Men’s Hockey Skates Past Wentworth, 2-1

BOSTON – The Suffolk men's hockey team collected its first Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) victory Saturday night as the Rams defeated Wentworth, 2-1, inside Emmons Horrigan O'Neil Memorial Rink. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2, Wentworth 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-2-1, 1-2-1 CCC) | Wentworth (1-5-0, 1-3-0 CCC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Through the first 20 minutes the teams traded goals to head into the second period tied at 1-1. Suffolk took a 2-1 edge with 13 minutes to play in the second stanza as Connor Henry found the back of the netting for the first time this season. After Henry's go-ahead goal, the Rams managed to kill off two penalties to hold onto a 2-1 cushion heading into the final frame. 

Behind Michael Levine's 14-save third period effort, Suffolk held off a comeback attempt from Wentworth even with the Leopards pulling Ryan Hubbard from between the pipes for the final 1:38 of play, to secure the 2-1 triumph. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Wentworth held the upper hand in shots, 39-25.
• The Leopards also grabbed a slim edge in faceoffs, 42-39. 

GOALS

• With Luke Miller in the box for high sticking, Wentworth earned the first power play advantage of the evening and took advantage. In a cluster in front Levine the Leopards peppered the Suffolk goaltender and Ethan Weiss put one away to make it a 1-0 game in favor of the visitors at 11:42. Dakoda Menslag and Jake McDonough were credited with the assists on Weiss' second score of the season.
• The Rams responded at the 18:00 minute mark. Justin Holliday was set up by Tommy Bishop and Connor Parent to equalize the game with just two minutes before the first intermission.
• From the right circle, Parent found Henry in front of Wentworth's Ryan Hubbard and put the puck away stick side to make it a 2-1 Suffolk game. Parent notched his second assist of the day on Henry's first goal of the season, while Miller etched his name on the scoresheet also assisting on the go-ahead goal.

KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS

• Levine tallied his second mark in the win column this season with a 38-save performance, which matches the sophomore's career-best set on opening night of the 2016-17 season.
• Hubbard slipped to 1-4-0 in net for the Leopards despite a 23-save day.

NOTEABLES

• Henry's first goal of the season marked another first for the sophomore forward as he recorded his first game-winning goal.
• Suffolk earned it's sixth-ever win over Wentworth since 1999-2000.

POST-GAME PIC

UP NEXT
Suffolk hits the road for the third time this season as the Rams travel to Curry Thursday, Nov. 12. Puck drop in the conference contest is set for 6: 45 p.m.