(Oxford, OH) The No. 12 Arizona State ice hockey team (15-9-1, 10-5-0 NCHC) left no crumbs in a glutinous 7-1 victory over the Miami RedHawks (3-20-2, 0-15-0 NCHC) on Friday night. Lukas Sillingerset a new ASU program record for career assists while the Sun Devil special teams took care of business with two power play goals and two shorthanded goals at Goggin Ice Center.
Sillinger notched two assists within three minutes of a five-minute power play to set a new ASU program record for career assists at 69. The fifth-year forward’s career includes two seasons at Bemidji State and three at ASU. His combined career stats spanning 159 NCAA games includes 47 goals and 99 assists. Sixty-nine of his 99 career assists occurred at ASU.
Luke Pavicich made his 14th start for the Sun Devils and made 20 saves en route to his ninth win of the season. He boasts a 9-5-0 record and 2.27 goals against average and .952 save percentage.
Second Period
Ninety seconds into the frame, Lucius was assessed his second penalty of the night, putting the Sun Devils on a kill early. Down a man proved to be no issue for a Sun Devil special teams that has trended upward over the past stretch of games as Bennett Schimek tallied a shorthanded goal to put the Sun Devils up 2-0. It was Schimek’s third shortie of the season and he was assisted by Artem Shlane and Joel Kjellberg.
Shortly after the six-minute mark, Miami committed a major penalty for hitting from behind, giving ASU a five-minute power play. The Sun Devils cashed in with two goals from Ryan Kirwan to extend his NCHC lead of 18 goals scored on the season. On both goals he was assisted by Lukas Sillinger and Artem Shlaine. The two assists boosted Sillinger’s ASU career assists to 69 which set a new program record.
Third Period
Cullen Potter netted his ninth goal of the season with an assist from Cruz Lucius and Anthony Dowd just 90 seconds into the frame. After the middle point of the frame, Lukas Sillinger got in on the scoring action with assists from Ty Murchison and Joel Kjellberg. With six minutes left in the frame, ASU went back on the kill and tallied its second shorthanded goal of the game by Artem Shlaine with assists from Bennett Schimekand Ethan Szmagaj.
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Paige Shacklett
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