Men's Ice Hockey Falls to Anna Maria 3-1 in Regular Season Finale

AUBURN, MASS. – The Framingham State men's hockey team closed out its regular season Saturday evening with a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Anna Maria. The Rams were outshot 38-25 and could not overcome two Anna Maria power-play goals in a game that saw the Amcats control the pace for much of the night.

THE BASICS:

• Score: Anna Maria 3, Framingham State 1
• Records: Framingham State (7-18-0, 4-10-0 MASCAC); Anna Maria (17-5-2, 12-1-1)
• Location: Auburn, Massachusetts

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Anna Maria struck first on a power play at 14:13 of the first period when Dylan McElhinny scored his fourth goal of the season, assisted by Brandon Della-Paolera and Pearce Baker, while Framingham State's Jake Barcelou was serving a holding penalty.
• The Rams answered quickly — just seconds later at 18:06 — when Scott Bugarin buried his 12th goal of the season on an even-strength tally, assisted by Barcelou, to tie the game 1-1 heading into the first intermission.
• Anna Maria reclaimed the lead for good at 10:16 of the second period. Max Wennerberg potted the game-winning goal on a power play (his seventh of the year), assisted by Owen Barrow, while Nathan Gines was in the box for a hitting-from-behind penalty.
• AMC iced the game with an empty-net opportunity at 17:28 of the third, when Barrow scored his 14th of the season on an even-strength tally, assisted by Adam Redding, to make it 3-1.
• Framingham State pulled goaltender Isak Saldjoughi at 18:33 of the third in a desperate bid to cut the deficit, but could not convert.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• FSU goaltender Isak Saldjoughi made 35 saves on 38 shots in 58:33 of work before the net was vacated.
• AMC goaltender Cole Johnston stopped 24 of 25 shots for the win.
• Anna Maria outshot Framingham State 38-25 (15-6, 14-9, 9-10 by period).
• FSU went 0-for-3 on the power play; Anna Maria converted 2-of-3.
• Both teams finished with 4 penalties for 8 minutes each.
• Framingham State's Bugarin led the team with 5 shots on goal and a +1 rating.
• Faceoff dominance favored Anna Maria throughout the game, including key draws in the offensive zone during both power-play goals.