TROY, N.Y. – The Yale men's hockey team fell 5-2 to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) on the road. The Bulldogs dropped to 5-14-2 overall and 4-8-2 in ECAC Hockey play, while the Engineers improved to 10-14-2 overall and 5-9-0 in conference action.
 
Game Summary

• P1, 18:21 | Late in the first period, Ronan O'Donnell drew an RPI defender toward him at the right circle and slid a pass to Will Richter cutting to the net. Richter finished with a quick shot to give Yale a 1-0 lead. (YAL 1, RPI 0)
• P1, 19:31 | RPI responded just over a minute later, tying the game with 29 seconds left in the period. (YAL 1, RPI 1)
• P2, 11:16 | With play at 4-on-4, William Dineen carried the puck into the offensive zone and fired a shot from the bottom of the circle. The puck took an awkward bounce before finding the back of the net. (YAL 2, RPI 1)
• P2, 16:37 | The Engineers answered again, evening the score with under five minutes to go in the second period. (YAL 2, RPI 2)
• P2, 19:57 | RPI took its first lead of the game with just 3.2 seconds remaining in the frame. (RPI 3, YAL 2)
• P3, 18:18 | The home team extended its lead with an empty-net goal in the final two minutes. (RPI 4, YAL 2)
• P3, 19:03 | RPI sealed the victory with another empty-net goal. (RPI 5, YAL 2)

 
Notes

• Ronan O'Donnell extended his point streak to six games, totaling five goals and three assists over that span.
• William Dineen has now scored in back-to-back games.
• Jack Stark recorded 21 saves in net for the Bulldogs.

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs have a unique schedule this upcoming week. Instead of the usual Friday-Saturday back-to-back, Yale will host Brown on Thursday, Feb. 6, before traveling to Providence on Sunday, Feb. 9, for another tilt against Brown.