MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey team defeated Saint Anselm College, 4-3 in overtime, in Northeast-10 Conference play on Friday at Sullivan Arena. Senior Zach Taylor (Hanover, Mass./South Shore Kings) scored the game-winning goal in overtime to help the Purple Knights win the rematch of last season's NE10 Championship title game.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (6-1, 4-1 NE10), Saint Anselm (1-6-1, 1-3-1 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Zach Taylor (Hanover, Mass./South Shore Kings), 2 goals, 16-for-26 faceoffs, 2 blocked shots
• Sophomore Ashton Allain (Brentwood, Tenn./Walpole Express), 1 goal
• First-year Ty Bloom (Helena, Mont./Helena Bighorns), 1 goal (1st career)
• Junior Case Kantgias (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Northern Colorado Eagles), 1 assist, 3 blocked shots
• Senior Marshall Murphy (Little Canada, Minn./Northern Colorado Eagles), 25 saves

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Jac Cordeiro, 1 goal
• Junior Hunter Brackett, 1 goal
• Junior Will Van Der Veer 1 goal
• First-year Cam Carroll, 41 saves
• Senior Will Christensen, 11-for-24 faceoffs

GAME FACTS

• Tonight's win is the Purple Knights' first against Saint Anselm since Jan. 4, 2022, and their first on the Hawks' home ice since Feb. 2, 2019.
• With his 24th career win, Murphy solidified himself alone at fifth in program history.
• Taylor's game-winner tonight is his second overtime game-winner of the season.
• The Purple Knights have won four of their six games this season in overtime, tying a school record.

THE ACTION

• The two teams played to a scoreless draw in the first period, with Murphy paving the way for the Purple and Gold, making saves on all eight shot attempts from the Hawks.
• Saint Anselm broke the draw at 16:17 in the second period when Cordeiro found the net.
• Allain responded in less than a minute at 17:08, pushing home a second effort at the left post.
• Just eight seconds after the Hawks killed off a Saint Michael's power play, Brackett gave his team a 2-1 lead at 5:18 of the third period.
• Bloom scored his first NCAA goal at 8:31 after stealing a loose puck in front of the crease and shooting over the shoulder of the Saint Anselm goaltender for the second equalizer of the contest.
• The Hawks responded to take the lead 3-2 at 11:54 when a loose puck found the stick of Van Der Veen in front of the net and he found the back of the net.
• Junior Brennan McFarland (Greeley, Colo./Colorado Northern Eagles) assisted Taylor's first goal of the night at 15:48 and after sending a shot from the point that Taylor was able to deflect with his stick past the goalie to tie the game for the last time.
• Taylor scored the game-winner in overtime after sophomore Quinn McCarthy (Melrose, Mass./Holderness School) won a scrum against the boards at the blue line and found an open Taylor, who took a one-timer from the slot to seal the victory at 2:36.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Saint Anselm, 6 p.m.