WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Jan. 31, 2020 – The Chatham University Men's Hockey Team suffers third consecutive conference loss to Wilkes on the road Friday evening 5-2.
RECORDS: With the loss, Chatham falls to 2-16-0 (1-10-0 UCHC) while Wilkes improves to 14-5-0 (10-2-0 UCHC).
WHAT'S NEXT: Chatham continues the road matchup in Wilkes-Barre as they face King's Saturday, February 1st. Puck drop is set for 3:30 PM.
SCORING SUMMARY: The Cougars scored the first goal of the contest (short handed) thanks to
Eric Hildebrand.
Wilkes answered and scored with minutes remaining in the first period, tying the contest 1-1.
One minute into second period play, Wilkes scored.
Seconds after Chatham killed the penalty, the Colonels scored now ahead of the Cougars 3-1.
On a power-play, Wilkes scores now leading 4-1.
The Cougars answered back, with eleven seconds remaining in the second period thanks to
Chad Bell, assisted by
Tristan Simm and
Cory King.
Chatham cut the Colonels lead to two heading into the final period of regulation.
Wilkes scored one more power-play goal in the third period, securing the victory 5-2.
GOALTENDING: Matt Calas suffered the loss tonight for the Cougars. Calas recorded 44 saves, including 20 in the first period.
SHOTS LEADER: Three Cougars led the Chatham attack each with three shots on net.
FACE-OFFS: King won a team best nine faceoffs.