ORONO, Maine – The #5/6 University of Maine men's ice hockey team and #17 University of Connecticut battled to a 2-2 tie on Saturday night at Alfond Arena. The Black Bears earned the extra Hockey East point with a win in the shootout.
 
UConn took a 1-0 lead at the 17:17 mark of the first period but Oskar Komarov scored with one second remaining to send the game into the break tied. After a scoreless second period, Taylor Makar made it 2-1 Maine six minutes into the third period. With the goaltender pulled, the Huskies capitalized on a five-minute major, putting home the game-tying goal with a 6-on-4 advantage.
 
In the shootout, Nicholas Niemo converted the first attempt for Maine and Albin Boija stopped all three UConn attempts.
 
#5/6 Maine 2, #17 UConn 2 (OT)
Jan. 18, 2025 | Alfond Arena
 
NOTABLES

• Maine had the 32-24 lead in shots on goal.
• The Black Bears were 0-for-3 on the power play while the Huskies were 1-for-3.
• Albin Boija made 22 saves in moving to 14-5-3 on the year.
• The Black Bears are now 8-14-5 in the all-time series with UConn.
• Oskar Komarov scored his second goal of the season.
• Brandon Holt recorded his 14th assist of the season and now has a career-high 16 points from two goals and 14 helpers.

RECORDS

• Maine: 15-5-3, 7-3-3 HE
• UConn: 12-8-2, 7-6-2 HE 

UP NEXT

• Maine will be off next weekend and then return to action with a pair of home games.
• The Black Bears will take on Northeastern on Friday, Jan. and UMass on Sunday, Feb. 2.