Men's Hockey: ECAC Playoffs Update 3

A recap of Sunday's ECAC playoff action
Princeton, NJ- The St. Lawrence Saints struck twice in the first period and were able to hold on to win their series against the Princeton Tigers 2-1. Greg Carey got on the board five minutes into the first period and Kyle Essery doubled the visitors' lead just five minutes later. Princeton capitalized on a second period power play with a goal from Derrick Pallis but that was as close as they would get as neither team could find the back of the net for the remainder of the game. Princeton threw everything they had at Matt Weninger who stopped 48 of 49 on the night, while St. Lawrence's offense only generated 16 shots despite the two goals. The disparity in the third period was the largest, with the Tigers throwing 24 shots on net to the Saints 4 while facing elimination. With the Game 3 win, the Saints advanced to the ECAC quarterfinals.

Troy, NY- It took almost a full extra hockey game to decide, but the 12th seeded Colgate Raiders sent the RPI Engineers to their second straight ECAC first round upset as the five-seed with a 2-1 2OT win. Autin Mayer scored shorthanded to put the visitors on the board first at the 13:08 mark of the first period, with RPI answering late in the second thanks to Tyler Helfrich. The two teams remained scoreless until halfway through the fifth period of hockey at Houston Field House, as Robbie Bourdon netted the game winner to send the Raiders onto the ECAC Quarterfinals. RPI had the shot advantage through two periods but the Raiders took the shot advantage for the third period and overtime. With the win, the Raiders became the third road team to advance from this year's opening round.

Three Stars of the Night
1. Matt Weninger, St. Lawrence- 48 saves, 1 goal against
2. Erik Mihalik, Colgate- 40 saves, 1 goal against
3. Allen York, RPI- 37 saves, 2 goals against

ECAC Quarterfinal Matchups Set
(We'll have a more specific look at some of the key statistics for each series tomorrow)
12. Colgate (2-1) at 1. Union (0-0)
Game 1: 7pm
Game 2: 7pm
Game 3: 7pm (if necessary)

11. St. Lawrence (2-1) at 2. Yale (0-0)
Game 1: 7pm
Game 2: 7pm
Game 3: 7pm (if necessary)

10. Harvard (2-0) at 3. Dartmouth (0-0)
Game 1: 7pm
Game 2: 7pm
Game 3: 4pm (if necessary)

8. Quinnipiac (2-0) at 4. Cornell (0-0)
Game 1: 7pm
Game 2: 7pm
Game 3: 7pm (if necessary)