BURLINGTON, Vt. – The #18 University of Maine men's ice hockey team fell to Vermont, 5-2, in the regular season finale on Saturday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse.

Vermont took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission, scoring four minutes into the contest and then again with two to play in the period.
 
Josh Nadeau pulled Maine within a goal less than aminute into the middle frame but Vermont responded with a power-play tally. Miguel Marques scored with less than a minute to play in the second for a one-goal game after 40 minutes. Vermont then went up by two again, 4-2, early in the third. The Black Bears pulled Mathis Rousseau late in the third period and Owen Fowler scored to again make it a one-goal game but the Catamounts closed out the contest with an empty-netter for the 5-3 final.

Vermont 5, #18 Maine 3
March 7, 2026 | Gutterson Fieldhouse
 
NOTABLES

• The teams were tied in shots on goal at 26-26.
• Maine was 0-for-3 on the power play while Vermont was 3-for-6.
• Mathis Rousseau made 21 saves in moving to 8-6-0 on the season.
• Maine is now 35-31-9 in the all-time series with Vermont, including a mark of 15-17-4 on the road.

 RECORDS

• Maine: 18-13-3, 12-11-1 Hockey East
• Vermont: 13-20-1, 8-15-1 Hockey East

 
UP NEXT

• Maine has clinched a first-round bye in the 2026 Men's Hockey East Tournament and will travel to face Boston College on Friday, March 13.