ORONO, Maine – The #15/18 University of Maine men's ice hockey team skated to a 7-2 win over Lindenwood on Sunday afternoon at Alfond Arena.
 
Maine took 1-0 lead less than 90 seconds into the game thanks to Justin Poirier . The Lions scored 27 seconds into the second period to tie things up.

Owen Fowler's short-handed goal at the 12:00 minute mark of the second period gave Maine a 2-1 lead and started a stretch of six unanswered goals for the Black Bears.

Jaden Lipinski and Thomas Pichette gave Maine a 4-1 lead after two frames and then Thomas Freel, Poirier and Lukas Peterson stretched Maine's lead to 7-1 with less than five minutes to play in the third. The Lions scored late in the final frame for the 7-2 final.

#15/18 Maine 7, Lindenwood 2
Dec. 14, 2025 | Orono, Maine
 
NOTABLES

• Maine had the 40-28 lead in shots on goal.
• The Black Bears and Lions were both 0-for-2 on the power play.
• Mathis Rousseau made 26 saves in moving to 4-2-0 on the season.
• Maine is now 2-0-0 in the all-time series with Lindenwood.
• Fourteen different Black Bears recorded a point on the night, with three having multi-point outings.
• Brandon Chabrier had four points on four assists to tie a career high.
• Loic Usereau recorded three assists for a career-high three points.
• Justin Poirier recorded two goals and one assist for the third consecutive game.
• Poirier has 17 goals in his first 19 career games, becoming the only Hockey East player to do that over the last 30 seasons … he is the first player in the country since the 2005-06 to record 17 goals in their first 19 career games.

RECORDS

• Maine: 11-7-1
• Lindenwood: 8-8-0

UP NEXT
• Maine will return to action on Jan. 2 and 3, 2026 at Denver.