Fitchburg State Pulls Away from Hockey

FITCHBURG, Mass. – Three third period goals broke open a tight contest as the Fitchburg State hockey team defeated Wentworth Institute of Technology, 4-0, in non-conference action Tuesday afternoon.

With the win the Falcons improve to 5-4-0 overall while the Leopards fall to 2-6-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Wentworth opened the game outshooting Fitchburg State by a 9-2 margin, however, it was the Falcons who got on the board first. Alexandre Bauvis and Nicklas Millhorn set up Nael Touhami to put the hosts on top at the 11:09 mark. That was the only goal of the period as Wentworth had a 14-9 shot advantage.
• A back-and-forth second period saw both teams with scoring chances, however, neither squad could find the back of the net. Wentworth had a narrow, 11-10 advantage in shots on goal in the second period.
• Seventeen seconds into the third period the Leopards were called for a penalty, putting the hosts on the power play. At the 1:00 mark, Fitchburg State upped its lead to 2-0 when Christian Halbig scored from Aleksei Filimonov and Devin Niles. Jeremy Mallet put home his own rebound at the 11:37 mark to put the Falcons on top, 3-0. A power-play goal by Tye Battipaglia at 12:57 gave the hosts a 4-0 lead.
• Topher Chirico made 28 saves. Wentworth had a 33-32 shot advantage.

ALL-TIME SERIES:

• Today was the 32nd all-time meeting between the two teams. Wentworth leads, 17-11-4.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth is at Southern Maine on Saturday.

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