ORONO, Maine – Behind a hat trick from Taylor Makar, the #5 University of Maine men's ice hockey team earned a 4-1 win over the University of Vermont on Friday night at Alfond Arena.
 
Makar scored his first of the night in the final minute of the first period, converting on the power play. Midway through the second, again on the power play, Makar deflected a Frank Djurasevic shot for the 2-0 lead.
 
Vermont made it a one-goal game midway through the third period with a power-play tally but Makar answered two minutes later, finishing a feed from Brandon Chabrier on a rush. Grayson Arnott then finished the scoring 90 seconds later for the 4-1 final.

#5 Maine 4, Vermont 1
Feb. 28, 2025 | Alfond Arena
 
NOTABLES

• Maine had the 38-27 lead in shots on goal.
• The Black Bears went 2-for-5 on the power play while Vermont was 1-for-6.
• Albin Boija made 26 saves in moving to 19-6-5 on the year.
• The Black Bears are now 33-30-9 in the all-time series with the Catamounts.
• Taylor Makar recorded his first career hat trick with his three-goal outing.
• Frank Djurasevic had two assists for his sixth multi-point game of the year.
• Maine is now 20-6-5 on the year, giving the Black Bears back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since 2005-06 and 2006-07.
• The Black Bears also hit 20 wins in the first 31 games of the season for the first time since 2006-07.

RECORDS

• Maine: 20-6-5, 12-4-5 HE
• Vermont: 11-17-3, 6-13-2 HE

UP NEXT

• Maine and Vermont will face off again at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Alfond Arena.