SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey team played Franklin Pierce University to a 2-2 draw on Saturday at Cairns Arena in a Northeast-10 Conference contest. The Purple Knights remained in second place in the league thanks to the decision.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (9-6-2, 5-3-1 NE10), Franklin Pierce (10-6-2, 4-2-1 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Matt Schreiner (Falmouth, Mass./Walpole Express), 2 goals, 14-for 27 faceoffs
• First-year Jeremy Routh (Hamden, Conn./New Hampshire Junior Monarchs), 2 assists, 5-for-7 faceoffs
• Sophomore Matt Egan (Hingham, Mass./Kimball Union Academy), 1 assist
• First-year Alec Lindberg (Bedford, N.H./Hampton Roads Whalers), 27 saves
• Junior Thomas Flack (Toronto, Ontario/Saint Michael's Buzzers), 14-for-26 faceoffs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Chris Stevenson, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Senior Alex Lester, 1 goal
• Junior Ian Wallace, 30 saves

GAME FACTS

• After the teams entered Friday as part of a four-way log jam for second place in the Northeast-10 Conference, the Purple Knights went 1-0-1 in the two-game weekend series to move alone into second place, still two points short of Saint Anselm College and one ahead of Southern New Hampshire University.
• The Purple Knights improved to 21-3-1 in the all-time series against the Ravens, including 11-1-1 at home and 5-0-1 in contests decided by one goal or less.
• The Purple Knights improved to 4-1-2 in overtime games this season after going 4-8-8 over their prior 20 overtime affairs since 2015-16. Seven overtime games are the second-most in program history, only being outdone last season (8).
• The Purple Knights held the slight advantage on shots, 32-29, and faceoff wins, 44-41.
• With two assists today, Routh moved into first in the NE10 in assists with 15.

THE ACTION

• The Purple Knights took the lead 18 seconds into the first period when Egan passed from behind the net out front for Schreiner, whose shot made it past Wallace.
• With 19:00 gone, the Purple Knights were awarded a penalty shot, where junior Sel Narby (Huntington, N.Y./Connecticut Junior Rangers) tried to beat Wallace with a backhanded shot, but Wallace was there for the save.
• The Ravens tied the game with 2.4 seconds left in the period on a power-play goal after a shot by senior Cameron Shepardson was saved on the left side, but the rebound was passed on by sophomore Anthony Nikolopoulos to Stevenson, who put the puck past Lindberg.
• The Purple Knights took back the lead with 4:38 gone in the second period when Routh intercepted a pass during a Raven power play and passed the puck up the boards to Schreiner, who finished the breakaway with a shot over the left shoulder of Wallace.
• Lindberg made a save on a shot from the doorstep of the goal by first-year Conor Foley 16:35 into the period and then saved the rebound shot by Stevenson.
• The Purple Knights began the third period on a power play, during which Wallace stopped all five shots to deny the chance of Saint Michael's extending the lead.
• With 26.9 seconds remaining in the third period, the Ravens tied the game up on a 6-on-3 power play with the goalie pulled when a shot by Lester from the right circle hit the upper left of the net.
• No further shots reached the net in regulation, and the Ravens began the overtime period on a power play. Senior James Morrissey had the best bid in the extra session, but his one-timer during a man advantage from out front at 1:20 that was ticketed for the upper left corner was denied by Lindberg.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tuesday at Stonehill College, 7 p.m.