Box Score
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of Massachusetts men’s
hockey team scored three consecutive goals and Jon
Quick recorded 34 saves to lead the Minutemen to
Friday night’s 3-2 Hockey East victory against
eighth-ranked University of New Hampshire at the
Whittemore Center.
UNH is now 2-1-0 overall and 0-1-0 in Hockey East
while UMass is 2-0-1, 1-0-0.
With the Minutemen leading 2-1 at the start of the
third period, the visitors extended their advantage to
two goals with a power-play goal at 15:25. David
Leaderer initiated the sequence with a pass from the
left half-boards to Justin Braun at the high slot.
Braun moved the puck to P.J. Fenton at the top of the
right circle and, after receiving a return pass,
Braun’s slapshot was redirected in front of the net by
Kevin Jarman.
UNH pulled goaltender Kevin Regan (South Boston,
Mass.) in favor of an extra skater with 2:23 to play,
then called time out with 1:06 remaining. The Wildcats
generated pressure and it led to a goal by Trevor
Smith (North Vancouver, British Columbia) at 19:37.
Chris Murray (Dover, Mass.) intercepted a clearing
attempt at the right point and fired a slapshot that
was redirected in the low slot by Smith.
Regan remained on the bench but the ‘Cats did not
record a shot in the final 23 seconds.
Regan finished with 18 saves while UMass netminder
Jon Quick stopped 34 shots.
The teams skated to a 1-1 tie through one period of
play. The Wildcats struck first at 13:23 – one second
after their power play expired – when Mike Radja
(Yorkville, Ill.) skated from the left corner behind
the net and threw a pass in front, where Jacob
Micflikier (Winnipeg, Manitoba) swept the puck into
the net. Brett Hemingway (Surrey, British Columbia)
was also credited with an assist.
UMass pulled even, 1-1, at 18:48. Will Ortiz skated
down the slot and fired a low shot that was stopped by
Regan, but Mark Matheson was in position down low to
collect the rebound and fire a shot into the open net.
Cory Quirk, with a pass through the neutral zone to
Ortiz, also earned an assist.
The Minutemen took the lead with the lone tally of
the second period at 14:20. In the neutral zone just
outside the UMass offensive zone, Zech Klann touched a
loose puck to Justin Braun, who skated down the slot
and wristed a shot off Regan’s blocker into the net.
New Hampshire returns to action Oct. 28 at home vs.
Yale University. Game time at the Whittemore Center is
7 p.m.
