Wildcats Tie Maine, 2-2

Friday, January 19

Orono, Maine

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

9-11-3, 4-7-2HEA

Maine

12-9-3, 6-6-2HEA

OT 1

UNH

Maine

1/19/2018 1:02:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score Tickets Next Home Game-UConn (Jan. 26)

ORONO, Maine – With the Wildcats trailing 2-0, UNH scored two straight goals as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team tied Maine, 2-2, on Friday night at Alfond Arena, in the first of a two-game series between the two rivals. The Wildcats are 6-0-2 versus the Black Bears over the last eight meetings.

Senior Jason Salvaggio (Hanson, Mass.) and freshman Eric MacAdams (Salem, Mass.) each scored for the Wildcats, while senior Danny Tirone (Trumbull, Conn.) posted 33 saves.

UP NEXT

The Wildcats return to action on Saturday, Jan. 20 (7:30 p.m.) when they conclude the two-game game series at Maine.

NEXT HOME GAME (UConn-Jan. 26):

The Wildcats will return to the Whittemore Center on Friday, Jan. 26, to take on UConn at 7:00 p.m. The game will be First Responders Night and hot dogs will only be $1. There will also be a Coach Umile Milestones Poster giveaway. Tickets can be purchased at the Whittemore Center Box Office, online at UNHWildcats.com or by calling 603-862-4000.

Score: New Hampshire 2, Maine 2 (OT)
Records: UNH (9-11-3, 4-7-2 HEA); Maine (12-9-3, 6-6-2 HEA)
Location: Orono, Maine (Alfond Arena)
Date: Friday, Jan. 19, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Attendance: 4,788

HOW IT HAPPENED

Maine took an early 1-0 lead at 3:25 of the first period when Patrick Holway fired a wrist shot from the top of the left face-off circle to the upper corner of the net on the stick side.
UNH outshot Maine, 9-8, while the Wildcats went 0-1 on the power play and the Black Bears went 0-2.
Daniel Perez gave the Black Bears a 2-0 lead at 17:33 of the second period when he scored off a rebound from a shot by Cedric Lacroix.
With just 3.3 seconds remaining in the second period, Salvaggio scored as he tipped a shot by freshman Max Gildon (Plano, Texas). Junior Marcus Vela (Burnaby, British Columbia) also posted an assist on the goal.
Maine outshot UNH, 15-8, while each team went 0-2 on the man-advantage.
At 1:08 of the third period, MacAdams sent a one-timer from the slot past Maine goalie Jeremy Swayman. Salvaggio and Gildon each tallied an assist.
Neither team was able to find the back of the net for the game-winner as the contest ended in a 2-2 tie.

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