No. 8 Men's Ice Hockey Cruises Past Nichols, 6-2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Nichols | No. 8 Endicott |
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| PowerPlays | 2 for 6 | 1 for 3 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties (min) | 3 (6) | 7 (22) |
| Shots on Goal | 32 | 47 |
| Face Offs Won | 25 | 37 |
BEVERLY, Mass. — The No. 8 Endicott men's ice hockey team defeated Nichols, 6-2, in Conference of New England (CNE) action on Saturday evening at Raymond J. Bourque Arena.
Noah Gibbs (Saint-Basile, New Brunswick, Canada) got the scoring started early off a pass from Louie Kamienski (Elmhurst, Ill.) after sending one past the goalie at the 18:45 mark to give the Gulls an early 1-0 lead. With eight minutes left, Conner Chalmers (Windham, N.H.) sent one from the right point to the top left corner of the net to make it 2-0.
Nichols capitalized on the power play with just under a minute remaining in the period, cutting the deficit to 2-1 heading into the second.
The Gulls kept the offense flowing in the second period, with goals from Sebastian Speck (Dryden, Mich) (18:41) and Anthony Cafarelli (Middleton, Mass.) (3:31, PP).
Nichols opened the third period scoring, pushing the score to 4-2. Endicott answered with two more goals, including one from Payton Miller (Flemington, N.J.) , who redirected a shot from Antti Autere (Philadelphia, Pa.). Michael Casey (Media, Pa.) later sealed the win with an empty-net goal at the 6:42 mark.
In net, Peter Sterling (Manassas, Va) earned the win and improved to 18-3-1 on the season behind his 30 save performance.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott is 23-4-1 all-time against the Bison.
- The Gulls are 20-0-1 in the last 20 meetings (four OT wins).
- Sterling is the first goalie to have an assist since 2021 (assisted on Cafarelli's goal).
- John Goldowski (Buffalo, N.Y.) tallied two assists in today's game (18th career).
- Chalmers notched his second career goal.
WHAT'S NEXT
No. 8 Endicott (18-3-2, 13-3-2) hosts Johnson & Wales on Thursday, February 19, at 7 PM. Nichols (9-13-0, 6-11-0) visits Roger Williams on Friday, February 20, at 5 PM.
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(Photo Credit - Jonah Bean '28)