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Harrison Blaisdell (Photo by China Wong)
Photo by: China Wong
Wildcats Drop Contest at Arizona State
10/17/2021 12:18:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Harrison Blaisdell scores his first goal as a UNH Wildcat.
TEMPE, Ariz. – Matthew Kopperud posted two goals and two assists for ASU as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team fell to Arizona State, 5-1, on Saturday at the Oceanside Ice Arena.
The Wildcats fall to 2-2-0 and ASU improves to 3-3-0.
UP NEXT:
Score: Arizona State 5, New Hampshire 1
Records: UNH (2-2-0), ASU (3-3-0)
Location: Tempe, Ariz. (Oceanside Ice Arena)
Date: Saturday, October 16, 2021
Time: 7 p.m. (ET)
Attendance: 915
BOXSCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
STAY CONNECTED:
The Wildcats fall to 2-2-0 and ASU improves to 3-3-0.
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Score: Arizona State 5, New Hampshire 1
Records: UNH (2-2-0), ASU (3-3-0)
Location: Tempe, Ariz. (Oceanside Ice Arena)
Date: Saturday, October 16, 2021
Time: 7 p.m. (ET)
Attendance: 915
BOXSCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:
- ASU took a 1-0 lead with a power play goal by Kopperud at 6:45 of the first period on a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle.
- At 1:22 of the second period, Ty Murchison gave ASU a 2-0 advantage as he scored on a rebound off a shot by Colin Theisen.
- Then at 7:05 of the second period, Theisen netted a shorthanded goal to extend the lead to 3-0.
- Tim Lovell increased the lead to 4-1 at 14:40 of the second period.
- Junior forward Harrison Blaisdell (Regina, Saskatchewan) scored his first goal as a UNH Wildcat at 5:05 of the third period when he knocked in a loose puck to the lower glove side of the net. Senior forward Filip Engarås (Stockholm, Sweden) and freshman forward Robert Cronin (Plymouth, Mass.) each posted an assist on the goal.
- A late power play goal by Kopperud at 18:43 made the final score 5-1.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Senior goalie Mike Robinson (Bedford, N.H.) made 19 saves, while Cole Brady tallied 40 saves to earn the win for ASU.
- UNH outshot ASU, 41-24, while the Wildcats went 0-3 on the power play and Arizona State went 2-4.
STAY CONNECTED:
Team Stats
UNH
ASU
Shots
41
24
PPG
0
2
SHG
0
1
Penalties
5
4
Penalty Mins
10
8
Faceoffs Won
27
35
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
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