BOSTON - Sophomore forward Marty Lavins (Riga, Latvia) scored a career-high two goals as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team defeated Northeastern, 5-3, on Friday evening at Matthews Arena in Hockey East action.
The Wildcats win the three-game regular season series versus the Huskies, 2-0-1.
Junior goalie Jared Whale (Calgary, Alberta) made 23 saves to earn the win, while sophomore forward Jason Siedem (Madison, N.J.), sophomore forward Ryan Conmy (Alexandria, Va.) and senior forward Liam Devlin (Needham, Mass.) each scored for the Wildcats. Devlin added an assist for two points and senior forward Robert Cronin (Plymouth, Mass.) recorded two assists for two points.
The Wildcats, who have won three straight games, improve to 7-4-2 (2-3-2 Hockey East), while the Huskies fall to 3-7-3 (1-5-3 Hockey East).
UP NEXT:
- The Wildcats return to action at No. 13 Dartmouth on Friday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. on NESN and ESPN+.
- The next home game for UNH is an exhibition versus the U.S. Under-18 Team on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. presented by East Coast Lumber as the annual Teddy Bear Toss will be held.
- Tickets can be purchased at UNHWildcats.com/BuyTickets or by calling the ticket office at (603) 862-4000. Don't miss the most exciting family entertainment in New Hampshire.
Score: UNH 5, Northeastern 3
Records: UNH (7-4-2, 2-3-2 Hockey East), NU (3-7-3, 1-5-3 Hockey East)
Location: Boston, Mass. (Matthews Arena)
Date: Friday, Dec. 6, 2024
Attendance: 2,276
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead at 2:17 of the first period when Siedem sent a shot from the right faceoff circle through the pads and to the back of net. Sophomore defenseman Brendan Fitzgerald (North Reading, Mass.) posted an assist on the goal.
- UNH moved out to a 2-0 advantage at 13:51 when the 'Cats went on a three-on-one as junior forward Cy LeClerc (Brentwood, N.H.) passed the puck from the slot to Conmy who knocked in a one-timer. Devlin also recorded an assist.
- The Huskies cut the deficit to 2-1 at 16:33, when Cam Lund found the back of the net off a rebound.
- The Wildcats extended their lead to 3-1 at 7:01 of the second period when Lavins scored on a one-timer to the upper glove side of the net off a backhanded pass from Cronin. Sophomore forward J.P. Turner (East Falmouth, Mass.) tallied an assist on the goal.
- Lavins netted his second goal of the game at 16:08 when he received a pass from behind the net from Cronin and fired a one-timer to give the 'Cats a 4-1 advantage.
- The Huskies cut the lead to 4-2 at 5:49 when a shot by Vinny Borgesi deflected off Cristophe Tellier to the back of the net.
- Northeastern made it a one-goal contest at 11:37 with a goal by Dylan Hryckowian off a rebound.
- The 'Cats responded just 28 seconds later when Devlin blasted a shot to the upper stick side corner of the net off a faceoff win by LeClerc for the 5-3 lead.
- The Huskies went with an empty net with 1:10 remaining but were unable to find the equalizer for the 5-3 final score.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Northeastern outshot UNH, 26-18.
- The Wildcats went 0-1 on the power play and the Huskies went 0-2.
- Whale made 23 saves to improve to 7-4-2 on the season, while Cameron Whitehead tallied 11 saves and allowed four goals, and Quentin Sigurdson posted three saves and allowed one goal in his collegiate debut.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- The Wildcats now lead the all-time series versus Northeastern, 103-76-17 and are 5-0-1 versus the Huskies over the last six games.
- The goal by Siedem was his first of the season.
- The game winner by Lavins was the first of his collegiate career.
- Conmy extended his point streak to seven games with three goals and six assists for nine points, while he has at least one point in 11 of the 12 games he has played in this season with seven goals and eight assists for 15 points.
- Devlin is on a five-game point streak with three goals and four assists for seven points. He now has 15 multi-point games.
- Cronin now has eight career multi-point games.
- UNH has scored 16 goals over the last three games outscoring the opposition 16-5.
