Irish Hockey was able to recover on Saturday with a 4-2 victory against Lindenwood following a brutal defeat the night before to the Lions.
Photo by The Irish Tribune
In the first period, Lindenwood could not produce any offense despite being awarded two power play opportunities. They only recorded one shot in four minutes with the man advantage and four total shots in the period.
The Irish netted the lone goal of the period four minutes into the contest. A great pass from Jaedon Kerr set up Brennan Ali to give Notre Dame an early 1-0 lead. Ian Murphy was also credited with an assist on the goal.
Notre Dame outshot the Lions 15-4 in a dominant first 20 minutes. Both sides successfully killed their penalties, two for the Irish and one for the Lions, as they headed into the second period.
The Irish opened the second period with a power play goal 1:43 into the frame following an elbowing penalty on the Lions. On the faceoff after the penalty call, Justin Janicke slapped home a pass from Cole Knuble to give the Irish a 2-0 lead.
11:15 into the period, Lindenwood’s Jake Southgate gave the Lions some life by getting one past Irish Goalie Nicholas Kempf to close the gap 2-1.
The second period was highly contentious and featured numerous self-inflicted roughing penalties against both sides. Irish Forward Blake Biondi and Lions Goalie Owen Bartoszkiewicz each received minors 14:44 into the period when the duo got intertwined after the forward made contact with the netminder. Notre Dame outshot Lindenwood 9-5 in a testy, penalty-filled period.
1:52 into the final period, Notre Dame’s Tyler Carpenter snuck one past Bartoszkiewicz for the eventual game-winner off a pass from Defenseman Paul Fischer. Jayden Davis was also credited with an assist on the goal that extended the lead to 3-1.
The Irish successfully killed their lone penalty of the period 7:19 into the frame after Carter Slaggert was assessed a cross-checking penalty.
Lindenwood appeared to have a little more gas in their tank as John Evans gave the Lions some hope, cutting the deficit to 3-2 with under seven minutes to play.
This was not enough time for the visitors as Kempf shut down the Lions with 14 saves in the third period. Danny Nelson added his second point of the night with an empty net goal to secure the Irish a 4-2 victory. Janicke was credited with an assist on the empty netter, marking his second point of the night as well.
Notre Dame is off this weekend before hosting Ohio State February 8-9 in South Bend.
Key Player Stats:
Justin Janicke (ND): 1 goal on 4 shots, 1 assist, 1 blocked shot, +2
Danny Nelson (ND): 1 goal on 5 shots, 1 assist, 11/18 on faceoffs, +1
Owen Bartoszkiewicz (LU): 59:17 ice time, 36 saves, 3 goals against
Key Team Stats:
Shots on Goal: ND (40) - LU (24)
Power Play Success: ND (1/3) - LU (0/4)
Faceoffs Won: ND (36) - LU (31)
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