Junior Tanner Daniels scored twice as the top-ranked Hobart hockey team cruised to a 6-2 victory over the University of Southern Maine in a New England Hockey Conference contest at The Cooler this evening. With the win, Hobart is now 19-1-0 on the season with a 14-1-0 mark in conference play.
Daniels added an assist to finish the game with three points. He shared game-high honors with Luke Aquaro(1g, 2a) who also had three points. Junior Damon Beaverplayed all 60 minutes in goal and made 24 saves.
Six different players recorded a point for the Huskies (5-14-1, 2-12-1). Marcus Torgner and Connor Donovan scored the goals. Mason Palmer played just over 58 minutes in goal. He made 37 saves.
STREAKING
- With today’s win, Hobart has now won 46 straight games at The Cooler.
- Daniels has recorded at least a point in nine straight games.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Hobart finished the game with a 43-26 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Statesmen were 1-for-3 on the power play and the Huskies were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
OPENING FRAME
- Hobart jumped out to a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes. The Statesmen scored the goals on three of their first five shots on goal in the game. Aquaro also hit a post in the first 10 minutes of the game.
- Senior Matthew Iasenza opened the scoring at the 7:16 mark of the frame. He collected a pass from sophomore Chris Duclair, raced down the right wing, cut past a defender and slipped a shot past Palmer for his third goal of the season.
- Daniels extended Hobart’s lead to 2-0 with just under nine minutes left in the stanza. He wristed a shot over Palmer’s blocker into the upper left corner of the cage. His 13th goal of the season was assisted by Swift and senior Shane Shell.
- Seventy-eight seconds later, first-year Ryan Remick picked up a loose puck in the right circle and wristed a shot over Palmer’s blocker for his third goal of the season. Sophomore Brandon Sacchetti and Logan Gotinsky had assists on the goal.
MIDDLE STANZA
- Shell notched his fifth goal of the season 81 seconds into the second period. He collected a centering pass from Aquaro and tapped the shot past Palmer.
- Torgner broke up the shutout bid just past the halfway point of regulation. His third goal of the year was assisted by Gavin Simopoulos and Cole Ouellette.
FINAL PERIOD
- Daniels added his second goal of the game and team-leading 14th of the season at the 4:19 mark of the third period. He redirected a shot from Swift past Palmer. Aquaro also had an assist on the power-play goal.
- Three minutes later, Conor Donovan cleaned up a loose puck in front of the goal for his third tally of the year. Azam Jiwa and Ryan Pappalardo had assists on the goal.
- Aquaro rounded out the scoring with eight minutes left in regulation. He ripped a shot from the left faceoff circle past the goalie for his 11th goal of the year. Daniels and Austin Mourar had assists on the goal.
LIMBING THE LADDER
- Aquaro became the 26th player in program history to play in 100 career games this evening.
- With three points tonight, Aquaro now has 125 (65g, 60a) for his career. He moved into fifth place on Hobart’s career list.
- He is fourth on Hobart’s career goal list with 65, five behind Scott Liming ’83.
- Aquaro’s 60 career assists are tied for ninth on the program’s all-time list with Ryan Michel ’15 and Matt Shibley ’96.
UP NEXT
Hobart and Southern Maine will be back in action tomorrow, Feb. 8, when they conclude the season series. Faceoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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