(HALIFAX, NS) The No. 1 ranked UNB REDS snuck out a 2-1 victory over the Dalhousie Tigers on Saturday night, at the Halifax forum. 

Dalhousie came into the game as underdogs and didn't help their cause, giving up a goal just 46 seconds into the game. Tyler Boland (St. John's, NL) pounced on a rebound in close to give the visiting REDS the early lead.

UNB was the faster team, but the Tigers managed to hold their own, almost tying the game on a few cross-ice one timers that kept REDS goalie Rylan Parenteau (Saskatoon, SK) on his toes.

It was the visiting side's powerplay that took advantage of their man advantage time with Samuel Dove-McFalls (Montreal, QC) firing a shot high glove side on Connor Hicks (Kanata, ON) to extend the UNB lead to 2-0 before the end of the frame.

A penalty parade continued into the second period with each team generating good powerplay chances. Both teams seemed to challenge the referees after almost every call, resulting in multiple unsportsmanlike penalties.

Parenteau and Hicks went save for save and UNB held that same 2-0 lead after 40 minutes.

Things boiled over at the six-minute mark of the third period when a large scrum resulted after a check to the head by Dalhousie's Campbell Pickard (Halifax, NS). He was assessed a two-minute minor plus a 10-minute misconduct. Not long after, a pair of 10-minute misconducts were handed out to the Tigers Jarrett Baker (Black Rock, NS) and UNB's James Phelan (Laval, QC).

The REDS had a chance to extend their lead when leading scorer Austen Keating (Guelph, ON) found himself alone in the slot for a pair of close-range chances, both stopped by Hicks.

Dalhousie finally got on the board just over the midway mark of the period with a backhand shot from Logan Johnston (Fredericton, NB) to bring the score to 2-1. 

The Tigers pulled Hicks for an extra attacker with 1:35 left and had a series of chances, but the REDS held on for their sixth win in six games.

There was a total of 80 penalty minutes handed out during the game, and UNB had 43 shots to Dalhousie's 20.

The Subway Player of the Game was Hicks, who made 41 saves in the Tigers' net.

UNB will be back at the Forum on Friday, Oct. 29th to face the Tigers again. Game time is 7:00pm.

RECAP BY: Troy Langstaff/for Dal Athletics

PHOTOS BY: Kate Collings/for Dal Athletics