Maine and BU combined for 13 goals in an 8-5 win for the Black Bears on Saturday night. The win for Maine completed a weekend sweep for the Black Bears, who beat the Terriers in overtime on Friday night.
Let’s take a look at all the scores and notes on every game from Saturday night.
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Hockey East
Maine 8, Boston University 5: The Black Bears won a wild one in Orono to complete the weekend sweep, following Friday’s overtime win. The game featured three shorthanded goals—two by BU—and the Terriers took five straight penalties in the third period. Charlie Russel (2g, 1a) and Max Scott (2g, 1a) each scored twice for Maine, while Brandon Holt chipped in three assists. For BU, Brandon Svoboda posted a four-point night (2g, 2a) and Cole Hutson added three assists.
UMass Lowell 5, Providence 1: The River Hawks converted twice on the power play and added a shorthanded marker from TJ Schweighardt. Jack Parsons got the start in goal for the Friars.
UConn 5, Merrimack 1: The Huskies sealed the win with a pair of empty-net goals late. They nearly doubled up the Warriors in shots, 40-21. Mike Murtagh scored twice, while Tom Messineo and Brendan Dunphy each recorded two assists.
Vermont 2, New Hampshire 1: Aiden Wright turned aside 27 shots to backstop the Catamounts to victory. UNH held a 30-14 edge in faceoffs.
Big Ten
Michigan 2, Notre Dame 1 (OT): The Wolverines rallied late, with Nick Moldenhauer tying the game in the third period before Will Horcoff netted his 10th goal of the season to win it in overtime.
Wisconsin 4, Minnesota 0: The Badgers completed the weekend sweep in convincing fashion. Blake Montgomery scored twice in a 21-second span in the third period, while Minnesota dropped to a surprising 2-7-1 on the season.
NCHC
Omaha 5, Colorado College 4: The Mavericks completed a weekend sweep despite trailing in expected goals both nights. CC held a +1.6 edge on Saturday and a +4.2 advantage on Friday, but Omaha made the most of its chances. Luke Woodworth scored twice to lead the Mavericks.
Miami 5, Arizona State 2: The RedHawks bounced back after Friday’s loss, cruising past the Sun Devils. Maximilion Helgeson and Ryan Smith each scored a pair of goals for Miami.
North Dakota 5, Minnesota Duluth 1: North Dakota salvaged a weekend split against the surging Bulldogs. Ben Strinden was the catalyst for UND’s offense, dishing out four assists.
St. Cloud State 5, Western Michigan 1: The Huskies notched their most impressive win of the season, improving to 6-3. Barrett Hall tallied three assists, Jack Reimann scored twice, and Tyson Gross added a three-point effort (1g, 2a).
CCHA
St. Thomas 4, Minnesota State 3 (OT): The Tommies earned a weekend split on Nathan Pilling’s overtime winner. Jack Smith forced the extra frame for Minnesota State with an extra-attacker goal at 1:13 of the third period.
Augustana 3, Northern Michigan 1: The Vikings erupted for three unanswered goals in the third period, all coming within an eight-minute span. Despite the loss, Northern Michigan held a 42-32 edge in shots and fired 24 on goal in the second period alone.
Bemidji State 3, Bowling Green 2 (OT): The Falcons carried a two-goal lead into the third period, but the Beavers stormed back with two late goals to tie it before Hudson Thornton buried the overtime winner at 2:58 of the extra frame.
ECAC
Union 3, RPI 0: Union rebounded from Friday’s loss with a shutout victory on Saturday night. Union dominated the pace, outshooting RPI 36-12, while Cameron Korpi turned aside every shot he faced to secure the clean sheet.
Atlantic Hockey
Bentley 7, Mercyhurst 2: The Falcons capped off a weekend sweep on the road, dropping Mercyhurst to 0-9 on the season. Dylan Cook and Stephen Castagna each posted three points (1g, 2a) to lead the way for Bentley.
Robert Morris 4, Niagara 3: The Colonials completed the sweep after surviving a furious third-period rally in which the Purple Eagles scored three times. Charlie Schenkel was outstanding in goal for RMU, making 39 saves.
Canisius 2, Army 2 (OT): Canisius claimed the shootout, 2-0, with goals from Killian Kiecker-Olson and Walter Zacher.
Non-Conference
Air Force 4, Brown 3: Will Staring scored twice and Jake Peterson added three assists to lead the Falcons past the Bears.
Denver 6, Alaska Anchorage 0: The Pioneers bounced back in dominant fashion after Friday’s loss, outshooting UAA 49-17. Kristian Epperson and James Reeder each scored a pair of goals.
Lake Superior 6, Clarkson 2: The Lakers exploded for four goals in the first period, including one from Hunter Ramos just 33 seconds into the game. Carter Batchelder added two goals in the win.
Cornell 3, UMass 1: Alexis Cournoyer made 33 saves, and Charlie Major contributed a goal and an assist as the Big Red earned their first win under new head coach Casey Jones.
Lindenwood 3, Ferris State 2: Charles Savoie recorded two points to help lift the Lions over the Bulldogs.
Dartmouth 5, Stonehill 2: Hayden Stavross notched a hat trick for the Big Green, including the game-winner just 24 seconds into the third period.
Michigan Tech 3, St. Lawrence 0: Owen Bartoszkiewicz stopped all 29 shots he faced for the shutout. The Huskies killed all four of their penalties and didn’t have a single power play.
Princeton 6, Alaska 3: The Tigers opened their season with a sweep, led by Jake Manfre and Brendan Gorman, who each scored twice. Gorman, Jaxson Ezman, and Kai Daniels all finished with three points.
RIT 4, Colgate 1: The Tigers stayed hot, improving to 5-2 on the season. Austin Brimmer and Tyler Mahan each recorded two points in the win.
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