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Baun_Kyle action vs Dartmouth 3-14-15
Phil Inglis
2
Dartmouth DART 17-12-4
3
Winner Colgate COLGATE 21-11-4
Dartmouth DART
17-12-4
2
Final
3
Colgate COLGATE
21-11-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Dartmouth DART 0 2 0 2
Colgate COLGATE 2 0 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Borkowski Sends Raiders Back to Lake Placid

Junior Mike Borkowski Scored 2:53 Into the Third Period to Lead Colgate to a 3-2 Victory Over Dartmouth Saturday

HAMILTON – Junior Mike Borkowski scored 2:53 into the third period to break a 2-2 tie and lift fourth-seeded Colgate to a 3-2 victory over fifth-seeded Dartmouth in game two of an ECAC Hockey quarterfinal round series Saturday at Starr Rink.
 
With the win, the Raiders sweep the best-of-three series from the Big Green and advance to championship weekend, set for March 20-21 at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid.
 
Borkowski scored the eventual game-winning goal just before the three-minute mark of the third on a feed from sophomore Jake Kulevich, who finished the series with three assists.
 
The Big Green had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds of regulation, but a shot from Dartmouth's Tyler Sikura slid across the goalmouth before being swept out of harms way by a Colgate defender to secure the one-goal triumph.
 
The Raiders jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period thanks to goals from senior Spiro Goulakos and junior Kyle Baun. Dartmouth battled back to tie the game at 2-2 in the second with tallies from Sikura and Nick Bligh.
 
Sophomore Charlie Finn made 32 saves for Colgate while James Kruger turned aside 20 shots for Dartmouth.
 
Bottom Line
No. 4 Colgate 3, No. 5 Dartmouth 2
 
Won-Lost Records
- Colgate improved to 21-11-4 as it swept the best-of-three series and advanced to the ECAC Hockey Championship Weekend for the fourth time in five seasons. The win also extended the Raiders unbeaten streak to seven games (6-0-1).
- Dartmouth saw its season end at 17-12-4.
 
How It Happened
- Colgate took at 1-0 lead at the 14:21 mark of the first period when Goulakos unleashed a slap shot from the left point that beat Kruger for his third goal of the season. Juniors Tylor and Tyson picked up the assists on the power-play goal.
- Baun doubled the Raiders margin to 2-0 just 2:12 seconds later. Kruger came out of the Dartmouth goal to play the puck behind the net, when he lost possession to Tylor Spink. Spink then found Baun on the right sidewall, where he fired a shot into the open net for his 14th goal of the season.
- Dartmouth cut the Colgate advantage in half less than two minutes into the second period as Sikura fired a shot from the left faceoff circle off the crossbar and in for his 10th goal of the season. Josh Hartley earned the lone assist on Sikura's tally.
- The Big Green tied the game at 2-2 moments before the halfway point of the contest. With possession in the Colgate zone, Ryan Bullock played the puck to Bligh, who snuck a shot from the left sidewall past Finn and inside the left post for his fourth goal of the season. Jesse Beamish was also credited with an assist on the play.
- Borkowski notched the decisive tally 2:53 into the third. Kulevich started the play by driving behind the Dartmouth net before playing the puck into Borkowski in front of the Dartmouth goal, where he stuffed it home for his fifth goal of the season.
- The Big Green had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds of regulation. Sikura took a shot from the just in front of the Colgate net that Finn got a piece of, but then slid behind him and across the goalmouth before being cleared away from the cage by a Colgate defender. The play was reviewed and the call of no goal on the ice was confirmed.   
 
Inside The Box Score
- Dartmouth out-shot Colgate, 34-23, in the contest. The Raiders held a 15-8 edge in the first period, but the Big Green posted a 26-8 shot advantage over the final two periods.
- Colgate was 1-for-5 on the power play thanks to Goulakos' first-period tally while Dartmouth was 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
- Dartmouth held a 34-30 edge in the faceoff circle. Borkowski was 11-of-16 at the dot to lead the Raiders.
- Borkowski and senior Joe Wilson led the Raiders with four shots apiece while Sikura and Beamish both fired six shots to lead Dartmouth.
 
Key Raider Info
- Borkowski picked up his first game-winning goal of the season and the fifth of his career.
- Both Tylor and Tyson Spink extended their point-scoring streaks to seven games with assists in tonight's contest.
- Baun moved into a tie with Tyson Spink for the team lead in goals (14) thanks to his first-period strike.
- Tylor Spink recorded his second multi-assist game of the season and the seventh of his career. Spink also notched multiple points for the fourth time this season and the 22nd time in his career.
- Kulevich stretched his point-scoring streak to three games thanks to his assist on Borkowski's decisive marker.
- Finn recorded 30 or more saves for the sixth time this season and the 14th time in his career. He improved to 6-0-0 in 2014-15 and 9-2-3 all-time when doing so.

Key Raider Info
- Colgate improved to 16-4-1 this season when scoring first
- The Raiders moved to 8-1-0 in 2014-15 when leading after one period.
- Colgate moved to 33-3-1 since the start of the 2013-14 season and 16-1-0 this season when scoring three or more goals in a contest.
- The Raiders improved to 17-2-3 when Baun records a point and 12-0-2 when he scores a goal this season.
- Colgate improved to 19-2-4 on the year when allowing two goals or less in a contest.
- The Raiders improved to 13-4-1 this season when scoring a power play goal.
- Colgate improved to 5-3 this season in one-goal games.
 
From The Source

 
Up Next
- Colgate will play in the semifinals of the ECAC Hockey Championship on March 20 at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid. Game time and opponent are yet to be determined.
- All-session tickets are available through the Colgate ticket office and will go on sale Monday at 8 a.m. Tickets can be purchased either in person or over the phone by calling 315-228-7600. Prices are $40 for adults and $20 for Colgate students.
 

 
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