Box Score BOXSCORE
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The New England College men's ice hockey team gets a late surge but falls short 6-3 at Plymouth State University on Saturday evening at Hanaway Rink in Plymouth, New Hampshire in non-conference action.
THE BASICS
Score: New England College 3, Plymouth State 6
Records: Pilgrims 7-6 (4-3 NEHC) | Panthers 9-3-1 (6-0-0 MASCAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Plymouth State got out to a comfortable 2-0 lead early with goals from Rider McCallum (Langley, B.C.), assisted by Colin Stevens (Concord, N.H.), and goal from Connor Tait (Boyds, Md.), assisted from Myles Abbate (Norwell, Mass.) and Anton Jellvik (Taby, Sweden).
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The 'Grims kept in close with a goal with six seconds left in the second period from freshman defenseman Graham Padgitt (St. Charles, Ill.), assisted by junior forward Anthony Cinato (Warren, Mich.) and sophomore defenseman Connor Lefkof (Frisco, Texas) making it a 2-1 deficit.
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The third period had both teams firing on all cylinders with Plymouth State outscoring NEC 4-2. The 'Grims' goals came from Cinato, assisted by junior forward Linus Udd Hellgren (Gavle, Sweden), and the latter came from junior defenseman Zach Nelson (Hudson, Mass.), assisted by senior forward Alex LaPlante (Londonderry, N.H.) and graduate forward Bernie McGovern (Medford, Mass.).
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
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Senior goalie Andrew Kormos (Milford, Mich.) collected a solid 38 saves.
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Senior goalie Brendahn Brawley (Morton, Pa.) compiled 26 saves for the Panthers.
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Plymouth State outshot NEC by a whopping 66-47.
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Although the lopsided loss, the 'Grims had a 2-1 advantage on powerplay goals.
UP NEXT
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Up next for NEC, the 'Grims will take a long break and return home to play Hobart College on Friday, January 6th at 7:00 p.m.
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The Panthers of Plymouth State will return home after a long break to play Fitchburg State University on Thursday, January 5th at 6:00 p.m.
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