Box Score MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Bowdoin men's ice hockey team suffered a 5-0 shutout loss at Middlebury to begin the 2024-25 season.
 
The Polar Bears are 0-1-0 (0-1-0 NESCAC) as the Panthers begin with a 1-0-0 (1-0-0 NESCAC) record.
 
Game Highlights

• Middlebury scored at 6:07 in the first period to put Bowdoin in an early hole. Tucker Lamb put a shot on pads and Andrew Malatesta quickly poked in the rebound.
• The Panthers made it 2-0 in the final three minutes of the period as Jin Lee jumped on another rebound on the left post.
• Middlebury's lead continued to grow with a second period power play goal. Ryan Pineault put a shot on pads that trickled through.
• Lamb tallied a goal of his own midway through the second. Lamb's shot from the left point sent the puck rising on its way to the goal and went over the goalie's shoulder.
• Lee scored his second of the game less than a minute into the third period.

 
By the Numbers

• The Panthers were 1-for-4 on the power play, while holding Bowdoin to 0-for-2.
• Bowdoin controlled the faceoff dot with a 31-23 edge.
• Middlebury owned a 27-18 shots on goal advantage.
• Jacob Osborne made 22 stops in his collegiate debut.
• Andrew Heinze stopped all 18 shots he faced.

 
Up Next

• Bowdoin plays a 3:00 p.m. game at Williams tomorrow.