The 14th-ranked Polar Bears improved to 5-1, while the 18th-ranked Pride dropped to 4-2.
Mark Flibotte scored three times in the win for Bowdoin, while Nathan Fritts added a pair of goals. Brendan Hughes, Billy Bergner, Griffin Cardew and Tyler Williams also scored for the Polar Bears.
Christopher Williamson made 12 saves in net for Bowdoin, which got another impressive performance from Hughes on the face- off dot with 13 wins in 18 draws.
The win gives Bowdoin its best start since the 2009 campaign, when the squad began the year 7-1. The Polar Bears will face their toughest task of the young season this weekend as they open their home slate with matches in consecutive days against Middlebury ( Saturday) and Williams (Sunday). Both contests will be played on Pickard Field at 1 p.m.
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