ORONO, Maine – The #5 University of Maine men's hockey team and the University of New Hampshire battled to a 1-1 tie before the Black Bears earned the extra Hockey East point with a shootout victory on Friday night at Alfond Arena.

The sold-out crowd witnessed two periods of scoreless play before Conor Lovett gave UNH a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal just over three minutes into the third. Pushing for the equalizer and with the extra attacker on the ice, Harrison Scott tipped home a David Breazeale shot with 46 seconds remaining in the third frame. After a scoreless overtime, Sully Scholle and Scott converted their shootout attempts while Albin Boija stopped both UNH attempts he faced.

#5 Maine 1, RV New Hampshire 1 (OT, SOW)
Feb. 14, 2025 | Alfond Arena
 
NOTABLES

• The Wildcats had the 24-18 lead in shots on goal.
• Maine went 0-for-2 on the power play while UNH was 1-for-2.
• Albin Boija made 23 saves in moving to 17-5-5 on the year.
• The Black Bears are now 73-64-14 in the all-time series with UNH, including a mark of 4-3-3 under head coach Ben Barr.
• Harrison Scott scored his 16th goal of the season, setting a new career-high … it also now gives him 30 points on the year.
• Taylor Makar his career-long point streak to six games with an assist.
• Scott and Nolan Renwick each had a game-high 12 face-off wins.
• The Black Bears blocked 23 shots, including Owen Fowler with a team-leading four.

RECORDS

• Maine: 18-5-5, 10-3-5 HE
• New Hampshire: 11-12-4, 3-11-3 HE

UP NEXT

• Maine and UNH will close out the regular season series tomorrow with another 7 p.m. puck drop at Alfond Arena.