Colgate, Cornell up Next for the Big Green

GAME 19

Dartmouth (5-7-6, 3-4-4 ECAC Hockey) vs. Colgate (8-11-3, 5-4-1 ECAC Hockey)
Date: Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 – 7 p.m.
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Thompson Arena
All-Time Series: 54-55-8
Last Meeting: 11/11/23 – W, 3-2 (OT)

GAME 20

Dartmouth (5-7-6, 3-4-4 ECAC Hockey) vs. Cornell (10-4-3, 5-4-1 ECAC Hockey)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 – 7 p.m.
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Thompson Arena
All-Time Series: 50-87-8
Last Meeting: 11/10/23 – T, 2-2 (OT, SOL)

WEEKEND AT THOMPSON
The Dartmouth men's hockey team plays host to Colgate and Cornell this weekend at Thompson Arena. Puck drop for both games is scheduled for 7 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
The Big Green had a split weekend at Thompson, falling to Union on Friday evening, 5-1, before bouncing back with a convincing 6-2 victory over RPI on Saturday night.

In the win over the Engineers, both Luke Haymes and Braiden Dorfman tallied two goals. Haymes added an assist to finish with three points, while Joey Musa also had three points after recording three assists. Matt Fusco, Nikita Nikora and Ian Pierce also all had multi-point games. Three of the Big Green goals came on the power play. Cooper Black made 17 saves to earn his fifth win of the season.

THE STATS
Dartmouth ranks seventh in Division I this season in the penalty kill with a penalty killing percentage of 85.9%, which ranks third in ECAC Hockey.

Nikora ranks 13^th nationally in assists per game for first-years with 0.67, which is second in ECAC Hockey. He's eighth in the league in assists per game for all players.

Cooper Flinton is tied for fourth in the conference in goals per game with 0.50.

SCOUTING COLGATE
Colgate comes into Friday's matchup with an 8-11-3 overall record and a 5-4-1 record in league play. The Raiders are coming off a weekend sweep of national No. 3 Quinnipiac (2-1) and Princeton (6-3).

Ryan McGuire leads Colgate in points (20) and goals (13). McGuire sits second in ECAC Hockey in goals and goals per game (.65). Jake Schneider is second on the team in goals with six while Tommy Bergsland has a team-high 13 assists.

Carter Gylander has started 19 games in goal for the Raiders and has made 550 saves along with a save percentage of .909 thus far.

Gylander was named the MAC Goaltending Goaltender of the Week on Monday after making 75 saves and allowing just four goals in a 2-0 weekend for Colgate.

The Big Green are 54-55-8 all-time against the Raiders. Dartmouth defeated Colgate in overtime, 3-2, earlier this season in November.

SCOUTING CORNELL
Cornell enters the weekend with a 10-4-3, 5-4-1 record and will play Harvard on Friday evening. The Big Red are currently ranked No. 13 in both the USCHO and USA Hockey/The Rink Live national polls and are coming off a weekend sweep of Princeton (6-2) and No. 3 Quinnipiac (3-2 OT).

Gabriel Seger leads Cornell in points (21), goals (9) and is tied for the team-lead in assists with 12. Ben Robertson also has 12 assists for the Big Red while Dalton Bancroft has eight goals.

Ian Shane has started 16 games between the pipes for Cornell and has 296 saves, a 1.81 goals against average and .914 save percentage. Shane ranks fourth nationally in goals against average and sixth in winning percentage (.767).

Jonathan Castagna was named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week after a four-point weekend for the Big Red. Castagna recorded his first career hat trick in Friday's win over Princeton and followed that up with an assist in the victory over Quinnipiac on Saturday.

The Big Green are 50-87-8 all-time against the Big Red. The two teams skated to a 2-2 tie in early November in the first matchup, with Cornell earning the extra point in the standings after winning the shootout.

FOLLOW ALONG
Both games this weekend will be available to stream nationally on ESPN+ and internationally on Stretch Internet.

Live stats are provided in the links above and can be found on the team's schedule page.

WHAT'S AHEAD
Dartmouth hits the road next weekend for matchups against Princeton and Quinnipiac. The Big Green take on the Tigers on Friday before playing the nationally ranked Bobcats on Saturday. Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be available to stream on ESPN+ and Stretch Internet.

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Players Mentioned

Cooper Black

Braiden Dorfman

Cooper Flinton

Matt Fusco

Luke Haymes

Joey Musa

Nikita Nikora

Ian Pierce

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Schedules

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