Box Score

TROY, NY – RPI defenseman Nick Bailen scored a power-play goal at 2:56 of overtime to lift the Engineers to a 4-3 win over No. 12 Union in front of 4,092 at Houston Field House.

With the loss, Union dropped to (7-2-3, 2-1-1 ECAC Hockey), while No. 18 RPI improved to (5-3-3, 2-2-0 ECAC Hockey).

Union broke a 2-2 tie in the third period when freshman forward Josh Jooris scored on the power play at 13:01 and appeared to be on their way to extending their unbeaten streak to nine games until RPI struck with seconds remaining in regulation.

With Union down a man for the final 1:51 of regulation after a major penalty for hitting-from-behind on Mike Ingoldsby, RPI held the puck in the offensive zone in the final seconds of the game. RPI's Chase Polacek fired two shots on net, both stopped by sophomore goaltender Keith Kinkaid. Then with .2 seconds remaining, Marty O'Grady snuck the puck between Kinkaid's legs for the game-tying score.

The Dutchmen took a 2-0 lead into the third period, only to see RPI rally to tie the game.

RPI's power play (3-for-7) was held in check until the opening minutes of the third period. Patrick Cullen pounced on a rebound behind Kinkaid off a shot by Brock Higgs to cut Union's lead to 2-1 at 1:02. RPI's goal ended a streak of 20 consecutive penalties killed by Union spanning six games.

Joel Malchuk tied the game at 10:01 of the third period, beating Kinkaid to a rebound on a Bailen shot from the wing.

Union continued a trend of scoring first, notching the game's first goal for the 11th time in 12 games this season. Senior forward Justin Pallos struck from the slot at 5:07 of the second period. Freshman forward Matt Hatch created a turnover and fed Pallos, who beat York over his glove.

Hatch would give Union a 2-0 lead at 14:30 of the second period, redirecting a pass from sophomore forward Kyle Bodie past York for his third goal of the year

The Engineers controlled play through the first period, outshooting the Dutchmen 14-3. Kinkaid, who entered the night with the nation's third best goals-against average (1.35), was up to the task, coming up with a number of key stops in the opening frame.

RPI's Scott Halpern had the best scoring chance at 10:32, following up an initial shot by Johnny Rogic on a rush into the Union zone. Halpern got enough on the shot to beat Kinkaid, but before the puck crossed the line, the net dislodged and thus the goal was disallowed.

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RPI outshot Union 35-23 for the night and had the only shot in overtime.

Union has two weekends off before returning to action at Brown on Dec. 3 at 7:00 p.m.