No. 9 Men’s Ice Hockey Edges Salve Regina, 3-2

MIDDLETOWN, R.I. — The No. 9 nationally ranked Endicott men's ice hockey defeated Salve Regina, 3-2, in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action on Friday night at St. George's Rink.

Tied 2-2 late in the third period, Andrew Kurapov (Corvallis, Ore.) potted the eventual game-winning goal with under two minutes to play (18:02) to lift the Gulls to the victory.

Endicott carried a 1-0 lead into the third period before Salve Regina responded with back-to-back tallies at 0:56 and 8:17, respectively, for a 2-1 advantage midway through the stanza.

Mitch Shaheen (North Andover, Mass.) wasted little time getting the Gulls back on the scoreboard with his ninth career goal at the 9:54 mark setting up the Kurapov's heroics.

Meanwhile, in goal for Endicott, Conor O'Brien (Pinellas Park, Fla.) stopped 38 shots to push his career record to 36-12-2 overall.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Gulls have won four in a row versus Salve Regina dating back to 1/18/2020.
• O'Brien is one win shy of tying Kevin Aldridge's program record of 37 total (37-13-4).
• Zach Mazur (Lancaster, N.Y.) netted his 18th career goal at 5:09 of the second to open the scoring in the contest.
• Kurapov buried his first career goal.
• Salve Regina is receiving votes in the latest USCHO.com poll.

WHAT'S NEXT

No. 9 Endicott (2-0-0, 1-0-0 CCC) hosts Salve Regina (0-2-0, 0-1-0 CCC) tomorrow at 3 PM. Masks must be worn inside Raymond J. Bourque Arena. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)