Men’s Hockey Falls to UConn, 3-2, In Overtime

Saturday, January 22

Hartford, Conn.

4 PM

University of New Hampshire

12-11-1, 6-8-1

UConn

10-10-0, 7-6-0

OT 1

New Hampshire

UConn

Colton Huard extended his point streak to six games (Photo by Stephen Slade)

Photo by: Stephen Slade

1/22/2022 7:59:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Mike Robinson made 37 saves.

HARTFORD, Conn. – Jonny Evans scored the game-winning goal in overtime for the Huskies as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team fell to UConn, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon at the XL Center in Hockey East action. The Wildcats earned one point in the Hockey East standings and took four of the six in the two-game series as UNH defeated UConn 3-1 on Friday.

The Wildcats are now 12-11-1 (6-8-1 Hockey East), while the Huskies improve to 10-10-0 (7-6-0 Hockey East).

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats return to action when they play at Merrimack on Friday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. and then are back at the Whitt versus UConn on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. for Heroes Night presented by Eastern Propane & Oil. There will be a youth cape giveaway. For tickets go to UNHWildcats.com or call 603-862-4000.

Score: UConn 3, UNH 2 (OT)
Records: UNH (12-11-1, 6-8-1 Hockey East), UConn (10-10-0, 7-6-0 Hockey East)
Location: Hartford, Conn. (XL Center)
Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Attendance: 3,855

BOXSCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

At 17:10 of the first period, senior forward Jackson Pierson (Zionsville, Ind.) fired a one-timer from the slot to the back of the net off a pass from freshman defenseman Colton Huard (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead. Freshman forward Liam Devlin (Needham, Mass.) also posted an assist on the goal. The goal was Pierson's team-leading 11th of the season.
The Huskies tied the contest at 1-1 at 2:41 of the second period when Marc Gatcomb sent a wrist shot from the blue line stick side.
Sasha Teleguine gave the Huskies a 2-1 advantage when he scored on a backhander to the glove side off a rebound at 13:07 of the second period.
The Wildcats tied the game at 2-2 with 5:47 remaining in the third period when Engarås (Stockholm, Sweden) who knocked it in glove side.
Then with just 1:58 left in overtime Evans found the back of the net to give UConn two Hockey East points.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Senior goalie Mike Robinson (Bedford, N.H.) made 37 saves and is 10-7-0 this season, while Darion Hanson posted 23 saves for the Huskies.
UConn outshot UNH by a 40-25 margin.
The Wildcats went 0-3 on the power play and the Huskies went 0-4.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

Huard now has a six-game point streak with four goals and six assists for 10 points during that span.
Robinson has played 103 career games which are third all-time at UNH by goalies.
UNH is now 18-12-1 all-time versus UConn.

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