Robert Cronin and Liam Devlin each net their first collegiate goal.
DURHAM, N.H. – Freshmen forwards Robert Cronin (Plymouth, Mass.) and Liam Devlin (Needham, Mass.) each scored a goal in their collegiate debuts, while senior forwards Eric MacAdams (Salem, Mass.) and Filip Engarås (Stockholm, Sweden) also found the back of the net as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team defeated Union, 4-1, on Friday night at the Whittemore Center.
The Wildcats start the season 1-0-0 and Union begins with a 0-1-0 record. UNH outshot the Dutchmen by a 41-11 margin.
Engarås tallied a multi-point game with one goal and one assist for two points, while senior forward Tyler Ward (Kamloops, British Columbia) also turned in a multi-point performance with two assists for two points. UP NEXT:
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Score: New Hampshire 4, Union 1 Records: UNH (1-0-0), Union (0-1-0) Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center) Date: Friday, October 8, 2021 Attendance: 3,409 BOXSCORE | VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS | PHOTO GALLERY
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Union got off to a fast start scoring 2:00 into the game as Gleb Murtazin found the back of the net. Bram Scheerer and Gabriel Seger both posted assists on the goal.
Cronin evened the score with his first collegiate goal at 9:15 of the first period on the power play from just beside the net. Senior Jackson Pierson (Zionsville, Ind.) and Ward notched assists on the goal.
Robert Cronin scored the first goal of the game in his collegiate debut. (Photo by Rick Wilson)
After the first period, UNH outshot Union 14-5. The Wildcats were 1-1 on the power play and the Dutchmen were 0-2.
Senior goaltender Mike Robinson (Bedford, N.H.) made a string of big saves on a Dutchmen power play in the middle of the second period.
MacAdams then gave the Wildcats a 2-1 lead with a rocket to the back of the net at 17:42 of the second period. Engarås set up MacAdams for the assist on the goal.
Eric MacAdams scored the game winner (Photo by Rick Wilson)
UNH outshot Union, 10-3 in the second period. Each team went 0-1 on the man-advantage.
Devlin netted his first career goal to give the Wildcats a 3-1 lead at 2:21 of the third period. Sophomore Nikolai Jenson (Cold Springs, Minn.) sent a pass to Devlin from behind the net as he was able to spin around a defender and push the puck to the back of the net.
Engarås scored the last goal of the game on a Wildcat power play at 8:14 of the third period as he skated around the net and found the back of the net on a wraparound goal for his first of the season for the 4-1 win. Ward and junior defenseman Kalle Eriksson (Leksand, Sewden) each posted an assist on the goal.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
Robinson made 10 saves to start the year 1-0-0, while Connor Murphy posted 37 saves for the Dutchmen.
UNH outshot Union, 41-11.
The Wildcats went 2-4 on the power play and the Dutchmen finished 0-4.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
Tonight's game marked the first time in 580 days that the Wildcats played in front of fans.
UNH is 7-4-0 all-time versus Union.
Engarås now has five career multi-point games, while Ward posted his first multi-point game as a Wildcat.
The game winner by MacAdams was the second of his career.
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