Fair is a word rarely uttered in the world of sports, but in terms of how No. 11 Colorado College played on Saturday, a tie was a fair result.
CC struggled to manage visiting Lindenwood’s forecheck and neutral-zone play but erased a two-goal deficit and killed off a huge 5-on-3 to begin the third period en route to a 2-2 tie and shootout win against the Lions. CC beat Lindenwood 4-2 on Friday night.
Down 2-1, CC (7-2-1) went on the penalty kill at 18:51 of the second period after junior forward Jordan Brisson was called for a slash. Thirty-three seconds into the kill, senior center Klavs Veinbergs joined Brisson in the box on a hooking call.
The Tigers staved off the Lions to finish the period, but still had 51 seconds of the 5-on-3 left to go to start the third.
“We scored late there in the second and then a 5-on-3. It could have been an opportunity for us to maybe not come out all the way,” Tigers junior blueliner Ryan Koering said. “I think that was a huge response moment for our team, and me, (Philippe Blais-Savoie) and (Drew Montgomery) talked in the locker room just about what we were seeing out there and we had 51 seconds to get the job done, and we did, so that was big and ...