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Breazeale's OT winner powers Black Bears past Bobcats
10/20/2024 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
David Breazeale scored with 36 seconds left in overtime for a 6-5 win.
ORONO, Maine – David Breazeale scored with 36 seconds remaining in overtime to give the #9/10 University of Maine men's ice hockey team a 6-5 win and weekend sweep over #7/8 Quinnipiac on Saturday night at Alfond Arena.
The Black Bears took a 3-1 lead into the first intermission thanks to a short-handed goal from Taylor Makar and scores from Owen Fowler and Ross Mitton. Thomas Freel made it 4-1 Maine with a power-play goal just 55 seconds into the second period but the Bobcats responded with four unanswered goals. Quinnipiac took a 5-4 lead just under seven minutes into the third.
Brandon Holt's extra attacker goal with 28 seconds remaining sent the game to overtime where Breazeale fired home the game-winner.
#9/10 Maine 6, #7/8 Quinnipiac 5 (OT)
Oct. 19, 2024 | Alfond Arena
NOTABLES
• Maine will travel to Northeastern next weekend to open up Hockey East play with a pair of games at Matthews Arena on Friday and Saturday night.
The Black Bears took a 3-1 lead into the first intermission thanks to a short-handed goal from Taylor Makar and scores from Owen Fowler and Ross Mitton. Thomas Freel made it 4-1 Maine with a power-play goal just 55 seconds into the second period but the Bobcats responded with four unanswered goals. Quinnipiac took a 5-4 lead just under seven minutes into the third.
Brandon Holt's extra attacker goal with 28 seconds remaining sent the game to overtime where Breazeale fired home the game-winner.
#9/10 Maine 6, #7/8 Quinnipiac 5 (OT)
Oct. 19, 2024 | Alfond Arena
NOTABLES
- Maine had the 41-27 lead in shots.
- The Black Bears went 1-for-5 on the power play while Quinnipiac was 2-for-6.
- Albin Boija made 22 saves in moving to 3-0-0 on the year.
- Harrison Scott registered a career-high four assists.
- Ten total Black Bears had at least one point, including Brandon Holt, Taylor Makar and Scott, while six different Black Bears scored … Holt and Makar each had one goal and one assist.
- Makar's goal marked his first career game-winning goal.
- Ross Mitton and Owen Fowler both scored their first goals as Black Bears.
- The Black Bears are now 12-9-1 in the all-time series with the Bobcats.
- The game marked Maine's fifth consecutive regular season sellout.
• Maine will travel to Northeastern next weekend to open up Hockey East play with a pair of games at Matthews Arena on Friday and Saturday night.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
QUI
MNE
Shots
27
41
PPG
2
1
SHG
0
1
Penalties
5
6
Penalty Mins
10
12
Faceoffs Won
27
31
Game Leaders
Friday, April 10
Tuesday, March 24
Monday, March 16
Tuesday, March 10















