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SALEM, N.H. — Already sporting a bushy playoff beard that would made NHL players jealous, Londonderry co-captain Colby Austin was sporting a large, furry smile as he left the ice on Wednesday.

Patrick Hare scored two goals as Pinkerton got back on track with a 3-1 victory over Hanover. Gennaro Marra added the other Astro goal.

Freshman Dakota Robinson made 16 saves for his first career shutout as Pinkerton beat Nashua North 2-0.

SALEM — In an out-of-state matchup in the inaugural game of the 16th annual Tuscan Blue Devil Classic, Pinkerton escaped with a 1-1 tie against Scarborough.
Scarborough came into the contest sporting a 5-0-0 record, good enough for first place in Maine’s Class A South Division.
On a day where the Astros were outshot 35-13 at the Salem Icenter, they needed (and received) heroics in net to avoid a loss.
With under two minutes remaining in regulation, Pinkerton goaltender Jordan Puzzo somehow found the puck under a scrum of bodies in front of the net after a sprawling pad save. The save was one of Puzzo’s 34 that he recorded on the day, and ensured the game would go into overtime.
“He’s our senior goalie,” said Pinkerton head coach Ryan Piper. “He played fantastic. He saw a lot of rubber, and that’s been consistent of our season so far. We have a difficult time right now getting it out of our own end, and (Puzzo) is definitely keeping us in there.”
Pinkerton scored late in the first period when Mike Francis rocketed a slap shot past Ross LeBlond.
Scarborough answered late in the second period on a power play when Kyle Jacques snuck one past the leg of Puzzo. Puzzo had previously made a diving blocker save followed by a pad save, but could not get to the puck in time.

The Pinkerton hockey team stormed back from a 2-0 deficit to tie the game and then got a goal from Jackson Puzzo in overtime to defeat St. Thomas 3-2.

Shamus Doherty scored his first career hat trick as Pinkerton erupted for five goals in the third to down archrival Salem 7-2 in the season-opener for both teams. Freshman Mitchell McGinn scored two goals for the Blue Devils in his varsity debut.