Orono, Maine - Bradly Nadeau scored twice in the second period and Lynden Breen and Nolan Renwick found the back of the net in the third as the University of Maine men's hockey team earned a 4-1 season-opening win over RPI on Thursday night at Alfond Arena.
The Engineers took a 1-0 lead just under three minutes into the first period on a power-play goal. The Black Bears equalized on Bradly Nadeau's first career goal early in the second period and then the first-year player grabbed the lead with a power-play goal seven minutes later. Breen's goal 17 seconds into the third period and Renwick's tally 31 seconds later gave the game the 4-1 final scoreline.
Maine 4, RPI 1
Oct. 12, 2023 | Alfond Arena
NOTABLES
- Maine had the 57-13 lead in shots on goal
- The Black Bears went 2-for-7 on the power play while the Engineers went 1-for-3.
- Victor Ostman made 12 saves in earning his first win of the season ... Jack Watson finished with 53 saves for RPI.
- The Black Bears are now 10-4-0 all-time against RPI and 4-3-0 at Alfond Arena ... head coach Ben Barr is 1-0-0 against RPI, his alma mater.
- Maine is now 2-1-0 in season-openers under Barr.
- Bradly Nadeau finished with three points on two goals and one assist.
- Lynden Breen (1-1-2) and Josh Nadeau (0-2-2) both had multi-point nights.
- Breen had a game-high 11 face-off wins.
RECORDS
Maine: 1-0-0
RPI: 0-1-0
NEXT
The Engineers and Black Bears close out the non-conference series tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Alfond Arena.
