ITHACA, N.Y. – The No. 11-seeded Yale men's hockey team fell to No. 6-seeded Cornell, 5-1, in the opening round of the 2025 ECAC Hockey Tournament at Lynah Rink. The Bulldogs conclude their season at 6-21-3 overall, while the Big Red improve to 14-10-6 and advance to the tournament quarterfinals.

With the victory, Cornell moves on to face No. 3-seeded Colgate in a best-of-three series beginning March 14.

Game Summary

• P1, 2:33 | Cornell struck first with an early goal. (COR 1, YAL 0)
• P2, 16:27 | Yale responded late in the second. Micah Berger won a battle along the half-wall and fed David Chen behind the goal line. Chen quickly redirected it to William Dineen, who shifted from backhand to forehand and slid it five-hole to even the score. (COR 1, YAL 1)
• P3, 9:02 | After an earlier goal was waved off, Cornell regained the lead with a power-play tally. (COR 2, YAL 1)
• P3, 9:39 | Just 37 seconds later, the Big Red extended their lead. (COR 3, YAL 1)
• P3, 16:51 | Cornell's Tim Rego netted his second of the night to put the game out of reach. (COR 4, YAL 1)
• P3, 19:46 | Nick DeSantis sealed the win for Cornell with an empty-net goal. (COR 5, YAL 1)

Game Notes

• William Dineen recorded his sixth goal of the season (18th career) and finished second on the team in points (18).
• Micah Berger tallied his 10th assist of the season, while David Chen picked up his seventh assist (23rd career).
• Dineen led the team in shots (4), while Briggs Gammill and Micah Berger each recorded three.
• Connor Sullivan had a team-high four blocked shots.
• Jack Stark made 28 saves, marking his 14th game this season with 25+ saves.
• The teams had closely contested matchups in the regular season. Yale earned a shootout victory after a 2-2 tie in Ithaca (Nov. 8), while Cornell won 5-3 in New Haven (Feb. 15).