ORONO, Maine –
Donavan Villeneuve-Houle scored two goals as the #8 University of Maine men's hockey team topped UMass Lowell, 5-3, on Friday night at sold out Alfond Arena.
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The River Hawks took a 1-0 lead less than three minutes into the contest but Villeneuve-Houle popped home a short-handed goal midway through the opening frame to equalize.
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After a scoreless second period, Villeneuve-Houle scored on the power play followed less than a minute later by
David Breazeale's second of the season to make it 3-1.
Josh Nadeau then potted his 12th of the year with 3:18 to play. Over the final 90 seconds of the third, UMass Lowell sandwiched goals around a
Harrison Scott strike for the 5-3 final score.
#8 Maine 5, UMass Lowell 3
Jan. 19, 2024 | Orono, Maine
Alfond Arena
NOTABLES
- Maine had the 35-32 lead in shots on goal.
- Maine went 1-for-4 on the power play while keeping UMass Lowell to 0-for-4.
- Victor Ostman finished with 29 saves for the Black Bears in moving to 13-3-1 on the season.
- Maine is now 83-49-6 in the all-time series with UMass Lowell … the Black Bears are 45-21-1 at Alfond Arena against the River Hawks.
- Donavan Villeneuve-Houle recorded two goals for his first multi-goal game of the season … it was his fourth multi-point game of the year … his first goal of the game was his 25th career goal.
- Maine now has four short-handed goals on the season.
- Brandon Holt had two assists for his third multi-point game of the season … he now has four points in the last three games.
- David Breazeale scored his second goal of the season.
- Lynden Breen notched two assists for his eighth multi-point game of the year ... with his two assists, he set a new single-season career-high of 18.
- Harrison Scott recorded one goal and one assist to tie his career-high in points of 15 ... his eight assists on the year mark a new best.
- With one goal and one assist, Josh Nadeau registered his 12th multi-point game of the season ... at 12-18-30 on the year, he is the first Maine freshman to reach 30 points in a season since Gustav Nyquist in 2008-09.
RECORDS
- Maine: 14-4-2, 6-3-1 Hockey East
- UMass Lowell: 7-12-2, 3-6-1 Hockey East
UP NEXT
- Maine and UMass Lowell will face off again tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Alfond Arena.
