DURHAM, N.H. - The #5/6 University of Maine men's ice hockey team earned a 3-1 road win at rival New Hampshire on Friday night at the Whittemore Center.
The Buffalo Wild Wings Border Battle was scoreless after the first period and then UNH took a 1-0 lead at the 7:17 mark, scoring a 5-on-3 power-play goal.
Lynden Breen got the Black Bears on the board three minutes later and then Owen Fowler doubled the lead three minutes after that. The Black Bears withstood the Wildcats' late push and Frank Djurasevic sealed the 3-1 win with a short-handed, empty-net goal.
#5/6 Maine 3, RV New Hampshire 1
Nov. 22, 2024 | Whittemore Center
NOTABLES
- Maine had the 34-25 lead in shots on goal.
- The Black Bears went 0-for-5 on the power play while the Wildcats were 1-for-5.
- Albin Boija made 24 saves in moving to 8-2-2 on the year.
- The Black Bears are now 73-64-13 in the all-time series with UNH.
- The win marked Maine's first at the Whittemore Center since Feb. 2, 2019, snapping a seven-game road winless streak.
- Lynden Breen scored his second goal of the season ... he added an assist for a two-point game.
- Owen Fowler scored his fourth goal and also added an assist for a multi-point effort.
- Breen had a game-high nine face-off wins.
RECORDS
Maine: 8-2-2, 5-2-2 Hockey East
New Hampshire: 4-4-2, 1-3-2 Hockey East
UP NEXT
The Black Bears will travel to RPI next weekend for games against the Engineers on Saturday, Nov. 30 and Sunday, Dec. 1.
