Box Score

MILTON, Mass. – Senior captain and reigning Eastern College Athletic College Northeast Player of the Week Greg Strootman (Aston, Pa.) scored the game-winning goal early in the third period to lift the Nichols College men's hockey team past Curry College 2-1 in conference action Thursday night at Max Ulin Rink.
 
After a scoreless first period, freshman Tyler Vankleef (Dundas, Ontario) opened the scoring less than a minute into the second stanza for the Colonels as he slipped the puck past sophomore goaltender Alex Larson (Madison, Ala.). Classmate Sean Nelson (Brighton, Mich.) was credited with an assist on the play.
 
The Bison (13-5-2, 6-2-1 ECAC Northeast) answered back at 18:01 of the second period when sophomore Sean Fleming (Easthampton, N.J.) was able to best freshman Brett Sinclair (St. Catharines, Ontario) and tie the game at one. Sophomore Tyler Beasley (Indianapolis, Ind.) picked up his team leading 18^th assist on the play, and senior captain Josh DeLoach (Tampa, Fla.) was credited with the secondary apple.
 
Strootman potted his sixth marker of the season and fourth in three games just 1:10 into the third period on the power-play to put his team in front, 2-1. Juniors Chris Gularte (Salinas, Calif.) and Brett Jackson (Larchmont, N.Y.) were credited with assists on the play.
 
Larson tallied 35 saves on the way to his 10th win of the season. Sinclair picked up 36 stops for the Colonels.
 
Nichols host conference foe Suffolk Saturday at 7:40 p.m. Curry (8-10-2, 4-5-0 ECAC Northeast) returns to action Saturday as it hosts Salve Regina at 4:40 p.m.