HANOVER, N.H. - The #8 University of Maine men's hockey team topped #18/19 RIT, 5-2, in the Ledyard Classic on Friday afternoon at Thompson Arena.
The Black Bears will now face either Lake Superior State or the host school Dartmouth in tomorrow's championship game.
Brandon Chabrier got Maine on the board 3:06 into the contest with his fourth goal of the season. RIT responded 90 seconds into the second period before Maine erupted for three goals in less than four minutes. Bradly Nadeau put the Black Bears back up before Harrison Scott and Félix Trudeau scored 21 seconds apart for a three-goal cushion.
RIT pulled one back on the power play before the second intermission but Bradly Nadeau's empty-net goal in the final minute sealed the game for Maine.
#8 Maine 5, #18/19 RIT 2
Dec. 29, 2023 | Hanover, N.H.
Thompson Arena
NOTABLES
- Maine had the 38-16 lead in shots on goal.
- The Black Bears were 0-for-5 on the power play ... RIT was 1-for-6 on the power play.
- Victor Ostman made 14 saves in moving to 10-3-1 on the year.
- Östman is the first Maine goaltender to reach 10 wins in the first 15 games of the season since Ben Bishop in 2006.
- Maine is now 1-0-0 in the all-time series with RIT.
- Bradly Nadeau scored two goals for his fourth multi-goal game of the year.
- Josh Nadeau extended his point streak to 11 games while Bradly Nadeau extended his point streak to eight games.
- Donavan Villeneuve-Houle recorded three points on three assists ... he now has 51 career points.
- Eleven different Black Bears had points on the night.
- Maine has now won five straight games for the first time since the 2019-20 season.
- The Black Bears have reached 11 wins in the opening 15 games of the season for the first time since 2003-04 (12-2-1).
RECORDS
- Maine: 11-3-1
- RIT: 11-6-0
UP NEXT
- Maine will now face either Dartmouth (at 7:30 p.m.) or Lake Superior State (at 4:00 p.m.) in tomorrow's Ledyard Classic Championship game.
