SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - Seven players had multiple points as the Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey team overwhelmed Northeast-10 Conference leader Southern New Hampshire University, 9-1, on Friday evening in Cairns Arena. The Penmen had lost only once in 11 league games this winter.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-11, 5-7 NE10), Southern New Hampshire (12-5, 10-2 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Case Kantgias (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Northern Colorado Eagles), 2 goals, 2 assists
• Junior Connor Redden (Southbury, Conn./Team Maryland), 2 goals, 1 assist, +3
• Senior Thomas Flack (Toronto, Ontario/Saint Michael's Buzzers), 1 goal, 2 assists, +3, 15-for-19 faceoffs
• Senior Sel Narby (Huntington, N.Y./Connecticut Junior Rangers), 1 goal, 2 assists
• First-year Brennan McFarland (Greeley, Colo./Northern Colorado Eagles), 1 goal, 2 assists
• Sophomore Zach Taylor (Hanover, Mass./South Shore Kings), 2 assists, 18-for-21 faceoffs
• Junior Owen Rudicus (Duxbury, Mass./Tabor Academy), 2 assists, +3
• Junior Sam Johnson (Freeport, Maine/Walpole Express), 1 goal
• First-year Jack Macdonald (Baraboo, Wis./Seahawks Hockey Club), 1 goal
• Sophomore Marshall Murphy (Little Canada, Minn./Northern Colorado Eagles), 38 saves
• Senior Brandon Mitchell (North Scituate, R.I./Pomfret School), 3 blocks, 14-for-18 faceoffs
• First-year David Ciancio (Scituate, R.I./Seahawks Hockey Club), 3 blocks

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Matt Amante, 1 goal
• Senior JT Kossakowski, 38 saves in 53:11
• First-year Cam Bernard, 4 saves in 6:49 of relief

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights moved to 3-2 in their last five games, scoring at least seven times in each victory during that stretch.
• Saint Michael's is 4-1 in its last three meetings with the Penmen, with the lone loss coming by a 3-2 count on Dec. 3.
• Southern New Hampshire's four losses this year had come by a combined five goals.
• Saint Michael's was 6-for-11 on the power play while holding large advantages in shots (51-39) and faceoff wins (60-27).

THE ACTION

• The Purple Knights packed all nine of their goals into a 26:22 stretch between the opening two periods.
• McFarland tipped home Kantgias' shot from the point during a power play just 2:56 into the contest, and with a delayed penalty pending. At 4:43, Johnson scored during a 5-on-3 power play from the middle of the slot, and Redden made it 3-0 with 7:06 gone by finishing at the left post after Flack sent a behind-the-back, between-the-legs pass from the boards behind the net.
• Narby found the net from the right circle during another power play at 9:12, and Kantgias picked the upper right corner from the left circle on a power play with two seconds left in the stanza.
• In between, Murphy came up with a big glove save of Amante's blast from the left circle with 17:01 gone.
• Redden tallied again 46 seconds into the second frame, one-timing home Rudicus' pass to the right circle.
• Flack and Redden worked a give-and-go soon thereafter, with Flack taking the final pass behind the left side of the net before wrapping a backhanded shot inside the right post at 3:57.
• The Purple Knights' final two goals came on power plays, as Kantgias connected from the left circle at 6:19 before Macdonald put home a second chance out front at 9:18.
• The Penmen converted a giveaway into a quick transition goal just 43 seconds later, as Amante tapped in sophomore Joe Fiorino's pass out front.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Southern New Hampshire, 4 p.m.
• The Purple Knights will celebrate Senior Day during a postgame ceremony.