Box Score

CAMBRIDGE, MA - In the ECAC opening game for the men's ice hockey team, sophomore defenseman Greg Coburn scored on the power play at 13:38 to lift Union to a 2-1 win at Bright Hockey Center.

Senior forward Adam Presizniuk won a faceoff back to senior forward John Simpson, who fed Coburn for a hard shot from the point through traffic that eluded Harvard goaltender Kyle Richter.

Sophomore goaltender Keith Kinkaid made 15 saves for his sixth win of the season.

Union improved to 6-1-2 (1-0-0), while the Crimson fell to 0-1-0 (0-1-0) on the year.

Union continued their trend of getting on the scoreboard first, as they scored the game's first goal for the ninth consecutive time to open up the season.

Junior forward Kelly Zajac scored his seventh goal of the season at 8:30 of the second period on a play set up by Presizniuk. Freshman forward Josh Jooris fed Presizniuk in the slot, who fired the puck on net. Presizniuk got his own rebound and fed Zajac, who found the open net for a 1-0 lead.
 
Harvard evened the game at 1-1 on an impressive individual effort by Danny Biega, who banked the puck off of Kinkaid from behind the net at 9:00 of the third period.

With two assists on the night, Presizniuk moved into a tie for first on Union's Division I all-time scoring list with 115 career points matching Jason Walters ('10) mark.

The Dutchmen applied the early pressure, outshooting Harvard 11-3 in the first period. The three shots allowed by Union are tied for the fewest the Dutchmen have allowed in a period all season long.

John Simpson had perhaps the best chance of the period just over three minutes into the contest, stealing the puck in the offensive zone for a shot in the slot that was kicked away by Richter.

Union will take on Dartmouth tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. at Thompson Arena.