UNH 5, Maine 2 final. Maine has their 5 game unbeaten streak ended by the Wildcats
Poturalski has put the game away with an empty net goal with 43 seconds left, 5-2 UNH
Rob Michel hits the post with 1:55 left Maine has pulled McGovern again
With the goalie pulled for an extra attacker Steven Swaveley scores to cut the UNH lead to 4-2 with 2:37 remaining
5:30 left and Maine still down 4-1.
We are 6:25 into the third with UNH still up 4-1 and the Cats are about to head to the powerplay where they are 1 for 2 tonight and 3 for 4 on the weekend
UNH 4, Maine 1 end of second period. Maine outshot the Wildcats 14-8 in the middle period but New Hampshire with the only two goals
UNH now starting to take control as a powerplay goal by Ara Nazarian makes it 4-1 Wildcats with 4:15 left in the second
Maine had Danny Tirone down on his back and an open goal but somehow Tirone covers the shot with his glove as the Cats maintain the two goal lead
UNH increases the lead to 3-1 as Maxim Gaudreault scoops up a rebound and lifts it over a fallen Rob McGovern. 6:38 left in the second
Maine has dominated the first 8:43 of the second outshooting UNH 8-1 but can’t get one by Wildcats goalie Danny Tirone, Cats still up 2-1
Maine turning up the pressure now going on the powerplay 3:25 into the second
About three minutes until the start of period 2 here in Durham with UNH up 2-1 over Maine
Things get chippy at the end of the period. Both teams have two players in the box with double minors for roughing and hitting after the whistle. UNH leads 2-1 at the end of the first. Shots are 10-8 Wildcats
UNH with the first powerplay chance. The Wildcats were 2 for 2 last night. 3:50 to go opening period
Cedric Lacroix just like last night gets the first goal for Maine. 2-1 UNH with 6:40 left in the first
UNH makes it a 2 goal lead as Maxim Gaudreault assisted by Kyle Smith scores to make it 2-0 with 9:13 left in first period
UNH strikes first on a goal by Andrew Poturalski on a beautiful set up by Correale and Kelleher. 1-0 Wildcats just 3:29 in
Freshman Rob McGovern has returned from injury and will start in goal for the Maine Black Bears tonight
Game 2 of this series from the Whittemore Center getting ready to face off at 7 p.m. Maine has a 5 game unbeaten streak thanks to a 3-3 overtime tie last night in Orono, coming from 2-0 down in the middle of the second period. Keep it here for live scoring plays as these two rivals get ready to square off in a Hockey East matchup.
Game ends in a 3-3 tie
Headed to overtime, 3-3
Maine and UNH still tied 3-3 and we are down to 5:56 left in regulation
Maine has poured 45 shots onto UNH sophomore goalie Tiron but we still remain tied 3-3 with 11:40 left in regulation
The first Maine goal originally credited to Hamilton will be credit instead to Cedric Lacroix. Maine has outshot UNH 37-23 through two periods as we get ready for a great finish in the third period.
UNH strikes late in the second with 1:40 left on a rebound goal by Kyle Smith. The Bears and Wildcats are tied 3-3 after two periods of play.
Brian Morgan scores on a rebound for Maine, three unanswered goals now have the Black Bears up 3-2 with 5 min left in the second
At a stoppage of play the referee reviews a Maine shot that originally looked to go off the post but after further review its a goal by Will Merchant to tie the game 2-2. We have 5:54 left in second period
Maine jumps on the board on a goal by Mark Hamilton to cut the UNH down to 2-1 with 9:37 left second period
UNH strikes again 54 seconds into their second powerplay on a goal by Andrew Poturalski to make it 2-0 we now have 10 minutes left in the second
Maine has controlled the puck well in the UNH zone, shots are now 25-14 Maine but Tirone standing tall to keep UNH up 1-0 with 12:51 left in the second
Maine outshot UNH 19-10 in the opening period but couldn’t get anything past Tirone. Maine down a goal as we are about five minutes away from second period puck drop.
UNH 1, Maine 0 end of first period
New Hampshire scores on the powerplay as Dan Correale scoops up a rebound on the powerplay, assists to Andrew Poturalski and Tyler Kellher. 1-0 UNH with 10:10 left in first
Wildcats with their first chance with the extra man, headed to the powerplay with 10:55 left opening period
Black Bears with a real good chance at the end of their first powerplay of the night, three or four real good chances in tight on UNH goalie Danny Tirone but it remains scoreless with 5:37 gone by.
The University of Maine Black Bear men’s hockey team will be facing the University of New Hampshire in a home and home Hockey East series this weekend. Game 1 will be in Orono at 7:30 Friday night with Game 2 scheduled for 7 pm in Durham, NH. Keep it to this page for live scoring updates from both games. Maine comes into this weekend at 4-8-3 and 2-4-0 in Hockey East play including four wins in a row while UNH comes in 4-6-3 and 1-1-3 in Hockey East.
