Men’s Ice Hockey Wins Fifth Straight with 4-0 Shutout over Salem State

SALEM, Mass. – Worcester State University's Tim Drevitch (Oxford, N.J.) had a goal and an assist and Josh Reinstein (Woodland Hills, Calif.) made 18 saves as Worcester State extended its winning streak to five and shutout the Vikings of Salem State 4-0 in a Saturday afternoon Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) matchup.

THE BASICS

November 11, 2017

Rockett Arena

Score: Worcester State 4, Salem State 0

Records: Worcester State (5-0, 3-0 MASCAC) | Salem State (2-2, 1-2 MASCAC)

1^ST PERIOD

Worcester State took advantage of their only power-play opportunity in the first as Andy DeAngelis (Poughquag, N.Y.) put home a shot on an assist from Drevitch at 8:07 for a 1-0 Lancers' lead.

2^ND PERIOD

Drevitch increased the margin to 2-0 when he added a power-play goal 8:14 into the second on assists from Mike Moran (Milford, Mass.) and Matthew Manning (Novi, Mich.).

3^RD PERIOD

The Lancers put the game away in the third as Mitchell Purdie (Peterborough, Ont.) put home a rebound after a three-on-one breakaway eleven minutes in. Less than four minutes later Kyle Griffin (Marlboro, Mass.) iced the game as his shot deflected off the post an into the net for a 4-0 Worcester State lead.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Worcester State's Drevitch and Moran each had two points apiece in the win. Drevitch notched a goal and an assist, while Moran logged two assists.
• Worcester State's Reinstein advances to 4-0 on the season with the shutout.
• Jason Pucciarelli (Newmarket, Ont.) made 24 saves for the Vikings in the setback.
• The Lancers outshot the Vikings 28-18.
• Worcester State went 2-for-3 on power plays, while the Vikings went 0-for-4.

UP NEXT

The Lancers are back on the road next week as they travel to Westfield State on Saturday, Nov. 18.

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