SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Sophomore goaltender
Noah Pak made 29 saves, and first-year forward
James Shannon scored the game-winning goal as the Yale men's hockey team earned a crucial 4-1 road victory over Union on Saturday night. Yale improved to 7-11-0 overall and evened its ECAC Hockey record at 6-6-0, while the Garnet Chargers dropped to 14-7-2 overall and 5-6-1 in conference play.
Scoring Summary
First Period: Union 1, Yale 0
- 17:22 (UN) – Union capitalized on a five-minute power play to take a 1-0 lead late in the opening period.
Second Period: Yale 1, Union 1
- 7:06 (YAL) – In transition, David Chen found Will Richter charging up the left side. Richter made a move at the blue line and ripped a shot past the goaltender to even the score.
Third Period: Yale 4, Union 1
- 4:38 (YAL) – As Kurt Gurkan applied pressure at the point, James Shannon collected a loose puck along the boards and skated down ice. From his off wing, Shannon fired a shot glove side to give Yale the lead.
- 19:14 (YAL) – Shannon sealed the win with his second goal of the night, backhanding the puck into the empty net from Yale's defensive zone.
- 19:30 (YAL) – Donovan Frias slid a neutral-zone pass to Tom Molson, who iced the game with Yale's second empty-net goal.
Notes
- Yale has now won two straight games and three of its last four.
- With an assist on Molson's goal, Donovan Frias extended his point streak to six games (one goal, 11 assists).
- David Chen stretched his point streak to five games (one goal, five assists).
- James Shannon recorded two goals and now has four points in his last two games (three goals, one assist).
- This was also the first game-winning goal of Shannon's collegiate career.
- Will Richter has scored goals in back-to-back games.
Looking Ahead
Yale returns home to host the 2026 Connecticut Ice Tournament at Ingalls Rink on Jan. 23–24, featuring UConn, Sacred Heart, and Quinnipiac. The Bulldogs will face UConn on Friday at 7:30 p.m., while Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac will meet earlier in a 4 p.m. contest.
