For opponents to score a power-play on the UMass Lowell River Hawks these days, they almost need a two-man advantage.
Through the first 12 games of the season going into tomorrow's non-league contest against the Rochester Institute of Technology, the River Hawks have yielded only eight power-play goals. Nearly half of them — three of eight — the River Hawks were playing two men short when the goals were scored. Take away those three goals, and UML penalty-killers have allowed just five goals in 55 enemy power plays, a sparking .091 conversion rate.
The River Hawks have killed off 21 of the last 22 enemy power plays overall. The only goal? Scored on a 5-on-3.
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