ORONO, Maine - The #6 University of Maine men's ice hockey team earned a 4-1 win at Northeastern on Friday night at Matthews Arena.
After a scoreless first period, Thomas Freel broke the deadlock with a power-play goal in front of the net at the 12:53 mark. Less than two minutes later, Taylor Makar made it 2-0 when he deflected a pass past Cameron Whitehead.
The final two minutes of the game saw three different goals. After Harrison Scott potted an empty-netter to make it 3-0, the Huskies pulled one back before Nolan Renwick's solo effort iced the game at 4-1.
#6 Maine 4, RV Northeastern 1
Oct. 25, 2024 | Matthews Arena
Boston
NOTABLES
- Maine had the 34-25 lead in shots on goal.
- The Black Bears went 1-for-3 on the power play while Northeastern went 0-for-4.
- Albin Boija made 24 saves in moving to 4-0-0 on the year.
- The Black Bears are now 59-59-20 in the all-time series with the Huskies, including a mark of 20-33-9 at Matthews Arena.
- This marked Maine's first win at Matthews Arena since Feb. 25, 2012, snapping an 0-14-2 streak.
- Maine is now 4-0-0 to start a season for the first time since 2006-07.
- Thomas Freel recorded his eighth career multi-point game with one goal and one assist ... he reached 30 career assists in the game.
- Jack Dalton recorded his first collegiate point with an assist on the game-winning goal.
- Charlie Russell recorded two assists for his first career multi-point game.
- Taylor Makar scored his fourth goal of the season and second game-winning goal.
RECORDS
Maine: 4-0-0, 1-0-0 Hockey East
Northeastern: 1-3-0, 0-1-1 Hockey East
UP NEXT
Maine and Northeastern will close out the weekend series tomorrow with another 7 p.m. puck drop at Matthews Arena.
