Petruzzelli Continues Strong Play in Loss to #10/10 UMass

Friday, November 29

Hamden, Conn.

7:30 PM

Quinnipiac University

6-7-1, 2-3-1ECAC

UMass

9-3-1, 4-3-1HEA

Massachusetts

Quinnipiac

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Petruzzelli Continues Strong Play in Loss to #10/10 UMass

11/29/2019 10:51:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Bobcats' Netminder Makes 27 Saves Friday Night, Men's Ice Hockey Falls to Minutemen, 3-0

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team battled from start-to-finish Friday night against the No. 10/10 UMass Minutemen but came up short in a 3-0 loss at Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena.

Keith Petruzzelli (Wilbraham, Massachusetts) continued his impressive play between the pipes as he made 27 saves on the 29 shots he faced, with 14 of those coming in the final period. He has allowed two goals or fewer in five straight games.

The Bobcats could not get an early goal to fall despite four good looks in the opening minutes and both teams were scoreless until UMass broke the tie with 7:11 left in the second period.

UMass added a pair of goals in the final 6:01 to put the game away after Quinnipiac remained within a goal for much of Friday night's game.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 0, #10/10 UMass 3

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (6-7-1, 2-3-1 ECAC Hockey) | UMass (9-3-1, 4-3-1 Hockey East)

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

SCORING SUMMARY

(12:49, 2^nd period) – Quinnipiac 0, UMass 1: The Minutemen got on the board just over the midway point of the second period as Cal Kiefiuk scored on a perfect redirection off a shot from Gianfranco Cassaro to beat Petruzzelli and take the lead
(13:59, 3^rd period - PP) – Quinnipiac 0, UMass 2: Bobby Trivigno scored a gritty goal with 6:01 left in the third period to double the Minutemen lead as he jammed home a rebound off close shots from Colin Felix and Mitchell Chaffee.
(16:52, 3^rd period – SH EN) – Quinnipiac 0, UMass 3: Chaffee added a shorthanded, empty-net goal with 3:08 left in the game as the Bobcats had pulled Petruzzelli for the six-on-four advantage but UMass added an insurance goal

NOTES

Petruzzelli continued his impressive play of late with 27 saves between the pipes for the Bobcats, including 14 in the third period as UMass outshot the Bobcats, 16-5.
He has allowed two goals or fewer in each of his last five games, giving him a .933 save percentage and 1.63 GAA in that span
The Bobcats were outshot, 30-24, despite a 19-14 advantage through the first two periods
Both teams jammed up the shooting lanes Friday night as UMass had a 23-20 edge in blocked shots
Karlis Cukste (Riga, Latvia) and Skyler Brind'Amour (Raleigh, North Carolina) each recorded three blocked shots to lead the Bobcats
Quinnipiac was shut out for the first time since March 10, 2018, a span of 52 games.

FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Rand Pecknold
"Congrats to UMass, that's a really good team and very well coached coming off the Frozen Four from last year. They were good tonight and had a little more poise than us, at times. We just can't seem to get a bounce. It was a great game all the way up to 1-0...and the wheels kind of came off after that. It was a good game, a good college hockey game and there were a lot of good things that our guys did, we just need to get a little bit of luck as we move forward."

NEXT GAME

Quinnipiac and UMass travel to Amherst, Massachusetts, Saturday night for the final leg of this weekend's home-and-home series.
Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. at the Mullins Center
For more information on the Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team, visit gobobcats.com/mih and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_MIH.