The Middlebury men’s hockey team scored the game’s first three goals, as the Panthers skated to a 4-1 NESCAC win on Friday at Colby in their season opener. Middlebury (1-0-0, 1-0-0) plays in Maine again on Saturday with a 4:00 p.m. contest against Bowdoin.
The hosts had an opportunity to open the scoring with a power play midway through the opening period, but the Panthers muted the chance and didn’t allow a shot on goal. Middlebury had an offensive opportunity with 8:24 on the clock as Owen Powers created a turnover in the neutral zone and carried the puck into
