BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin men's ice hockey team scored four first period goals en route to an 8-2 win over visiting Wesleyan on Saturday night.

The Polar Bears extend their win streak to seven and climb to 11-7-3 (7-5-3 NESCAC). The Cardinals sit at 2-11-8 (2-6-7 NESCAC) and face Colby tomorrow in a key matchup for playoff positioning.

Game Highlights

• Kendall Culbertson tallied the game's first goal 1:49 into the game. The junior wristed a quick shot from just inside the left faceoff circle to go near post with Cody Todesco and Austin Ricci notching helpers.
• Matthew Lison scored from a nearly the same spot as Culbertson less than two minutes later by burying a backhand off a Matt Rubinoff feed.
• Spencer Antunez set up a power play goal midway through the first, teeing up a shot above the left circle. Rubinoff got his stick on the puck to deflect the shot at the far post.
• Camil Blanchet's diving effort on the left post with 2:16 remaining in the opening period put Bowdoin up 4-0.
• Cody Todesco put away a rebound on the right post 1:34 into the second frame off initial shots by Brendan Conroy and Gordon Bensen.
• Midway through the period Daniel McMullan finished off a play that began back in Bowdoin's own defensive zone. The Polar Bears broke out into a three-on-two. Rubinoff worked the puck down the left boards after taking a feed from Lison in the middle. Rubinoff crossed to McMullan on the opposite side.
• Lison scored a power play goal with under seven to play in the period. Chris Wallace set up Rubinoff who backhanded a shot in front of net that Nolan Daley initially saved, but Lison put away the rebound to go ahead 7-0.
• Wesleyan spoiled the shutout with less than three minutes to play in the second period and tallied consecutive goals before the clock expired. Jaren Taenaka threw the puck out to Jordan Jancze in the low slot from behind Bowdoin's net. Jancze took advantage of the quick feed to best Peter Cronin.
• The Cardinals scored with seven seconds remaining in the frame, on the power play, to double their goal count.  Mike Yablong skated right to left in the Bowdoin zone, carving the inside edge of the circle, and wristed a shot past Cronin.
• Joseph Lace rounded out the day's scoring with a goal 12:47 into the third period. With Blanchet and Mitch Barrington working the puck out of Bowdoin's zone, Lace received the puck in stride going straight down the middle. The junior wristed a hard shot past Daley to end the game's scoring.

By the Numbers

• Bowdoin outshot Wesleyan by a 31-18 margin.
• Cronin ended the day with 16 saves.
• Dawson Sprigings made 9 stops in the first period before Daley came in to complete the game at make 14 saves.
• Bowdoin went 2-for-5 on the power play.
• The Cardinals were 1-for-2 with the extra skater.
• The Polar Bears had 13 players score a point in the game, while six skaters tallied multiple points.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears play their final home regular season game tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 p.m. against Trinity.
• The Cardinals play at Colby tomorrow with a 3:00 p.m. start.