Men’s Ice Hockey Falls to Fitchburg State in Regular Season Finale, 4-3

FITCHBURG, Mass. – The Worcester State University men’s ice hockey team dropped the regular season finale to Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) opponent, Fitchburg State, by a score of 4-3 Tuesday evening.

Worcester St.

13-10-2 8-8-2MASCAC

Fitchburg St.

16-6-3 11-4-3MASCAC

Final	1	2	3	T
Worcester St. 13-10-2 8-8-2MASCAC	0	2	1	3
Fitchburg St. 16-6-3 11-4-3MASCAC	1	2	1	4

Men’s Ice Hockey Falls to Fitchburg State in Regular Season Finale, 4-3

February 20, 2018

Scoring Summary

1st - 00:46 - Christopher Vicario (Fitchburg St.)

2nd - 02:53 - PP - Kyle Hillick (Fitchburg St.)

2nd - 05:12 - PP - Sascha Figi (Fitchburg St.)

2nd - 14:27 - Jake Karelas (Worcester St.)

2nd - 17:16 - CJ Buckingham (Worcester St.)

3rd - 03:29 - Cody Weaver (Worcester St.)

3rd - 13:49 - Brandon Ecklund (Fitchburg St.)

Game Leaders

Worcester St.

G: 3 Players (#3, #4, #5) - 1

A: 4 Players (#13, #15, #19, #21) - 1

Sh: Tim Drevitch - 6

Sv: Aaron Callan - 22

Fitchburg St.

G: 4 Players (#9, #11, #12, #20) - 1

A: Nick Dinicola - 3

Sh: 2 Players (#11, #22) - 4

Sv: Kirby Saari - 48

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Worcester St.	Fitchburg St.
PowerPlays	0 for 3	2 for 3
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	3 (6)	4 (8)
Shots on Goal	51	26
Face Offs Won	31	39

Full stats

FITCHBURG, Mass. – The Worcester State University men's ice hockey team dropped the regular season finale to Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) opponent, Fitchburg State, by a score of 4-3 Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS

February 20, 2018

Wallace Civic Center

Score: Fitchburg State 4, Worcester State 3

Records: Fitchburg State (16-6-3, 11-4-3 MASCAC) | Worcester State (13-10-2, 8-8-2 MASCAC)

1^ST PERIOD

Fitchburg State began the scoring just 46 seconds into the game when sophomore forward Christopher Vicario (Cranston, R.I.) took a feed from junior Nick DiNicola (Wolcott, Conn.) and slipped one past Worcester State's goaltender, Aaron Callon (South Lyon, Mich.) for the 1-0 margin.

2^ND PERIOD

The Falcons took advantage of two power plays in the first six minutes of the game to attain a 3-0 lead. Kyle Hillick (Byfield, Mass.) and Sascha Figi (Kloten, Switzerland) scored in the third and sixths minutes, respectively. Worcester State broke the nil Lancer score in the 15^th minute when Jake Karelas (Melrose, Mass.) tallied a goal on assists from Mike Palmer (Grafton, Mass.) and Mike Moran (Milford, Mass.). Nick Patullo (Doylestown, Pa.) found CJ Buckingham (Pembroke, Mass.) in the 18^th minute as he connected on his second tally of the year for the 3-2 score heading in the final frame.

3^RD PERIOD

The Lancers knotted the score at 3-3 on a goal from Cody Weaver (West Greenwich, R.I.). However, the Falcons sought out the game-winner with six minutes left on the clock when junior Brandon Ecklund (Fitchburg, Mass.) collected a loose puck off the shot of junior Patrick Germain (Auburn, Mass.) and deposited the shot into the lower left corner for his fourth tally of the year, resulting in the 4-3 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Despite the loss, Worcester State outshot the hosts 51-26.
Worcester State's Callon suffered his first loss in net, stopping 22-of-26 shots for an 84.6 save percentage.
Fitchburg State's Kirby Saari (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) made 48 stops with a 94.1 save percentage in the 60 minutes played.
Fitchburg State converted on 2-of-3 power plays, while Worcester State went 0-for-3.
In the 61^st meeting between the two schools, Fitchburg State leads 41-16-4 all-time.

UP NEXT

The men's ice hockey team earns the No. 3 seed in the MASCAC tournament, and will host No. 6 Salem State on Saturday (Feb. 24) at the Worcester Ice Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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