Wildcats Defeat Vermont, 2-1

Friday, November 12

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

4-6-0, 2-4-0

Vermont

1-6-0, 1-2-0

Vermont

New Hampshire

Filip Engarås scored his team-leading third goal of the season tonight (Photo by Jess Speechley)

Photo by: Jess Speechley

11/12/2021 11:09:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

David Fessenden tallied 25 saves to earn the win.

DURHAM, N.H. – Seniors Filip Engarås (Stockholm, Sweden) and Jackson Pierson (Zionsville, Ind.) each scored a goal, while junior goalie David Fessenden (Parker, Colo.) made 25 saves as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team defeated Vermont, 2-1, on Friday night at The Whittemore Center.

With the win, the Wildcats improve to 4-6-0 (2-4-0 Hockey East), while the Catamounts fall to 1-6-0 (1-2-0 Hockey East).

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. versus Vermont at the Whittemore Center for Salute to Service presented by Service Credit Union. Tickets are available on UNHWildcats.com or by calling 603-862-4000.

Score: New Hampshire 2, Vermont 1
Records: UNH (4-6-0, 2-4-0 Hockey East); UVM (1-6-0, 1-2-0 Hockey East)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center)
Date: Friday, November 12, 2021
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Attendance: 3,537

PHOTO GALLERY | BOXSCORE | VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

HOW IT HAPPENED:

At 12:24 of the first period junior Harrison Blaisdell (Regina, Saskatchewan) controlled a loose puck right at the crease and sent a pass to Engarås who buried the puck stick side to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead on the power play. Freshman Will Margel (Potomac, Md.) also posted an assist on the goal.
At 15:12 of the second period, Pierson scored on a penalty shot as he maneuvered around Vermont goalie Tyler Harmon and was able to sneak the puck to the bottom stick side corner to give UNH a 2-0 lead.
At 5:34 of the third period Simon Jellus of Vermont scored on a one timer into the upper stick side of the net to cut the lead to 2-1.
With 1:51 remaining in the third period, the Catamounts went with an empty net but were unable to score the equalizer for the 2-1 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Fessenden made 25 saves to improve to 2-1-0 on the season, while Harmon posted 16 saves and is 0-5-0.
Vermont outshot UNH by a 26-18 margin.
The Wildcats went 1-2 on the power play and the Catamounts went 1-5.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

UNH is 4-2-0 at the Whittemore Center this season.
The Wildcats have won three straight over the Catamounts and are 83-27-10 all-time versus Vermont.
Pierson now has five career game-winning goals.
The last time UNH scored a penalty shot was on Jan. 22, 2016 when Ara Nazarian found the back of the net versus Notre Dame at the Whittemore Center.

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