Junior defenseman Max Gildon scored the game-winning goal for the Wildcats
New Hampshire Notches 3-1 Win Over Massachusetts
Junior defenseman Max Gildon scored the game-winning goal for the Wildcats

DURHAM, N.H. - Trailing 1-0 in the second period, the Wildcats scored back-to-back goals 13 seconds apart as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team defeated No. 2 UMass, 3-1, Sunday afternoon at the Whittemore Center. Sophomore Ryan Verrier (Reading, Mass.) scored his first career goal to tie up the game and junior Max Gildon (Plano, Texas) recorded the game-winner, while senior captain Anthony Wyse added an empty net goal (Newton, Mass.). Junior Mike Robinson (Bedford, N.H.) had an outstanding performance with 27 saves.

The Wildcats held UMass to just one goal, despite the Minutemen averaging 4.43 goals per game this season, which ranked third nationally. With the win, the Wildcats have won three straight and improve to 5-2-1 overall (3-1-0 HEA), while UMass is now 6-2-0 (2-2-0 HEA).


UP NEXT:

UNH travels to Maine for the 2019 Border Battle series, presented by Buffalo Wild Wings. The games will take place in Alfond Arena on Friday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. Saturday's game is on NESNplus.


NEXT HOME GAMES:

- The Wildcats return to the Whitt for a series against Michigan on Friday, Nov 22 and Saturday, Nov. 23.

- The second of the six-set trading card series will be given out at the Friday game, while the game on Saturday is presented by Tuscan Brands as a UNH scarf will be the giveaway.

- You can buy tickets by calling the Whittemore Center Box Office at (603) 862-4000 or by visiting UNHWildcats.com.

Score: New Hampshire 3, UMass 1
Records: UNH (5-2-1, 3-1-0 HEA), UMass (6-2-0, 2-2-0 HEA)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center)
Date: Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019
Time: 1 p.m.
Attendance: 4,707


HOW IT HAPPENED

- At 14:06 of the first period, Robinson made a clutch save to keep the score at 0-0. Oliver Chau stole the puck and attacked the goal, sending a pass across the slot to Ty Farmer for a low shot, but Robinson covered the net to make the save.

- UNH outshot UMass 14-7 in the first period. The Wildcats went 0-3 on the power play, while the Minutemen went 0-1.

- UMass was first on the board with a goal from Mitchell Chaffee 3:01 into the second period. John Leonard passed the puck up the boards to Chaffee, who sent it out to Zac Jones at the blue line. Jones took a shot that tipped off Chaffee's stick in the slot and went into the upper glove-side of the net.

- The Wildcats tied the game up at 8:16 of the second period off a goal by Verrier. Sophomore Angus Crookshank (North Vancouver, British Columbia) passed to sophomore Jackson Pierson (Zionsville, Ind.) behind the net who knocked it out to Verrier for a shot that was touched by a UMass player and went over the shoulder of Filip Lindberg.

- Just 13 seconds later, UNH took the lead during the team's fifth power play of the game. Junior Patrick Grasso (Ankeny, Iowa) gathered the puck off the faceoff and sent it back to Gildon just inside the blue line who ripped a shot that hit the glove-side post and went into the back of the net. Pierson had the second assist.

- UMass earned a power play at 15:41 in the third. Chaffee ripped a shot across the slot that ricocheted off the left post as UNH killed the penalty.

- With 28.1 seconds left in the game, the Wildcats clinched their victory with an empty net goal by Wyse for a final score of 3-1.


INSIDE THE NUMBERS

- UNH outshot UMass by a 29-28 margin.

- Robinson made 27 saves, while Lindberg recorded 26.

- The Wildcats went 1-6 on the power play and the Minutemen went 1-3.


BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

- The last time UNH defeated a No. 2 team was in the Whittemore Center on February 14, 2015, topping BU 4-3.

- Verrier's goal was the first of his career.

- UNH is 2-0-0 against nationally ranked teams this season, as the Wildcats also defeated No. 15 Boston College, 1-0, on Nov. 1.

- Gildon has recorded a point in seven of the eight games UNH has played this season, having four goals and eight assists for 12 points.

- Pierson has six assists over the last two games.

Game Summary

Sunday, November 10, 2019

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3
Game statistics
28 Shots 29
1 / 3 Power Plays 1 / 6
6 / 12 PIM 3 / 6
6-2-0 Records 5-2-1
GOAL SCORERS
Massachusetts New Hampshire
Mitchell Chaffee (7)
2nd/3:01 PP
Ryan Verrier (1)
2nd/8:16
Max Gildon (4)
2nd/8:29 PP GW
Anthony Wyse (1)
3rd/19:31.9  EN
GOALTENDERS
Massachusetts New Hampshire
Filip Lindberg
59:25, 26 Saves, 2 GA
(L, 3-1-0)

Empty Net
0:35, 1 GA
Mike Robinson
60:00, 27 Saves, 1 GA
(W, 3-2-1)