Late Barrage Gives No. 2 Bobcats Comeback Victory at Dartmouth

Saturday, February 4

Hanover, N.H. / Thompson Arena

8:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

22-3-3, 14-2-0

Dartmouth

4-19-1, 3-13-1

Quinnipiac

Dartmouth

Late Barrage Gives No. 2 Bobcats Comeback Victory at Dartmouth

2/4/2023 11:27:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

HANOVER, N.H. — Three goals in a span of 1:52 erased a 2-1 deficit for the No. 2 Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey program and the Bobcats would leave Hanover with a 4-2 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday night at Thompson Arena.

The squad's third win over the Big Green this season, the second-ranked Bobcats would get goals from Zach Metsa, Sam Lipkin and Ethan de Jong to power past their hosts en route to a weekend sweep and their fourth straight win.

3 goals. 112 seconds.

3️⃣ big #ECACHockey points 😎#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/3SJFmdcaah
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) February 5, 2023

After Dartmouth led following the first 20 minutes, Christophe Fillion scored his second in as many games this weekend to knot the proceedings heading into the final frame.

Fillion with the deflection to even the game! #BobcatNation x #ECACHockey pic.twitter.com/QiWDaNnJJ8
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) February 5, 2023

The Big Green took the lead at the 5:20 mark of the third off a deflection point shot but the Bobcats would turn up the heat with pressure in the offensive zone and it resulted in the comeback victory.

Quinnipac peppered Dartmouth's goaltender, Cooper Black, with 48 shots on the night, including 20 in the final frame.

STATS AND NOTES

Lipkin's game-winning tally is the first of his collegiate career. He is one of 11 Bobcats who have provided the winning tally in the squad's 22 victories. The first-year also sits first on the team with 25 points.
The Bobcats' lead atop the ECAC standings sits at five points after the weekend. They have clinched no worse than fifth in the conference come season's end.
Fillion has recorded points in five consecutive games, totaling seven during that span. He has 13 total on the year.
Iivari Räsänen matched his career high with a pair of helpers on the night. He also had two assists against RPI on Dec. 9.
Quinnipiac's 48 shots on goal are a new season high, besting the 45 they produced at Yale on Nov. 12.
Jake Johnson also added two assists, the first time he's done that this season and the fifth multi-assist performance of his career.
Head coach Rand Pecknold celebrated his birthday and continued his unbeaten stretch on Feb. 4, going 8-0-1 on that date since he took the reins.
Ethan de Jong recorded his 14th goal of the year, matching Collin Graf for tops on the team leaderboard. His 56 goals bring him tied for ninth on the team's Division I career leaderboard with Jeremy Langlois '13 and Brian Herbert '03.

UP NEXT
The Bobcats head to Upstate New York next weekend, taking on Clarkson and St. Lawrence on Friday and Saturday night. Both puck drops are slated for 7 p.m., and can be seen live on ESPN+.

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