Senior goaltender Craig Pantano made 34 saves for the Huskies
Northeastern Defeats Massachusetts, 3-1
Senior goaltender Craig Pantano made 34 saves for the Huskies

BOSTON - The Northeastern men's hockey team opened the conference slate with a statement, taking down No. 4/4 Massachusetts, 3-1. With the win, the Huskies improve to a 3-0-0 (1-0-0 Hockey East) season mark.

Scoreless through the first twenty, the Huskies and the Minutemen were locked in a battle for puck control. Despite UMass controlling shots 9-4 through the first period, the Huskies were the first to strike in the conference showdown.

Finding the loose puck off a shot from John Picking, freshman Matt DeMelis went top shelf to give Northeastern the lead at 11:37 in the second period. The goal marked the forward's first career goal as a Husky.

Shortly thereafter, Northeastern got its second scoring opportunity of the evening. After getting slashed in the slot, Jordan Harris took a penalty shot for the Huskies, firing it past the UMass goalie to give Northeastern the 2-0 advantage. The goal marked the Huskies' first successful penalty shot attempt since the 2013-14 season.

The Minutemen cut into the Huskies lead just minutes into the third, knocking in a goal at 6:48 to make it a one-goal game. But, with the seconds ticking down in the final frame, junior Zach Solow secured the game for Northeastern with an empty-net shot for his first goal of the season.

A force between the pipes, goalie Craig Pantano made 34 stops on the way to being named First Star for the evening. With the win, the Bridgewater, Mass.-native moved to 3-0 for the Huskies.


UP NEXT

The Huskies return to Matthews Arena on Saturday, Oct. 19 to host Holy Cross at 7 p.m.

Game Summary

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

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Game statistics
35 Shots 23
0 / 6 Power Plays 0 / 7
8 / 16 PIM 7 / 25
1-1-0 Records 3-0-0
GOAL SCORERS
Massachusetts Northeastern
Matt Demelis (1)
2nd/11:37
Jordan Harris (2)
2nd/14:30 PS GW
Matthew Kessel (1)
3rd/6:48
Zach Solow (1)
3rd/19:48 SH EN
GOALTENDERS
Massachusetts Northeastern
Matt Murray
58:51, 20 Saves, 2 GA
(L, 0-1-0)

Empty Net
1:09, 1 GA
Craig Pantano
59:24, 34 Saves, 1 GA
(W, 3-0-0)

Empty Net
0:36, 0 GA