Box Score HENNIKER, N.H. - The New England College men's ice hockey team scored three third period goals as they defeated Anna Maria College 3-0, in non-conference action Tuesday evening

The Pilgrims will improve to 9-3-2 on the season while the AMCATS drop to 4-10-4.

SCORING
Period 3 00:26 | NEC Nikita Pintusov (Carlos Fornaris and Nicholas Rein)
Period 3 02:59 | NEC Bernie McGovern (David Good and Nicholas Rein)
Period 3 03:45 | NEC Nikita Pintusov (Connor Fries and Carlos Fornaris)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first two periods, the puck was mainly in the attacking zone for the Pilgrims. The host heavily outshot the AMCATS 57-29 (30-14 on goal) and also controlled the faceoff circles, as they won 63.6 percent of the faceoff (28-16).
The Pilgrims came out in the third period firing. Nikita Pintusov score on a one-timer from a low angle shot, 26 seconds into the period. The lead would quickly expand as Bernie McGovern scored his first career goal two minutes later as he shot the puck off the Anna Maria goaltenders back. Pintusov picked up his second tally of the game 45 seconds later as the first year scored from the same spot as he did three minutes earlier.
GOALTENDERS
Spencer Kozlowski got his first career shutout between the pipes for the Pilgrims, registering 21 saves in his efforts. His counterpart, Brendan Boncore collected 38 stops for the AMCATS.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- This was the first meeting between the two schools. NEC now holds a 1-0-0 record all-time.
- Nicholas Rein picked up a pair of assists on the first two NEC goals.
- With another two assists in tonight's victory, Carlos Fornaris stretches his point streak to 12 games (2 goals, 17 assists)


WHAT'S NEXT
Friday, January 11^th, vs. UMass Boston