Orono, Maine -- The University of Maine men's ice hockey team defeated the Canisius College Golden Griffins, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon at the Alfond Arena.
 
First Goal (1-0 Maine): Cole Hanson scored the lone goal of the first and second period. The transfer fired a shot from between the face-off dots. Thomas Freel fed his linemate the puck. Hanson's shot deflected off the goaltender's stick and into the back of Canisius' net. The Black Bears held a 1-0 lead at the end of 40:00.
 
Second Goal (2-0 Maine): Scoring the Black Bears' second power play goal of the contest, Jakub Sirota scored his second goal in as many games. Nolan Renwick won the face-off to a waiting Sirota. The captain did not waste any time and doubled Maine's lead.
 
Third Goal (3-0 Maine): Lynden Breen added an empty net goal with 00:29 left in regulation. It was the final goal of the night as Maine won their fourth in row.
 
Notes: Victor Ostman saved 22 shots in net for the Black Bears, while Jacob Barczewski stopped 23 shots between the pipes for Canisius.
 
Maine went 2 for 3 on the power play, as the Golden Griffins were 0-5 on its player advantages.
 
Next: The Black Bears return to the ice on Friday, December 30 in Hamilton, New York. Face-off at Colgate is scheduled for 7:00 pm.
 
-UMaine-