SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - Junior Hans Forselius (Guilford, Conn./Seahawks Hockey Club) scored his second game-winning goal of the week early in the third period, and sophomore Evan Plunkett (Charlotte, N.C./Holderness School) made 37 saves to send the Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey team past nationally-ranked Salve Regina University on Saturday at Cairns Arena. The Seahawks were 14th in this week's U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Division III national poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (9-5-3), Salve Regina (15-3)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Forselius, 1 goal
• Plunkett, 37 saves
• First-year Evan Dresser (Everett, Mass./Belmont Hill School), 1 goal
• Sophomore Ian Wolanin (Pomfret, Conn./HC Rhode Island), 1 assist
• First-year Colin Walsh (East Greenwich, R.I./Saint George's School), 1 assist
• Senior Jake Leale (Suffern, N.Y./Connecticut RoughRiders), 5 blocked shots
• Junior Ty Bloom (Helena, Mont./Helena Bighorns), 10-for-20 faceoffs
• Senior Nick Wracker (Columbia, S.C./Northeast Generals), 6-for-10 faceoffs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Logan Calder, 1 goal, 16-for-27 faceoffs
• Senior Manny Egbali, 17 saves

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's downed a nationally-ranked team for the first time since Dec. 2, 2016, with a 4-2 win over No. 12 Babson College at Cairns Arena.
• The Purple Knights have yielded three goals or less in 15 of 17 games this season.
• Saint Michael's improved to 5-1 in the all-time series.
• The Purple Knights won for the sixth time in seven games, yielding six total goals in the victories.
• Plunkett tied Tyler Bilton '09 for ninth in program history with 21 career wins. Bilton appeared for two seasons with the Purple and Gold.
• Saint Michael's was outgained in shots (38-19) and faceoff wins (38-24).

THE ACTION

• Dresser accounted for the only scoring in the first period, sending a shot from the right point that eluded Egbali with 10:04 gone. Walsh and Wolanin assisted.
• Calder tied the game during a power play at 3:36 of the second frame, maneuvering near the left post before beating Plunkett from in close.
• Forselius found the go-ahead strike 5:21 into the third period, as a defender behind the Salve Regina net swept a pass to his stick. Forselius carried out front and had an initial shot saved by Egbali before pushing home his rebound near the left post.
• During the final 7:40 of regulation, the Seahawks held a 24-1 lead in shot attempts, but only seven made it on net, with Plunkett stopping each and Leale recording three of his team's eight blocked shots. Senior Cade DeStefani rung the post at 15:41, and the hosts killed off 2:38 of Salve Regina power-play time, including 1:22 with a two-man advantage.
• With Egbali pulled for an extra skater for the better part of the final two minutes, the Seahawks did not put any shots on net, with Leale blocking the only bid that didn't go wide. Bloom won the final faceoff with eight ticks to go, helping the hosts salt away the final seconds.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tuesday vs. Middlebury College, 6:30 p.m.