No. 9/9 Men's Hockey Shuts Out No. 19 Princeton, 3-0

Friday, November 30

Hamden, Conn.

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

12-2-0, 5-2-0ECAC

Princeton

3-5-1, 3-3-1ECAC

Princeton

Quinnipiac

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No. 9/9 Men's Hockey Shuts Out No. 19 Princeton, 3-0

11/30/2018 9:21:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Shortridge Earns Second Shutout of the Season, Priskie Scores Ninth Goal

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Andrew Shortridge (Anchorage, Alaska) stood tall between the pipes Friday night for the No. 9/9 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team as the Bobcats blanked the No. 19 Princeton Tigers, 3-0, at home in their second consecutive shutout.

With the victory, Quinnipiac has won five straight games for the second time this season and has recorded three shutouts during the five-game winning streak.

Shortridge picked up 20 saves in his second shutout of the season and Quinnipiac's fifth overall shutout of the season.

Chase Priskie (Pembroke Pines, Florida) recorded his ninth goal of the season in the first period for the game-winner before Scott Davidson (Trail, British Columbia) added a critical insurance 31913

goal midway through the third period for his first of the season. Odeen Tufto (Chaska, Minnesota) also added an empty-net goal for his 10^th of the season.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 3, Princeton 0

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (12-2-0, 5-2-0 ECAC Hockey) | Princeton (3-5-1, 3-3-1 ECAC Hockey)

LOCATION
Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena at People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.

SCORING SUMMARY

(19:55.7, 1^st period) – Quinnipiac 1, Princeton 0: After Princeton was assessed a penalty with 7.1 seconds left, Tufto won a faceoff back to Priskie at the top of the left circle. Priskie wound up and rifled a shot top-shelf past Princeton goaltender Ryan Ferland
(8:15, 3^rd period) – Quinnipiac 2, Princeton 0: Michael Lombardi (Barrington, Rhode Island) corralled a Princeton turnover in the neutral zone and worked in to Davidson who skated into the left faceoff circle before wristing the puck high, glove side past Ferland
(18:54, 3^rd period) – Quinnipiac 3, Princeton 0: Tufto recorded his second point of the night as he tapped home an empty-net goal off a pass from Ethan de Jong (North Vancouver, British Columbia)

NOTES

Shortridge recorded his second shutout of the season in his 20-save performance Friday night
He has won his first five games of the season and sports a 1.00 GAA and .956 save percentage
Friday's shutout was the eighth of his career, moving him into sole possession of fourth all-time in program history
Priskie's game-winning power-play goal was his ninth tally of the season and fifth with the man advantage
His five power-play goals are second overall in the nation while his nine goals leads the nation's defensemen
Tufto extended his point streak to four games with a goal and an assist, recording his sixth multi-point game of the season
He is second in the nation with 10 goals and 20 points, while both totals lead ECAC Hockey
Davidson's goal was his first of the season and third total point
Quinnipiac now has 15 different goal scorers this season
Lombardi recorded his third assist of the season and has now recorded a point in three consecutive games
Karlis Cukste (Riga, Latvia) blocked three shots, including one on a Princeton breakaway where he caught the defender and made the sliding block

UPCOMING GAMES

Quinnipiac and Princeton travel down Interstate 95 for the final game of the home-and-home series between the two teams Saturday night at Hobey Baker Rink.