Men’s Ice Hockey Holds Off Suffolk, 3-2, Behind Slovak's Game-Winner

CHARLESTOWN, Mass. – The Endicott men's ice hockey team edged Suffolk University, 3-2, on Saturday night in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) matchup at Emmons Horrigan O'Neil Memorial Rink.

Joseph Slovak's (South Yarmouth, Mass.) third goal of the season midway through the second period (9:54) proved to be the game-winner as the Rams went on to score a pair of unanswered goals down the stretch – including a tally at the 19:12 mark of the third – before they ran out of time to complete their comeback attempt.

Before Slovak's marker in the second, Tommy Besinger (Milton, Mass.) and Jack Musil (Hull, England) both found the back of the net for the Gulls at 16:35 and 17:13, respectively, in the first period.

Kevin Aldridge (Birmingham, Mich.) stopped 23 shots in the win (3-2-2), while Michael Levine (Clarendon Hill, Ill.) had 36 saves in the loss (2-2-1).

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Endicott owns a 2-0-1 record in the all-time series against Suffolk.
• Slovak potted his second-career game-winner in the second period of tonight's contest.
• The Gulls have won three games in a row, while outscoring their opponents 11-6 during that span.
• Endicott is 3-1-2 on the road this season.
• The Gulls are 6-0-1 when Slovak scores (4-0-0 in 2015-16, 2-0-1 in 2016-17).

FOR THE FOES

• Danyil Medvedev (Boston, Mass.) and Tommy Bishop (Chelmsford, Mass.) both scored in tonight's loss for the Rams.
• Medvedev also assisted on Bishop's power play goal at 19:12 of the third to give him his first multi-point game of the season.
• Bishop leads Suffolk in goals this year with three total.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (3-2-2, 3-2-1 CCC) travels to Assumption College on Sunday, November 27 for a non-conference matchup at 4:35 p.m. Suffolk (2-4-1, 1-4-1 CCC) hosts Stonehill College next Tuesday at 7 p.m. 

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