Men’s Hockey Stuns No. 14 Endicott, 3-2

CHARLESTOWN, Mass. – Nick Lachaine potted the game-winning goal with less than five minutes remaining in regulation to boost Suffolk men's hockey past No. 14 Endicott, 3-2, in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Friday night at Emmons Horrigan O'Neil Memorial Rink.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | No. 14 Endicott 2
RECORDS: Suffolk (4-8-3, 4-6-3 CCC) | No. 14 Endicott (12-5-1, 9-4-1 CCC) 

HOW IT HAPPANED
Suffolk may have controlled the first period, outshooting the Gulls, 10-7, but it was Endicott that led after the first 20 minutes, 1-0. 

The Rams managed to get back that tally early on the in the second thanks to Samuel Rand. Samuel Rand blocked a shot in Suffolk's zone, Shawn Montgomery picked up the pieces and zoomed down the ice on a near 2-on-1 with one Gulls' defender and Endicott goaltender Elijah Harris. Montgomery made a move to deke the defender for a one-on-one with Harris. The netminder made the save, but did not anticipate Samuel Rand's follow-up. The sophomore scored to even the playing field at one apiece 1:40 into the middle period.  

Montgomery managed to put one of his own markers away at the 17:20 minute mark of the second. After the puck ping-ponged off of Gulls, Joe Feeney picked it up sent it to Montgomery for a one-timer over Harris' sticker shoulder. The senior's paired up to push Suffolk to a 2-1 advantage with 2:40 before the second intermission.  

Suffolk found itself even with Endicott once again as Mitch Shaheen found the back of the net on the power play to level the playing field at 2-all six minutes into the final frame. 

As time dwindled down, the Rams saw an opportunity with a man-up chance of their own when Matt Giroux was whistled for roughing at the 14:31 minute mark. Over halfway through the power play, the blue-and-gold worked the left-side of the Gulls zone waiting for the perfect time to attack. The puck passed from Devin Lowe down to Alex Kolowrat and over to Lachaine right in front for the junior to send it home with 4:02 left on the clock. 

Cal Wilcox took care of business the rest of the way as he turned aside all four shots Endicott put on target to lock up the upset win.  

NETMINDER NOTES

• Wilcox notched 29 saves in the victory. 
• Harris had 19 stops in the setback. 

STISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Montgomery paced Suffolk's attack with two points on one goal and one assist. 
• Samuel Rand and Lachaine both found the back of the net once. 
• Feeney, Kolowrat, Lowe and Max Rand dished out one assist apiece. 
• Endicott outshot Suffolk, 31-22, and the Gulls won the battle in the face-off dot 46-34. 
• Both teams went 1-for-7 on the power play.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk defeated a nationally-ranked team for the first time since besting then-No. 12 Hobart, 5-2, Dec. 7, 2018. 
• The Rams downed the Gulls for the second straight meeting. 
• Suffolk is now 2-6-1 all-time against Endicott. 
• The Rams defeated the Gulls on Suffolk's home ice for the first time. 
• The blue-and-gold is now 1-3-0 when entertaining Endicott. 
• Lachaine (2g, 2a) has pushed his point streak to four games. 
• M. Rand (2g, 1a) stretched his point streak to three straight games
• Kolowrat (2a), Lowe (4a) and S. Rand have logged points in back-to-back battles.  

POST-GAME PIC
 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is off the rest of the weekend and will test its unbeaten streak Tuesday, Feb. 1 when it welcomes Western New England to Charlestown for a 3:30 p.m. contest.