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Tylor Spink goal versus RPI 2-26-16
Bob Cornell
0
Rensselaer RPIMH 16-13-6; 8-7-6 ECAC
2
Winner Colgate COLGATE 9-22-2;5-14-2
Rensselaer RPIMH
16-13-6; 8-7-6 ECAC
0
Final
2
Colgate COLGATE
9-22-2;5-14-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Rensselaer RPIMH 0 0 0 0
Colgate COLGATE 2 0 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Colgate Blanks RPI Behind Spink, Finn

Two Goals from Tylor Spink and a 25-Save Effort by Charlie Finn Lead Colgate to 2-0 Triumph over Engineers

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HAMILTON – Tylor Spink scored two goals in the first period and Charlie Finn stopped all 25 shots he faced to lead Colgate to a 2-0 victory over No. 17 RPI in ECAC Hockey action Friday at Starr Rink.
 
Playing their penultimate game in the 56-year-old facility, the Raiders took a 1-0 lead before the game was even two minutes old. Tylor Spink collected a feed from twin brother Tyson just below the right faceoff circle and beat Engineer keeper Jason Kasdorf with a shot upstairs at the 1:42 mark of the first.
 
Spink found the back of the net for the second time in the period with 9:05 gone in the opening frame, once again beating Kasdorf from close range on a feed from his brother for his 11th goal of the season.
 
That would be all the support Finn would need as he recorded his first shutout of the season and the eighth of his career, moving him into a tie for second place on the program's career shutout list. The North Vancouver, B.C., product turned aside six shots in the first, made a game-best 14 saves in the second and recorded five stops in the third.
 
Kasdorf finished the evening with 23 saves between the pipes for RPI. 
 
Bottom Line
Colgate 2, No. 17 RPI 0
 
Won-Lost Records
- Colgate improved to 9-22-2 overall and 5-14-2 in ECAC action with the shutout.
- No. 17 RPI slipped to 16-13-6 and 8-7-6 with the defeat.
 
Key Raider Info
- Charlie Finn recorded his eighth career shutout, tying him with Steve Silverthorn (2002-05) for second place on the all-time list. Mark Dekanich (2005-08) holds the program's all-time shutout mark with 11.
- Tylor Spink posted his second two-goal game in as many contests with his effort against the Engineers. Spink has recorded multiple goals in a game six times during his career. He also tallied multiple points in a game for the seventh time this season and the 29th time in his career.
- Tyson Spink extended his team-leading point total to 34 (12g,22a) with the primary assist on both of twin brother Tylor's tallies. Spink now leads the Raiders in assists. Tyson also notched multiple assists for the fifth time this season and 15th time in his career.
- Tim Harrison recorded multiple assists for the second straight contest, picking up the secondary assist on both Colgate goals. Harrison has tallied multiple points in a game on four occasions this season.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Colgate and RPI both registered 25 shots during the contest. The Raiders held the edge in the first (10-6) and third (10-5) periods while the Engineers posted a 14-5 margin in the second.
- Both teams were unable to convert on the power play as Colgate was 0-for-3 and RPI went 0-for-4 during man-advantage opportunities.
- Colgate held a 29-26 edge at the faceoff dot. Tylor Spink led the Raiders, going 11-for-20 in faceoffs.
- Tylor Spink led the Raiders with five shots while Jared Wilson and Riley Bourbonnais tallied four shots each to pace the Engineers.
 
From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Don Vaughan
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(on game)
"It's been a tough year when its come to that part of the game (giving up the first goal). We had some momentum early and we really took advantage of that. I thought the Spink twins played really well in the first period. Obviously, Charlie (Finn) saw the puck well tonight. RPI is pretty resilient, they came at us pretty hard like you would expect them to and we found ways to keep pucks on the perimeter and get a badly-needed win."
 
Junior goaltender Charlie Finn
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(on recording first shutout this season)
"We've been playing good hockey lately. You don't always get rewarded. Sometimes it goes your way and sometimes it doesn't. That's just the sport. We were fortunate to get a couple bounces tonight, play really solid defensively, and pot a couple of goals early. It certain helps playing with a lead."
 
Up Next
- Colgate closes out its regular season schedule Saturday with a 2:30 p.m. matinee against Union at Starr Rink.
- The game will serve as the official game played by the Raiders in the facility.
- The contest also serves as Senior Day. The team will recognize its five senior student-athletes in a ceremony prior to the start of the contest.
- Tickets are available by calling 315-228-7600 or by visiting bleedcolgatemaroon.com.
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