BEVERLY, Mass. (1/19/2024) – Special Teams was the difference on Friday evening from Raymond J. Bourque Arena, as the Nichols College men's hockey team lost 5-1 at the hands of the Endicott College Gulls in their first match up of the season.

Senior Jack Goodman scored the lone Bison goal coming on the power-play. This was his first collegiate goal. Classmates Philip Bjorkman and Dylan McMahon cashed in on the helpers. Junior Tyler Bost made 32 saves in the loss.

The Gulls quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a pair of goals just 15 seconds apart and took a 2-0 lead into the dressing room. Endicott added some insurance with their third goal of the game, this one on the power-play, to lead 3-0 through two periods.

The final frame was more of the same from the Gulls as they potted two more power-play goals to lead 5-0 in the opening minutes of the third period. Nichols broke the shut out, thanks to a power-play goal of their own coming off the stick of Goodman.

Nichols lost the CCC contest 5-1. The Bison were out shot 37-24 in the loss and went 5-8 on the penalty kill and 1-4 on the power-play.

The Bison play host to the Gulls on Saturday, January 20. Puck drop from Levy Rink is slated for 4:40 p.m.