ORONO, Maine – The #6 University of Maine men's ice hockey team earned a 3-1 win over Northeastern on Friday night at Alfond Arena.
 
Taylor Makar scored two goals while Josh Nadeau and Frank Djurasevic had two assists each.
 
Owen Fowler put Maine up less than two minutes into the second period with a short-handed goal. The Huskies responded four minutes later but Makar tipped home a Djurasevic shot in the final 30 seconds of the frame for a 2-1 lead after two. Makar sealed the 3-1 win with an empty-net goal in the final minute of play.
 
#6 Maine 3, RV Northeastern 1
Jan. 31, 2025 | Alfond Arena
 
NOTABLES

• Maine had the 32-21 lead in shots on goal.
• The Black Bears went 0-for-2 on the power play while keeping Northeastern to 0-for-5.
• Albin Boija made 20 saves in moving to 15-5-3 on the year.
• The Black Bears are now 60-59-21 in the all-time series with Northeastern including a mark of 38-22-10 at Alfond Arena.
• This marked Maine's first season series win over Northeastern since going 1-0-2 in three games during the 2011-12 season.
• Taylor Makar scored two goals for his fourth career two-goal game and his second of the season … it was his third game-winning goal of the year.
• Frank Djurasevic recorded two assists for his second career multi-assist game.
• Owen Fowler scored his second short-handed goal of the season and now has a career-high six goals on the year.
• Josh Nadeau's two assists marked his 11th career multi-assist game and 19th career multi-point game.
• Harrison Scott and Nolan Renwick both recorded 15 face-off wins.

RECORDS

• Maine: 16-5-3, 8-3-3 HE
• Northeastern: 9-12-3, 4-9-3 HE

UP NEXT

• Maine will host UMass at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2 at Alfond Arena.