, N.J.) recorded his second straight game of 20+ saves, finishing his night with 25 stops in net.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 3 | King's 3 - OT
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (13-5-1) | King's (3-9-2)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Coleton Cianci (Kirkland, Quebec) got the Falcons on the board early in the first period, as the senior forward took passes from Connor Bertamini (Calgary, Alberta) and Spencer Silver (North Wales, Pa.) and launched a missile through the goalkeeper's legs to give AMC a 1-0 advantage at the 6:51 mark.

• The Monarchs tied the game at 1-all two minutes later on a short-handed strike from Casey Gerstein.
• The Falcons regained the lead at the 16:55 mark of the first period on a power-play strike from Anderson. Anderson took a pass from Cameron Weitzman (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec) and rifled a shot past the Monarchs' keeper to give Albertus the lead again, 2-1.

• Anderson struck again in the second period. The sophomore forward streaked up the ice and took a perfect pass from Kyler Campbell (Huntsville, Ontario) before finding the corner of the net for the score and doubling the Falcons' advantage, 3-1, with 5:56 remaining in the second frame.

• King's Patrick Nowack cut the Falcons' advantage in half with an even-strength tally at the 15:30 mark of the second frame.
• The Monarchs' Casey Gerstein tied the game at 3-3 on a power-play strike at the 19:34 minute mark of the second period.
• The teams skated to a scoreless draw in the third period and headed into overtime, with the score still knotted at 3-all.
• Despite out-shooting the Monarchs by a 7-2 margin in overtime, the Falcons could not put the go-ahead puck in goal, and the game ended in a 3-3 tie.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Joseph Giacobbo (T, 0-2-1): 28 Shots on Goal | 3 Goals-Against | 25 Saves
King's: Ismael Ralsten (T, 3-6-1): 49 Shots on Goal | 3 Goals-Against | 46 Saves

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Falcons owned a dominant 49-28 advantage in shots during the contest.
• AMC went 1-for-4 on the power play, while King's went 1-for-3.
• The Falcons sat for eight minutes on four infractions, while the Monarchs served 10 minutes on five penalties.
• The Falcons had four different players (Alex Gagnon (Montreal, Quebec), Charles Risk (Medicine Hat, Alberta), Caden Pattison (Lake Stevens, Wash.), and Anderson) record six shots in tonight's contest.
• Giacobbo recorded his second straight game of 20+ saves, finishing the night with 25 saves.

NOTEWORTHY

• Albertus and King's have played five times all-time, with the series tied at 2-2-1.
• Tonight's tie is the first for the Falcons this season.
• Anderson has scored a goal in three-straight games.
• Anderson tied a season-high with two goals.
• Cianci netted his third goal of the year.
• Campbell has tallied a point in three of the last four games.
• Giacobbo made 20+ saves in back-to-back contests.

UP NEXT
The Falcons will travel to Aston, Penn., on Friday, Feb. 20, for a showdown with the Knights of Neumann University. The opening puck drop is slated for 5 PM inside the IceWorks Skating Complex.