The No. 17-ranked Cornell men’s hockey team scored five unanswered goals across the second and third periods to pull away for a 7-2 victory over St. Lawrence on Saturday night at Appleton Arena. The Big Red snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 7-4-0 overall and 6-2-0 in ECAC Hockey play.
Seven different players scored for Cornell, while eight had multi-point nights, highlighting the team’s offensive depth. Senior goaltender Remington Keopple returned to the crease for the first time since the season opener, stopping 18-of-20 shots for the win.
Cornell dominated early, outshooting the Saints 18-4 in the first period and building a 2-0 lead on goals from Nick DeSantis and Tyler Catalano, who scored his first goal in 41 games. St. Lawrence responded with two second-period power-play goals from Tyler Cristall and Rasmus Svarstrom to tie the game, but Charlie Major and Jonathan Castagna restored Cornell’s lead before the period ended.
The Big Red put the game away in the third with three more goals. Caton Ryan scored on a stretch pass, Chase Pirtle recorded his first collegiate goal, and Jake Kraft added a power-play tally with 8:23 remaining.
Cornell extended its dominance over St. Lawrence, holding the Saints to two or fewer goals in 20 straight games and winning 15 of the last 20 meetings. The seven-goal output was Cornell’s largest against St. Lawrence since 1995 and its highest scoring road game against the Saints since 1990.
Cornell returns to Lynah Rink Friday, January 2, for a two-game non-conference series against Omaha, with 7 p.m. puck drops.
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