The No. 7 College of Maine Black Bears erupted for 5 third-period targets, together with two on the facility play and a shorthanded aim, to return again and beat the College of Connecticut 5-3 in a Hockey East recreation on the XL Middle in Hartford, Connecticut on Friday night time.
The Black Bears prolonged their unbeaten streak to 9 video games (8-0-1) and at the moment are 14-3-2 general and 6-2-1 in Hockey East. UConn is 8-10-2 and 4-7-1, respectively.
The groups will conclude their collection with a 3 p.m. recreation on Saturday.
The Black Bears trailed 2-0 simply 4:10 into the sport on targets by junior left wing Chase Bradley and sophomore middle Tristan Fraser and that was the rating after two intervals.
Junior middle Harrison Scott’s energy play aim 2:59 into the third interval snapped an 0-for-21 energy play drought as he swatted dwelling a Brandon Chabrier rebound to drag the Black Bears inside one.
However senior middle Hudson Schandor restored the two-goal lead for UConn 3:30 later. Sophomore defenseman Brandon Holt started the comeback for UMaine with a shorthanded aim halfway by the third interval.
“[Donavan Houle] and [Lynden Breen] had a extremely good forecheck and I jumped up into the play, received a shot off and it went in,” mentioned Holt, who obtained a move from Houle.
Freshman left wing Bradly Nadeau tied it on the facility play with a blast from the midpoint previous a screened Ethan Haider with 7:57 remaining. His brother, freshman proper wing Josh, and sophomore defenseman Chabrier had assists.
Josh Nadeau scored the game-winner with 3:45 remaining when he fired dwelling the rebound of a Breen shot. Luke Antonacci additionally picked up an help. Holt sewed up the win with an empty-net aim.
Victor Ostman made 25 saves for the Black Bears whereas Haider completed with 32.
“We didn’t get off to the beginning we needed however we knew we had it in us,” Holt mentioned. “We performed Black Bear hockey within the third interval.”
UMaine head coach Ben Barr referred to as it a “big-boy comeback.”
“We received to the web and our habits and particulars received higher as the sport went alongside,” he mentioned. “The fellows caught with it, and Victor made some large saves after he settled down.”
