Men's Ice Hockey Rolls Past Rivier, 5-2, Behind Multi-Goal Night from Bugarin

FRAMINGHAM, MASS – The Framingham State men's hockey team picked up a commanding 5-2 victory over Rivier on Thursday night at home, improving to 7-17-0 overall and 4-9-0 in conference play. Scott Bugarin led the way with two goals while Brent Scott notched the game-winner in the second period.

THE BASICS:

• Score: Framingham State 5, Rivier 2
• Records: Framingham State (7-17-0, 4-9-0 MASCAC) | Rivier (2-21-1, 2-11-0)
• Location: Framingham, Massachusetts - Loring Arena

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Framingham State struck first at 13:17 of the first period when Jerry Duckett netted his 6th goal of the season, assisted by Devin Shepherd.
• Rivier answered late in the opening frame at 18:06, when Mason Rudrud tallied his 8th of the year off assists from Brayden Deschamps and Payton Kender, knotting the game at 1-1 heading to the second.
• Scott Bugarin gave the Rams the lead for good just 57 seconds into the second period, burying his 10th goal of the season with Sam Larkin picking up the assist.
• Rivier tied it again at 4:22 when Payton Kender scored his 12th of the year, assisted by Tyler Sitnikov, making it 2-2.
• Brent Scott put Framingham State ahead to stay at 10:53 of the second, netting the game-winning goal (his 5th of the season) off assists from Nathan Gines and Luke Yubeta.
• Bugarin added his second goal of the night at 14:01 of the third, again assisted by Larkin, to extend the lead to 4-2.
• Luke Yubeta capped the scoring with an empty-net, unassisted goal at 19:02 of the third to seal the 5-2 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Framingham State goaltender Isak Saldjoughi earned the win with 27 saves on 29 shots.
• Rivier goaltender Josh Kirton took the loss, stopping 28 of 33 Framingham State shots.
• The Rams outshot Rivier 33-29 on the night.
• Framingham State went 0-for-1 on the power play; Rivier went 0-for-3.
• Bugarin led all skaters with 2 goals and 4 shots on goal.
• Sam Larkin registered two assists; Luke Yubeta contributed a goal and an assist.

UP NEXT:

• Framingham State travels to face Anna Maria on Saturday, February 21, with a 6:40 PM EST puck drop.