SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey team parlayed a 3-for-3 power-play showing into a 6-3 victory over Post University during Northeast-10 Conference play on Friday at Cairns Arena. The teams conclude their two-game weekend series on Saturday at 4 p.m.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-8-1, 4-4-1 NE10), Post (4-12, 2-7 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore David Ciancio (Scituate, R.I./Seahawks Hockey Club), 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 blocks
• First-year Quinn McCarthy (Melrose, Mass./Holderness School), 3 assists
• Junior Zach Taylor (Hanover, Mass./South Shore Kings), 1 goal, 1 assist, 12-for-20 faceoffs
• Sophomore Case Kantgias (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Northern Colorado Eagles), 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 blocks
• Sophomore Jack Macdonald (Baraboo, Wis./Seahawks Hockey Club), 1 goal, +2, 10-for-19 faceoffs
• Senior Jeremy Routh (Hamden, Conn./New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs), 1 goal
• Sophomore Brennan McFarland (Greeley, Colo./Northern Colorado Eagles), 1 goal
• Junior Marshall Murphy (Little Canada, Minn./Northern Colorado Eagles), 22 saves
• First-year Jake Lincourt (Smithfield, R.I./Walpole Express), 8-for-12 faceoffs
• Senior Matt Schreiner (Falmouth, Mass./Walpole Express), 8-for-16 faceoffs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Brandon Crowther, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Sophomore Trey Deloury, 2 assists
• Senior Niko Grollman, 1 goal
• First-year Nick Weber, 1 goal
• Sophomore Drew Blodgett, 23 saves

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights held advantages in shots (29-25), faceoff wins (38-30) and blocks (19-13).
• Saint Michael's moved to 7-6 in the all-time series in their first meeting since a 3-1 Post win in the quarterfinal round of last year's NE10 Championship. The Eagles finished as the tournament's runner-up.

THE ACTION

• Post netted the game's opening goal at 8:02 of the first period, as Weber put home a second effort from the doorstep after Murphy denied Deloury's initial shot from along the goal line.
• Ciancio leveled the score with 18:19 gone, sniping a shot from the right circle over Blodgett's blocker-side shoulder.
• McFarland's seeing-eye shot from the blue line eluded Blodgett during a power play at 4:46 of the second period to give Saint Michael's the lead for good, and Macdonald struck again just nine seconds later, tapping in a loose puck near the left post after Kantgias' initial shot was blocked by an Eagle off the end boards and rebounded back toward the net.
• Grollman made it 3-2 during a Post power play with 9:00 gone, redirecting DeLoury's pass into the slot.
• Murphy denied the Eagles a tie thanks to glove save off of junior Jack Engdahl's quick shot from the slot at 16:24, and he made four more stops during an ensuing visitor power play, during which Purple Knight skaters blocked four shots, including two in rapid succession by Ciancio around 18:00.
• Saint Michael's began pulling away thanks to a pair of power-play goals in the early stages of the third period. Kantgias ripped a shot from the left circle just under the bar at 1:08 before Taylor dragged the puck out front around an Eagle defender and Blodgett before finishing on a vacant left side of the net at 5:01.
• Crowther finished a 2-on-1 rush with a one-timer at 7:32 to draw Post within 5-3.
• Routh iced the victory with 13:39 gone, finishing from the slot to Blodgett's glove-side corner after taking McCarthy's centering pass from behind the net.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Post, 4 p.m.