Men’s Hockey Scores Five in Victory over Rensselaer

Friday, February 23

Troy, N.Y. / Houston Field House

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

8-9-9, 6-6-7

Rensselaer

9-19-3, 5-11-2

Dartmouth

Rensselaer

Men's Hockey team celly against RPI, Feb. 23, 2024

Photo by: Nick Romei

Men’s Hockey Scores Five in Victory over Rensselaer

2/23/2024 10:35:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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Cooper Flinton finished the night with four points

By: Nick Romei

TROY, N.Y. – Cooper Flinton finished with four points after scoring two goals to go with two assists as the Dartmouth men's hockey team earned a 5-1 victory over Rensselaer in ECAC Hockey action on Friday evening at the Houston Field House. Cooper Black made 26 saves to pick up his eighth win of the year while Luke Haymes finished the night with three points.

Dartmouth improves to 8-9-9, 6-6-7 while RPI drops 9-19-3, 6-11-2.

"I thought it was a great performance," said Koenig Family Head Coach Reid Cashman. "Cooper Flinton with a four-point night, the power play got two, penalty kill had a massive 5v3 kill to start the third period and Cooper Black made saves when he had to. All-in-all, we went on the road and found a way to get three points on Friday and it sets us up to go into a really tough environment at Union tomorrow."

Heading into the third with a 2-1 lead, the Big Green tallied three goals in the final frame to push it to 5-1. Haymes opened the scoring early in the third on the power play after following up on a saved shot by Flinton from close range. Eric Charpentier joined in on the scoring moments later when he ripped a shot to the top corner for his third tally of the season.

Sandwiched between the goals from Haymes and Charpentier was an unbelievable save by Black from close range. RPI's John Beaton looked to have cut the Big Green lead to one, but Black made the full extension save and keep the puck out of the net.

WHAT A SAVE BY COOPER BLACK!!!!@ESPNAssignDesk @ESPNPlus | https://t.co/NUAJVWDASp #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/eqwGLNQhgo
— Dartmouth Men's Hockey (@Dartmouth_MIH) February 24, 2024

Flinton added his second goal of the night with an unassisted empty-net goal in the final few minutes.

The Big Green scored twice during the opening 20 minutes. The first goal of the night came quickly after the opening puck drop as Tucker McRae found the back of the net just 12 seconds into the contest. Luke Haymes won the faceoff and Flinton passed the puck out to McRae for the shot from the point.

Dartmouth went on a five-minute power play late in the first period after RPI's Jakob Lee was given a major for elbowing. The Big Green wasted no time on the ensuing faceoff, as Haymes won it and CJ Foley passed it right away to Flinton for the quick shot past Engineers goaltender Jack Watson for his 11^th goal of the season.

Cooper Flinton wastes no time on the five-minute power play! 2-0 Dartmouth!@ESPNPlus | https://t.co/NUAJVWDASp pic.twitter.com/6T4z0DWwlC
— Dartmouth Men's Hockey (@Dartmouth_MIH) February 24, 2024

RPI scored a power play goal of its own early in the second period when Jimmy Goffredo scored from the point during the 5v4 advantage after the Big Green were given two minutes for a penalty.

The Big Green outshot the Engineers, 32-27, and also won the faceoff battle, 31-30. The defense combined to block 15 shots.

Dartmouth plays at Union tomorrow afternoon for the final road game of the regular season for the Big Green. Puck drop is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the game will be available to stream nationally on ESPN+ and internationally on Stretch Internet.