Saint Michael's College

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey team capped its exhibition schedule with a 5-2 loss to Albertus Magnus College on Thursday at Cairns Arena.
 
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Marshall Thomas (Canton, Mass./Ironwood Lumberjacks), 1 goal, 6-for-13 faceoffs
• First-year Killian Wright (Arlington, Mass./Thunder Hockey Club), 1 goal, 7-for-14 faceoffs
• Junior Jack Tuite (Shrub Oak, N.Y./Springfield Jr. Pics), 1 assist, 12-for-24 faceoffs
• First-year DJ Parouse (Los Angeles, Calif./Connecticut Jr. Rangers), 1 assist
• Junior Evan Plunkett (Charlotte, N.C./Holderness School), 27 saves
• Senior Ty Bloom (Helena, Mont./Helena Bighorns), 12-for-20 faceoffs
• Sophomore Evan Dresser (Everett, Mass./Belmont Hill School), 2 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Justin Sullivan, 2 goals, 1 assist
• Senior William Lavigne, 3 assists
• Senior Kyle Dann, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Sophomore Jaxson Martin, 1 goal
• First-year Cole Barrett, 1 goal
• Junior Chace Hale, 13 saves in 20 minutes
• Sophomore Caleb Chabot, 7 saves in 20 minutes of relief, win
• Senior Chris Jackson, 7 saves in 20 minutes of relief

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights held a 39-38 lead in faceoff wins while trailing the Falcons, 32-29, in shots.

THE ACTION

• Just 46 seconds into the game, Barrett beat Plunkett to his blocker side during a power play for the opening strike.
• On another man advantage at 2:49 of the second frame, Sullivan scored after Dann redirected Lavigne's pass from the point between his legs and toward the right post.
• With Albertus Magnus on a power play later in the stanza, Thomas took a loose puck in neutral ice and skated in alone on Chabot before deking the netminder and finishing in close at 8:05.
• In a 2-1 game, Plunkett held the left post with his pad to deny sophomore Linas Dedinas' shorthanded breakaway bid at 14:31.
• Sullivan buried a one-timer with 15:15 gone to reestablish the two-goal lead.
• The Purple Knights again drew within a goal at 17:06, with Wright finishing on a power play near the left post after Parouse's pass from the point was redirected between the legs by Toute from out front.
• Albertus Magnus iced the game with two third-period goals. Dann picked Plunkett's blocker shoulder from the right circle during a 5-on-3 power play 45 seconds in before Martin put home his own rebound at 6:05.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Oct. 31 at Babson College, 3 p.m. for regular-season opener.