BABSON PARK, MA (November 21, 2023) - Tufts played its first non-conference game Tuesday night against Babson College, which is receiving national votes in the US College Hockey Online poll. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. The Jumbos now sit 0-2-1 on the season.
Senior goaltender
Peyton Durand made 37 saves in the tie. The Jumbos fired 25 shots on goal. The Jumbos went 3-3 on penalty kills. They also blocked 16 shots, which is a season-high for the Jumbos.
The first period was back and forth ending scoreless. Senior netminder
Peyton Durand stopped the 16 shots he faced for the Jumbos. Tufts fired back 10 shots of their own. Junior forward Tyler Sedlack had three shots in the period. Tuft was 11-19Â from the faceoff dot while sophomore
Max Resnick went 4-5 in the circle this period.
Tufts began the second period with a power-play, where they were unable to capitalize. With 9:45 left to play sophomore Max Reznick put the jumbos on the board with a beautiful shot from the circle. Sedlak recorded the assist. Tufts killed off two power-plays to hold the lead. However, Babson would end up tying the game within the last minute to play on a Cam Joslin goal, making the score 1-1. Durand made nine more saves in the second for the Jumbos.
The third period was also back and forth, and the Jumbos killed a late penalty. Durand made five saves to add to his outstanding night.
The Jumbos will take on Skidmore College to begin the Skidmore Thanksgiving Tournament on Saturday, November 25.
Recap Written by Jack Haggerty
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