Fillion, de Jong Lead #11/11 Bobcats to 2-1 Victory

Saturday, February 6

Hamden, Conn.

4:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

12-5-3

St. Lawrence

4-6-2

St. Lawrence

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

Fillion, de Jong Lead #11/11 Bobcats to 2-1 Victory

2/6/2021 7:30:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Men's Ice Hockey Skates Past St. Lawrence to Complete Weekend Sweep

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Christophe Fillion (Sherbrooke, Quebec) and Ethan de Jong (North Vancouver, British Columbia) scored the Bobcat goals Saturday night as the No. 11/12 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team roared past the St. Lawrence Saints, 2-1, at Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena.

The Bobcats' offense was buzzing all night long as they outshot the Saints, 47-16, and capitalized for Quinnipiac's second straight win. Quinnipiac outshot St. Lawrence 19-4 in the first period and 17-4 in the second period.

Quinnipiac completed the weekend sweep with its second straight win, and the Bobcats now have a four-point cushion on Clarkson for first place in the ECAC Hockey standings.

Fillion got the game's first goal in the final minutes of the second period as he jammed away at the doorstep off a backhanded pass from Michael Lombardi (Barrington, Rhode Island) to take a 1-0 lead.

Early in the second period, de Jong put home the game-winning goal as Skyler Brind'Amour (Raleigh, North Carolina) won a faceoff in the offensive zone and de Jong rocketed a one-timer past St. Lawrence netminder Emil Zetterquist.

The Saints managed to get one back just over a minute after de Jong's goal but Keith Petruzzelli (Wilbraham, Massachusetts) stepped up down the stretch to make seven saves in the third period and finish with 15 in the game.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 2, St. Lawrence 1

RECORDS
#11/12 Quinnipiac (12-5-3, 6-3-3 ECAC Hockey) | St. Lawrence (4-6-2, 4-6-2 ECAC Hockey)

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

SCORING SUMMARY

(16:33, 2^nd period) – Quinnipiac 1, St. Lawrence 0: Fillion put the Bobcats up by a goal in the late stages of the second period as Desi Burgart (North Vancouver, British Columbia) chipped the puck down to the right circle for Michael Lombardi (Barrington, Rhode Island). Lombardi skated in on net and backhanded a pass across the crease and Fillion jammed at the puck a few times before poking it past Zetterquist.
(4:36, 3^rd period) – Quinnipiac 2, St. Lawrence 0: de Jong doubled the Bobcats lead early in the third period as Skyler Brind'Amour (Raleigh, North Carolina) won a faceoff at the right dot back to de Jong who rocketed a one-timer into the net.
(5:39, 3^rd period) – Quinnipiac 2, St. Lawrence 1: The Saints answered back just over a minute later as Luc Salem collected an errant wraparound from Ashton Fry and Salem's shot was initially saved by Petruzzelli but the rebound trickled past him and Reilly Moran pounced on the rebound for his first career goal.

NOTES

Fillion netted his second goal of the season and first since Jan. 8 at home against Clarkson.
He now has five points on the season, included two goals and an assist in ECAC Hockey play
De Jong extended his point streak to four games as he scored for the second straight night with his one-timer Saturday
He tied his career-high with his 10^th goal of the season and is one of just 17 skaters in the nation with at least 10 goals, trailing only teammate Ty Smilanic (Denver, Colorado) for the team and ECAC Hockey lead.
De Jong has three goals over his four-game point streak.
Petruzzelli stopped 15 of the 16 shots he faced as he earned his second straight win, and came up big with seven saves in the third period to preserve the victory
Lombardi's assist on Fillion's goal gives him points in back-to-back games for the first time this season
He now has a career-high six assists in 2020-21 and has eight points this season, one shy of his career-high of nine from his rookie season in 2018-19.
Burgart now has points in back-to-back games after his assist Saturday to give him four assists on the season and 12 points
Brind'Amour recorded his fifth assist of the season after winning the faceoff leading to de Jong's goal
Brind'Amour's point was his first since Jan. 17 at Colgate.

NEXT GAME

Quinnipiac hits the road next weekend for a pair of games in Hamilton, New York, at Class of 1965 Arena on Friday at 5 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m.
Both games will be broadcast live on ESPN+ in the United States and Internationally on Stretch Internet.
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