TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's ice hockey team was defeated 8–3 by Yale tonight in ECAC Hockey action at Houston Field House.

Luciano Wilson, Filip Sitar, and Jagger Tapper accounted for the Engineers' goals, as RPI played to a balanced 32-31 shot count against the visiting Bulldogs.

Yale opened the scoring midway through the first period with a pair of even-strength goals, however the Engineers answered late in the frame, as Wilson finished a strong offensive-zone sequence following feeds from Alfred Lindberg and Tyler Wallace to pull RPI within 2–1 heading into the intermission.

The Bulldogs capitalized on a short-handed opportunity early in the second period and added two more late in the frame to extend the margin to 5–1.

Despite the deficit, RPI continued to push offensively, with Matthew Buckley, Kazimier Sobieski, and Ethan Bono generating chances around the crease and from the point. 

RPI found success again early in the third period as the Engineers struck twice in a 23-second span. Sitar cut into the deficit by finishing an even-strength chance from Bono and Gunnar VanDamme. Moments later, Tapper, as he converted a setup from Wallace and Lindberg to make it 7–3.

RPI held a 35–24 advantage at the face off dot, led by Sitar (10-for-15), Lindberg (9-for-18), and Rainers Rullers (7-for-14).

RPI continues conference play tomorrow, as the Engineers host Brown at 4:00 pm inside Houston Field House.