Box Score 

NORTHFIELD, Vt. - Junior F Chad Anderson scored two goals and assisted on another, and freshman F Blake Forkey scored a goal and dished out three assists to help lead the No. 3-ranked Norwich University men's ice hockey team to a 6-2 victory over in-state rival St. Michael's College in an ECAC East game Tuesday evening at Kreitzberg Arena.

The Cadets outshot the Purple Knights, 39-9, but they did not pull away until the third period when they broke open a one-goal game with three goals in a span of less than 10 minutes.

Norwich (6-0-1, 5-0-0 ECAC) controlled the play in the first period, but the Cadets were unable to score until the 18:15 mark when Anderson netted a power play goal. Forkey's original shot was saved by St. Michael's G Mike Dizgun, but the rebound deflected through the crease and landed on Anderson's stick. The third-year player wasted little time sliding it into the gaping net for his third goal of the season. Forkey and sophomore F Emmond Bell were credited with assists on the goal.

NU struck again just 91 seconds later when senior F Eric Tallent worked a pretty two-on-one play with freshman F Steven Schroeder. Tallent gathered the puck near center ice and skated in along the right-side boards before zipping a pass over to Schroeder, who buried a shot from the left circle for his second goal of the season.

The Cadets held a 14-1 edge in shots on goal during an entertaining and quick first period.

St. Michael's (1-5-0, 1-4-0 ECAC East) knotted the score early in the second with a pair of power play goals by Matt Rigtrup. Rigtrup's first marker, which was assisted by Dave Vorozilchak and Nick Sheehan, came at the 4:47 mark. Then, with two Norwich players in the pentalty box, Rigtrup struck again. Vorozilchak started the play when his shot from the right point glanced off the right pipe and into the right corner. Sheehan then moved the puck back up to Vorozilchak, who slid a pass to Rigtrup at the left point. Rigtrup then unleashed a slap shot that beat NU senior G Ryan Klingensmith to knot the score at the 7:08 mark. Vorozilchak and Sheehan were again credited with assists.

The Cadets regained the lead when Forkey netted a power play goal off a pretty feed from Anderson. Anderson skated in and around the St. Michael's net, and it looked like he was going to try to score on a wrap-around. But just when Dizgun committed himself, Anderson sent a pass through the crease to Forkey, who smashed it into the open net. It marked Forkey's team-leading sixth goal of the year.

Norwich outshot St. Michael's 15-3 during the second period, but the score was still close thanks to some terrific saves by Dizgun.

NU finally blew the game open in the third period, scoring three times. Anderson got the ball rolling at 1:17 of the stanza when he tipped in a blast from sophomore D Scott Baker. Forkey started the play when he worked the puck from the left corner up to Baker at the left point. Baker then let go with a hard slap shot from the point, which Anderson redirected for his fourth goal of the season.

Sophomore D Owen Carpino made it 5-2 at the 5:55 mark when he converted a pass from senior F D.J. Fimiani. Fimiani skated behind the SMC cage and found himself in the left corner before rifling a pass right through the crease and onto the stick of Carpino. The second-year performer then snapped off a quick wrist shot past Dizgun for his first goal of the year.

Junior D Greg Eskedjian capped the scoring at the 11:10 mark when he scored his first marker of the season off assists from Bell and Forkey. The goal was scored just as a St. Michael's player was coming out of the penalty box.

Klingensmith, who saw his scoreless streak snapped at 169 minutes, 4 seconds, made seven saves to earn the win between the pipes for the Cadets. Dizgun stopped 33 shots for the Purple Knights in the loss.

The Cadets finished the game with a commanding 39-9 edge in shots. Norwich went 2-for-9 on the power play, while St. Michael's converted 2-of-5 power play opportunities.

The Cadets will close out their first semester schedule on Friday, Dec. 11, when they host Southern New Hampshire University in a non-conference contest at 7 p.m. The game will be videostreamed live on the internet for FREE via Northeast Sports Network (nsnsports.net) and a live radio broadcast will also be available (WDEV AM 550/FM 96.1). A live audiostreamed broadcast will also be available at cadetsradio.com.