NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Connecticut College men's ice hockey team played NESCAC rival Colby to a 3-3 tie on Tuesday night at Dayton Arena.

Following an exciting overtime win against Middlebury on Sunday, the Camels played in another tight, back-and-forth contest that could not be decided in regulation. The Mules (11-3-1, 8-2-1 NESCAC) came into Dayton Arena in first place in the NESCAC and ranked 15th nationally. 

Connecticut College (5-8-2, 4-6-1 NESCAC) was aggressive in the first period, entering the Colby zone and generating shots. On the other end, the Camels' defense was willing to step in front of shots, taking some of the pressure off senior goaltender Mike McHale (Needham, Mass.) In the last three minutes of the period, each team would be assessed with penalties, and the second period would start on a four-on-four in a scoreless contest. 

Colby would strike first for the 1-0 lead when the rebound on a low shot from a Mules defenseman found the stick of Jack Sullivan who was able to force it home.

Following the goal, teams would take turns on the power play, but it was Kei Yasuda (Nagoya, Japan), who would intercept a breakout pass from a Colby defender and shoot it into the top right corner of the Mules net for the shorthanded goal, tying the game at 1-1 at 7:58 of the second period. The equalizer was Yasuda's first collegiate goal. 

Several minutes later, Paul Capozzi (Lake Forest, Ill.) would find the back of the net, giving the Camels the 2-1 lead on a one-timer, beating Colby goaltender Andy Beran to his blocker side. McHale would make a sequence of saves to end a physically dominant second period by Connecticut College.

The Mules, however, would strike back and tie the game after Justin Grillo scored off a feed from Alex Bourhas from the goal line 6:05 into the third period. Conn would answer with a power play goal of their own when Anthony Quatieri (Peabody, Mass.) would net his fifth goal of the season to give the Camels the lead once again.

The advantage for the home team would not last long because of Mules forward Brian Sanzone who scored off his own rebound to tie the game at three. Neither team found the back of the net the rest of the way, and the game would head to overtime.

In the extra period, both teams traded shots, but McHale and Beran held strong in net to seal the tie. 

McHale ended the game with 26 saves including six in overtime, while Beran stopped 29 shots for the Mules.

Connecticut College will travel to Tufts for a Friday night matchup at 7 p.m.