MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - After climbing back to a 4-3 score, the Tigers pulled away to beat the Colonials, 6-3. RMU is now 6-16-3 overall and 3-10-2 in AHA action. #20 RIT moves up to 14-8-1 overall in the 2023-24 season and 10-5-0 in conference play.
1st PERIOD
- RIT scored late in the first period on the power-play. Carter Wilkie slapped a shot off the wall, bouncing directly to Gianfranco Cassaro, snapping in the puck for a 1-0 lead.
- Goaltender
Chad Veltri recorded 24 saves in the first period. His season-high was 26 vs. Bentley (10/27) in one period.
- RMU paced for 10 blocks through the first 20 minutes.
2nd PERIOD
- Within the first two minutes of the middle frame, RIT scored their second power-play goal of the night.
- Just a few minutes later, Tyler Fukakusa cashed in to make it 3-0, RIT.
- At the halfway point of the period, the Colonials started to build momentum. Gaining traction, freshman
Jackson Reineke almost scored on a breakaway.
- Heading down the ice on a 3on2,
George Krotiris bashed in his fifth goal of the campaign.
- Quickly after,
Cameron Garvey picked up his second point of the night, finishing off a rebound to bring RMU within one.
- With 33 seconds left in the middle frame, RIT scored a late goal to head back into the locker room up, 4-2.
3rd PERIOD
- On their fourth man-advantage opportunity of the night,
Tanner Klimpke deflected in his seventh goal of the season, making the score 4-3. Defensemen
Gabriel Lunn and
Luke Johnson provided the assists.
- Carter Wilkie of the Tigers netted two goals across four minutes, to help RIT win, 6-3.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Forwards
Tanner Klimpke,
Cameron Garvey and
Rylee St. Onge led the Colonials in shots on goals with five each. At center,
Dallas Tulik and Garvey both finished with a 50%-win percentage on faceoffs. Tulik went 10-for-20 and Garvey finished 8-for-16. Defensively,
Gabriel Lunn dished out his fifth assist and sixth point of the season and led RMU in blocks on the night (5). Five players ended the night with a team-high +1 (
Michael Craig,
Cade Townend,
Jackson Reineke,
Cameron Garvey and
Logan Ganie).
NUMBERS GAME
5 - Scoring a goal tonight, freshmen
George Krotiris and
Cameron Garvey both own five goals in their career now. Bolstering the first line, their line mate
Walter Zacher also possesses five tallies this season.
9 - Nine different players produced a point on RMU's three goals.
11 - Among all active AHA goaltenders,
Chad Veltri owns 11, 40+ save performances, as he stopped 50 shots tonight. It was his fourth 50+ save of the campaign.
15 - Sniping in a power-play, freshman
Tanner Klimpke (7-8--15) is now tied with
Dallas Tulik for the most points on the roster.
196 - Adding two more blocked shots, defenseman
Cade Townend is the leader among active AHA players in blocked shots. He's also played the most games (151) among active student-athletes in the Atlantic Hockey conference.
QUOTABLE
"When you score three goals, you usually give yourself a great opportunity to win. I thought we were very good in spurts."
- Head Coach Derek Schooley
"We need to be able to manage the game and understand better the ebbs and flows and moment shifts throughout 60 minutes. We made it 4-3, but then RIT scored right after. I'll say we're getting better. We skated with the 20th ranked team and played with confidence."
- Head Coach Derek Schooley
UP NEXT
RMU will wrap up the series tomorrow at Clearview Arena against RIT at 6:00 PM.
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