MEDFORD, Mass. – The Bowdoin men's hockey team secured its spot in the NESCAC playoffs with a 4-2 win over Tufts in its final regular season game on Saturday evening.

The Polar Bears head to the post-season with a 12-11-1 (8-9-1 NESCAC) record. Tufts concludes the year at 8-15-1 (6-11-1 NESCAC).

Game Highlights

• Bowdoin struck first 6:31 into the game. The Polar Bears won an offensive zone faceoff and quick passes from Bradley Ingersoll and Thomas Dunleavy found Ethan Kimball in the slot. Kimball wristed a shot top right corner.
• The Jumbos answered with a power play goal four minutes later. Justin Brandt passed to Tom Resca at the right point who slid a pass left to Cory Gottfried for a one-timer.
• Less than two minutes into the second, Bowdoin regained the lead. Ronnie Lestan saw his initial shot turned away, but Jimmy Duffy cleaned up the rebound.
• Kimball tallied his second of the evening two minutes later. The first-year forced a turnover in the offensive zone and found an open look on net.
• The Polar Bears made it 4-1 on the power play at 7:42. Albert Washco made a cross crease pass to a streaking Cam Berube for the tally.
• Anthony Farinacci made it a two goal game with a Tufts mark midway through the third. Farinacci fired a wrister past Alex Zafonte.

By the Numbers

• Zafonte made 31 saves for the win in net.
• Josh Sarlo made 32 stops for the Jumbos.
• Bowdoin went 1-for-4 on the power play.
• Tufts was 1-for-2 on the power play.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears wrapped up the season with the six seed in the NESCAC tournament and will play at third seeded Hamilton on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.