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SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--Junior Alan Martin scored what proved to be the game-winning goal late in the second period, and sophomore Tim Carr recorded a team season-high 41 saves, as the Western New England University men's hockey team edged visiting Salve Regina, 2-1, in Eastern College Athletic Conference Northeast action at Smead Rink on Saturday. The Golden Bears have won four-straight to improve to 4-1 on the season, including 3-0 in the ECAC Northeast, while the Seahawks dip to 2-5 and 1-2 in the league.

With 1 minute and 29 seconds left in the second stanza, Martin atoned for his hitting from behind minor penalty that gave Salve Regina a power-play by taking a feed from sophomore Brandon Stroud immediately after he exited the box and skated uncontested to the right-circle where he snapped a wrist shot over the right shoulder of Seahawks goaltender David Chiokadze.  

Moments before, Salve Regina had a chance to take a 2-1 lead but Marc Biggs' power play slap shot from the left point hit the post and caromed across to the opposite side.

The teams traded goals in the first period as William Gomolinski gave Salve Regina a 1-0 lead with his fifth goal of the season just 2:33 after the opening face-off, taking a pass from Michael Naso. However, junior Chris Connors knocked in a rebound over Chiokadze left leg-pad from the top of the goal-crease for his second goal to get the equalizer 4:21 later.

Martin had a golden opportunity to get an insurance goal 5 minutes into the third period, but he was stymied by Chiokadze from close range.

Chiokadze, who ended up with 28 saves, was pulled in favor of an extra skater for 95 seconds out of the final 2:01 but couldn't get the tying goal to send the game into overtime.