| Prd | Time | Team | Score | Type | Scored By | Assists |
| 1st | 1:50 | NOE | 1-0 | PP | Colton Saucerman (7) | Matt Benning/21, Dalen Hedges/22 |
| 1st | 2:42 | NOE | 2-0 | EV | Brendan Collier (2) | Trevor Owens/4, John Stevens/10 |
| 1st | 10:41 | NOE | 3-0 | EV | Dylan Sikura (2) | John Stevens/11, Zach Aston-Reese/10 |
| 1st | 16:26 | NOE | 4-0 | EV | Zach Aston-Reese (10) | Torin Snydeman/7, Garret Cockerill/7 |
| 2nd | 7:36 | MNE | 1-4 | EV | Connor Leen (7) | Blaine Byron/12 |
| 2nd | 18:44 | NOE | 5-1 | EV GW | Mike Szmatula (12) | Nolan Stevens/5 |
| 3rd | 6:23 | MNE | 2-5 | EV | Ben Hutton (7) | Brian Morgan/7, Steven Swavely/14 |
| 3rd | 6:59 | NOE | 6-2 | EV | Dylan Sikura (3) | John Stevens/12, Nolan Stevens/6 |
| 3rd | 14:03 | MNE | 3-6 | EV | Cédric Lacroix (4) | Mark Hamilton/5, Ben Hutton/11 |
| 3rd | 18:37 | MNE | 4-6 | EV EA | Brian Morgan (5) | Connor Leen/6, Cédric Lacroix/5 |
| Scoring | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| Northeastern | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Maine | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Shots on Goal | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SOG |
| Northeastern | 10 | 12 | 4 | 26 |
| Maine | 10 | 7 | 11 | 28 |
| Team Stats and Records | PP | PIM | SHGF |
| Northeastern (15-11-4) | 1/3 | 5/10 | 0 |
| Maine (12-18-3) | 0/4 | 4/8 | 0 |
| Northeastern Goaltending | MIN | GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Saves |
| Clay Witt (W, 10-6-2) | 60:00 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| Maine Goaltending | MIN | GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Saves |
| Matt Morris | 16:26 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sean Romeo (L, 6-11-1) | 41:06 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Empty Net | 2:28 | 0 |
ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine men's ice hockey team dropped a 6-4 decision to Northeastern on Friday night at Alfond Arena. Connor Leen (Chester, New York), Ben Hutton (Prescott, Ontario), Cedric Lacroix (Shefford, Quebec) and Brian Morgan (Windham, New Hampshire) each notched a goal and dished out an assist for the Black Bears.
Maine falls to 12-18-3 on the season and 7-10-2 in Hockey East play, while Northeastern improves to 15-11-4 overall, 10-7-2 in league play.
Northeastern struck first, scoring four first period goals. Just 1:50 into the first period, Matt Benning had a shot that was saved, but the rebound went right to Colton Saucerman stationed at the post and he fired the puck into the back of the net. Dalen Hedges also assisted on the goal. The Huskies added to their lead less than a minute later. Trevor Owens carried the puck up the ice before dishing to Brendan Collier alone, just outside the crease. Collier one-timed the puck past Maine goalie Matt Morris (Ridgewood, New Jersey).
Northeastern extended its lead to 3-0 at 10:41 of the first when John Stevens, who finished the game with three assists, found Dylan Sikura alone in the slot. He fired beat Morris for his second goal of the season.
Zach Aston-Reese made it a 4-0 Northeastern lead when he got a pass from Torin Snyderman and redirected the puck into the Maine net.
Maine got on the board at 7:36 of the second period when Blaine Byron (Manotick, Ontario) stole the puck from a Northeastern defender behind the net and found Connor Leen alone in the slot. Leen fired the puck past NU netminder Clay Witt for his seventh goal of the Maine.
Northeastern regained the four-goal cushion when Nolan Stevens and Mike Szmatula teamed up on a give-and-go. Szmatula beat Maine goalie Sean Romeo (Cary, North Carolina), who had replaced Morris, for his 12th goal of the season.
Ben Hutton made it a 5-2 game when his slap shot from the slot beat Witt at 6:23. Morgan and Steven Swavely (Reading, Pennsylvania) each assisted on the goal by Hutton.
Sikura got his second of the night just 36 seconds later and the Huskies regained their four-goal advantage. John Stevens found Sikura alone in the slot in transition and he capitalized for his second goal of the game.
Maine made things interesting with a pair of goals in the final six minutes. Mark Hamilton (Winthrop, Massachusetts) had a shot that was blocked, but the rebound went right to Lacroix, on the post who fired it into the net.
Maine pulled Romeo in favor of an extra attacker. Dan Renouf (Pickering, Ontario) had a shot from the blueline that tipped off the stick of Lacroix and then off the stick of Leen. Witt made the save, but the rebound went right to Morgan, who fired it into the back of the net.
Maine, however, was able to get no closer.
Maine finished with game with a 28-26 edge in shots on goal. The Black Bears were scoreless in four power play chances, while Northeastern converted one of its three opportunities.
Morris made six saves in 16:26 for the Black Bears, while surrendering four goals. Sean Romeo replaced Morris and made 14 saves in 41:06. He suffers the loss and falls to 6-11-1 on the season.
Witt made 24 saves and improves to 10-6-2.
The two teams conclude their two-game Hockey East series on Saturday, Feb. 21. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 PM. Maine will honor seniors: Jake Rutt (Scarborough, Maine), Andrew Cerretani (Pelham, New Hampshire), Stu Higgins (Troy, Michigan) and Connor Leen (Chester, New York) both before and after the game.