Kai Daniells had two goals on the season entering Princeton's game on Friday evening against ECAC Hockey rival St. Lawrence at Hobey Baker Rink. He left with seven.
Daniells, a junior forward from Whistler, B.C., scored five goals to lift the Tigers over the visiting Saints, 7-4. He tallied Princeton's second, third, fourth, fifth and seventh goals, two in the second period and three in the third. His goal with just over three minutes remining in regulation stood up as the game-winner, while his final goal was scored into an empty net in the final minute of play. Tyler Cristall notched two goals on the night for the Saints who lost their fourth straight conference contest.
According to College Hockey News, Daniells is the first NCAA Division I men's hockey player to score five goals in one game since Minnesota Duluth's Mike Connolly did so back on Feb. 5, 2011 in a 6-4 win over Minnesota. UMD went on to win the national title that season. Daniells is also the first Tiger to score five goals in one night since John Cook scored five against Northeastern on Nov. 30, 1962, according to Princeton's athletic web site.
The Tigers (4-2-0 overall, 1-2-0 ECAC Hockey), who have won four consecutive home games to start the 2025-26 campaign, will now host Clarkson on Saturday evening, while SLU (2-10-2, 1-4-0) will visit Quinnipiac.
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