COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Lindenwood men's hockey team (3-6-1) skated to a 2-2 tie at No. 11 Colorado College (7-2-1, 1-1-0 NCHC) on Saturday evening.
Liam Beerman had another strong showing in net with 34 saves while the Lions went a perfect 4-4 on the penalty kill.
The Lions took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission thanks for a Jake Delany goal 16 minutes into the opening period. After taking a pass from
Ty Nash near the redline, Dalaney slid into the Colorado College defensive zone and fired a wrister from above the right faceoff circle that found its way over the shoulder of the Tiger goaltender and inside the right post for a score.
Lindenwood also killed off a pair of penalties in the first period to hold Colorado College scoreless through 20 minutes.
The Lions doubled their lead with just over five minutes left in the second period, with
Kim Elfving taking a pass from
Ryan Abraham in the high slot and ripping the puck inside the near post for his second goal of the season.
Colorado College would respond with a Colton Roberts goal three minutes later to make the score 2-1. The Lions had a golden chance to recapture momentum after back-to-back Tiger penalties gave Lindenwood a nearly 90-second window with the two-man advantage on either side of the second intermission, but the Lions were unable to capitalize.
The missed opportunity would loom large midway through the third period as Colorado College's Owen Beckner took advantage of some traffic in front of the Lindenwood net to tuck in an equalizer from the slot.
Neither team was able to find a go-ahead goal through the remaining 12 minutes, with Lindenwood grinding out a game saving penalty kill at the end of the third period to force overtime.
The Lions spent most of the extra period in their own defensive zone, getting outshot 7-2. However, none of those shots were able to get past goaltender
Liam Beerman and the game ended in a 2-2 tie. The contest would go to an unofficial shootout, with Colorado College prevailing 2-0.
Quotable
"Great effort tonight. We managed pucks well and defended well.
Liam Beerman was fantastic all weekend." -
Keith Fisher, Lindenwood Head Coach
Next Up
Lindenwood returns to Colorado next weekend for a pair of faceoffs against No. 4 Denver. Puck drop of game one is scheduled for Friday, November 13
th at 8:00 p.m. CT with game two following on Saturday the 14
th at 7:00 p.m. CT.
