Chau's Hat Trick Sparks Sweep of Arizona State

Saturday, November 13

Hamden, Conn.

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

9-1-2

Arizona State

6-6-0

Arizona St.

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

11/13/2021 10:04:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

#5/5 Bobcats Dominate Final Two Periods in Win

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Graduate transfer Oliver Chau tallied his first career hat trick to pace the #5/5 Bobcats to a 5-2 win over Arizona State on Saturday night at the People's United Center. Zach Metsa tallied three assists in the win while eight other players recorded points for the Bobcats.

Arizona State scored 5:47 into the game on a deflected shot by Ryan O'Reilly and took the 1-0 lead into the intermission.

Michael Lombardi evened the score with his third tally of the season on a power play goal 2:09 into the second frame. The game remained tied until the final two minutes of the period when Chau buried his first of the game, also on the man advantage.

Just 74 seconds later, Desi Burgart sprung loose on a breakaway and finished one under the bar for his first of the season, extending the lead to 3-1.

ASU's Tim Lovell scored in the first minute of the third period, only for Chau to answer back just prior to the midway mark of the frame. Chau ripped a shot off the crossbar and the rebound deflected in off of a diving Arizona State defender to increase the QU lead to 4-2.

Chau scored an empty-net goal with two minutes to play to seal the win and complete the hat trick.

SCORE
#5/5 Quinnipiac 5, Arizona State 2

RECORDS
#5/5 Quinnipiac (9-1-2, 2-0-0 ECAC) | Arizona State (6-6-0)

LOCATION
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.

SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1 - 6:41 - QU 0, ASU 1 - Ryan O'Reilly (1), assisted by Ty Murchison and Jack Jensen
Period 2 - 2:09 - QU 1, ASU 1 - Michael Lombardi (PPG, 3), assisted by Christophe Fillion and Jayden Lee
Period 2 - 18:22 - QU 2, ASU 1 - Oliver Chau (PPG, 3), assisted by Wyatt Bongiovanni and Zach Metsa
Period 2 - 19:36 - QU 3, ASU 1 - Desi Burgart (1), assisted by Iivari Rasanen and Zach Metsa
Period 3 - 0:56 - QU 3, ASU 2 - Tim Lovell (4), unassisted
Period 3 - 8:14 - QU 4, ASU 2 - Oliver Chau (2nd of game, 4th of season), assisted by Guus van Nes
Period 3 - 17:51 - QU 5, ASU 2 - Oliver Chau (ENG, 3rd of game, 5th of season), assisted by Zach Metsa and Ethan de Jong

NOTES

Christophe Fillion played in his first game of the season and immediately produced with a power play assist on Lombardi's goal.
The Bobcats scored multiple power play goals in the same game for the second time this season after scoring twice in a 5-2 win over North Dakota on October 22.
Chau's hat trick was the first of his career and the first for a Bobcats player since Alex Whelan scored three against Holy Cross on January 17, 2020.
Zach Metsa extended his team lead in points with three more assists. It's the third multi-point game of the season for the October ECAC Hockey Player of the Month and the ninth of his career.
Dylan St. Cyr made 15 saves in the win as the Bobcats' defensive unit once again stifled an opponent, keeping them under 20 shots for the eighth time in 12 games.

NEXT UP

Quinnipiac resumes ECAC Hockey competition with another pair of home games next weekend. Friday night's contest sees Clarkson visit Hamden while St. Lawrence heads to the People's United Center on Saturday evening.
For more information on Quinnipiac men's ice hockey, visit gobobcats.com/mih and follow the Bobcats on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_MIH.