FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Yale men's hockey team fell to Sacred Heart University, 8-2, in the opening game of the fifth annual Connecticut Ice Tournament. Yale dropped to 5-12-1 overall, while the Pioneers improved to 15-8-4 on the season.

Game Summary

• P1, 6:11 | Sacred Heart struck first on the power play just over six minutes into the game. (SHU 1, YAL 0)
• P1, 7:52 | The Bulldogs responded with a power-play goal of their own. Ronan O'Donnell spun off a defender along the goal line and fired a shot on net. The rebound was collected in front by Donovan Frias, who scored on the backhand. (YAL 1, SHU 1)
• P1, 13:25 | Sacred Heart regained the lead five minutes later. (SHU 2, YAL 1)
• P1, 14:29 | Connor Sullivan's shot on goal was turned aside, but Kalen Szeto buried the rebound to tie the game. (YAL 2, SHU 2)
• P2, 0:33 | SHU opened the second period with a carryover power play and scored just 33 seconds in to reclaim the lead. (SHU 3, YAL 2)
• P2, 0:51 | The Pioneers extended their lead just 18 seconds later. (SHU 4, YAL 2)
• P2, 6:10 | Sacred Heart struck again with their third power-play goal of the game. (SHU 5, YAL 2)
• P2, 14:15 | The Pioneers tallied their sixth goal. (SHU 6, YAL 2)
• P2, 14:58 | SHU made it five unanswered goals late in the second period. (SHU 7, YAL 2)
• P3, 1:27 | Sacred Heart capped the scoring with a goal early in the third period. (SHU 8, YAL 2)

Notes

• Kalen Szeto scored his third goal of the season, which was also his first career power-play goal.
• David Chen recorded his third multi-point game of the season.

Up Next
Yale will face Quinnipiac in the consolation game on Saturday, Jan. 25. Puck drop is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Martire Family Arena in Fairfield.