Dutchmen surge late in 4-1 win

Box Score

by Ryan Fay

Union scored three goals in the latter stages of the third period to pull away from Dartmouth for a 4-1 ECAC Hockey win Friday at Thompson Arena in Hanover, N.H.

Union's Mike Vecchione scored two goals
and added an assist on Friday.
(photo: Union College Athletics)

The Dutchmen picked up a career-high four points from Brett Supinski, who had two power-play goals and two assists. Mike Vecchione added a pair of goals and an assist. Alex Sakellaropoulos made 33 saves in goal, including 12 on the penalty kill.

Supinski broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Dutchmen a 2-1 lead at 14:46 of the third after he redirected a point shot from Nick DeSimone that eluded Dartmouth goaltender Charles Grant.

Union (11-10-8 overall, 4-8-5 ECACH) went ahead 3-1 just under three minutes later after Vecchione received a pass in the slot from Supinski and fired it into the back of Dartmouth's net.

Vecchione returned the favor with just over a minute left in the third when he set up Supinski's second tally of the night to give the Dutchmen a 4-1 advantage.

Early on, it was all Dartmouth. The Big Green outshot Union 16-3 in the opening period, but Sakellaropoulos turned aside all 16 attempts. The Big Green finally broke through and grabbed a 1-0 lead at 11:15 of the second on a five-on-three power-play goal from Grant Opperman.

Union tied it at 16:41 after Vecchione took a pass from Wilkins in the right face-off circle and roofed it past Grant.

Dartmouth (12-11-1, 9-8-0) outshot Union 34-27. The Dutchmen finished 2-for-6 on the power-play, while Dartmouth went 1-for-6.

Grant collected 27 saves in the losing effort.

Union will look to record back-to-back league wins for the first time this season with a visit to ninth-ranked Harvard Saturday at 7.

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