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Yale YAL 5-13-2, 4-7-2

Union (NY) UNI 14-9-2, 7-5-1

Yale YAL

5-13-2, 4-7-2

Final

Jan. 31, 2025

Union (NY) UNI

14-9-2, 7-5-1

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	OT 1	OT 2	F
Yale YAL	2	1	0	0	0	3
Union (NY) UNI	2	0	1	0	0	3

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey | 1/31/2025 10:05:00 PM | Colleen Murphy

Stark’s Career-High 36 Saves Help Yale Secure Point at Union in Shootout

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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Yale men's hockey team skated to a 3-3 tie against Union College at Messa Rink but ultimately fell in the shootout to the Garnet Chargers. The Bulldogs moved to 5-13-2 overall and 4-7-2 in ECAC Hockey, while Union now stands at 14-9-2 overall and 7-5-1 in the conference.

Game Summary

P1, 3:04 | Yale jumped out to an early lead as William Dineen tipped in a shot from Bayard Hall at the point. (YAL 1, UNI 0)
P1, 12:20 | The Bulldogs extended their lead on the power play. David Andreychuk won a battle along the boards and slid a pass up to Connor Sullivan at the blue line. Sullivan kept the puck in the zone and found Micah Berger unguarded on the left. Berger took the open ice and ripped a shot glove side that found the back of the net. (YAL 2, UNI 0)
P1, 13:03 | Less than a minute later, Union cut the deficit in half. (YAL 2, UNI 1)
P1, 15:18 | The Garnet Chargers netted the equalizer. (YAL 2, UNI 2)
P2, 17:53 | After a scoreless stretch of more than 17 minutes, Ronan O'Donnell buried a second-chance opportunity to put Yale back on top. (YAL 3, UNI 2)
P3, 3:10 | Early in the final frame, Union responded to tie the game once again. (YAL 3, UNI 3)
OT | A five-minute overtime period remained scoreless, leading to a shootout.
SO | Yale's Micah Berger capitalized on the team's first attempt, giving the Bulldogs a 1-0 edge. Neither team scored on the next two attempts, keeping Yale ahead. However, Union converted on its second attempt to even the score. With Yale unable to convert on its third, Union secured the shootout win on its final attempt.
Both teams earned a point in the standings for reaching overtime, but Union claimed the additional point with the shootout victory.

Bulldog Notes

Ronan O'Donnell scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season. He is the first first-year player to reach double-digit goals since Joe Snively (10) did so in the 2015-16 season.
He extended his point streak to five games.
Zach Wagnon notched his team-leading 11th assist of the season.
Micah Berger recorded his second power-play goal of the season.
William Dineen scored his four goal of the season.
Jack Stark made a career-high 36 saves in goal. His previous career best of 35 saves came in back-to-back games last season against Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart at the Connecticut Ice Tournament.