WALTHAM, Mass. – Bentley outscored Robert Morris 4-0 in the third period on its way to a 5-1 victory and a weekend sweep of the Colonials.
Two of the four goals in the third period were on the power play. The penalty kill also excelled by going 3-3 in the final 20 minutes, which was part of a 5-5 night overall.
Defenseman
Alec Leonard notched two goals and sophomore
Jan Gaspar capped a big weekend with the go-ahead goal at 0:50 of the third period. Gaspar had two goals in Friday's win.
Tied 1-1 after two periods, Gaspar put the Falcons in front early in the third with a finish from close range after taking a sharp pass from
Oliver Salo.
At the 8:04 mark, the Falcons went ahead 3-1 on a power play goal by
Oskar Bakkevig. Salo had an initial shot on goal from the point saved but Bakkevig capitalized on the rebound for the goal.
Leonard scored on the power play at 16:52 to give Bentley a comfortable 4-1 lead and to put the series sweep in sight.
Marton Nemes finished the scoring at 17:55 with his first of the season.
Falcons goalie
Nicholas Bevilacqua made 27 saves for the win.
In the early going, Robert Morris took their first lead of the weekend on a goal by Bruce McDonald at the 8:30 mark of the opening period. But the lead lasted just over two minutes when Leonard notched his first of the year at 10:58.
A shot on goal by
Saxton Tess was tipped in by Leonard at the front of the net for the goal.
The score stayed 1-1 for the rest of the period and the teams battled to a stalemate in the second frame. Shots on goal were plentiful in the second period with 15 for Bentley and 14 for the Colonials but both goaltenders kept the puck out.
With the win, Bentley evened its record to 3-3 on the season, and 2-0 in Atlantic Hockey. Next up is a home and home series with Holy Cross, starting on Friday night in Worcester.
