BOSTON – The University of Maine men's hockey team captured the program's sixth Hockey East Tournament title with a 5-2 win
 over UConn on Friday night at TD Garden.
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The Black Bears took a 2-0 lead in the first period, with
Lynden Breen and
Josh Nadeau scoring less than four minutes apart. With under four minutes to go in the second period,
Harrison Scott pushed the lead to 3-0.
UConn netted their first lone goal early into the third period before the Black Bears responded with a score from
Taylor Makar with just over 10 minutes remaining in the period. The Huskies added one final tally with just over five minutes to go in the period. Makar added a second tally in the third period, an empty net goal, with just under two minutes remaining in the contest.
#4 Maine 5, #7/8 UConn 2
March 21, 2025 | Boston
TD Garden
Hockey East Tournament Championship
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NOTABLES
- SOG - Maine - 24 | UConn - 29
- PP - Maine - 1-1 | UConn - 0-0
- Albin Boija made 27 saves in moving to 23-7-5 on the year … he is now 4-1 in the Hockey East Tournament.
- Maine is now 9-15-5 in the all-time series with UConn … this was the first-ever playoff meeting between Maine and UConn.
- The Black Bears are now 60-48Â all-time in the Hockey East Tournament with a record of 6-9Â in the championship game.
- Maine was appearing in its first conference title game since 2012 and 15th overall.
- The victory marked Maine's sixth Hockey East Tournament title, third most all-time in Hockey East.
- The Black Bears are the first team not from the state of Massachusetts to win the Hockey East tournament since Maine in 2004.
RECORDS
- Maine: 24-7-6
- UConn: 22-11-4
2025 Steve Nazro All-Tournament Team
William Flynn Tournament MVP: Albin Boija
UP NEXT
- Maine will now wait to learn its 2025 NCAA Tournament seeding and regional location during Sunday's 3 p.m. selection show on ESPNU.
