University of New Hampshire Athletics
University of New Hampshire
8-4-1
Rensselaer
2-10-1
#16 Wildcats Shut Out Rensselaer, 1-0
12/9/2023 7:15:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Lovett scores game-winner; Muszelik records shutout.
DURHAM, N.H. – Junior forward Conor Lovett (Franklin, Mass.) scored the game-winner and sophomore goaltender Tyler Muszelik (Long Valley, N.J.) posted a 20-save shutout as the No. 16 University of New Hampshire men's hockey team defeated Rensselaer, 1-0, on Saturday afternoon at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex.
The Wildcats improve to 8-4-1, while the Engineers fall to 2-10-1.
UNH's 8-4-1 start to the season is its best in 11 years when the Wildcats were 10-1-2 in 2012-13.
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UP NEXT:
- The 'Cats return to action on Friday, Dec. 29 at Army West Point at 7 p.m. The next home series is versus Princeton on Jan. 5-6 on ESPN+. The game on Friday is at 7 p.m. as the first 1,000 fans will receive a 2024 UNH Men's Hockey Calendar, while hot dogs are just $1 at the 4 p.m. contest on Saturday.
- Go to UNHWildcats.com/Tickets.or call the ticket office at (603) 862-4000 to catch the most exciting family entertainment in New Hampshire.
Score: #16 New Hampshire 1, Rensselaer 0
Records: #16 UNH (8-4-1, 4-2-1 Hockey East); RPI (2-10-1, 2-4-0 ECAC) Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex) Date: Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 Attendance: 5,299
BOXSCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The first period went scoreless as UNH outshot the Engineers 11-9.
- The Wildcats got on the board at 18:15 in the second period when junior defenseman Luis Lindner (Spittal an der Drau, Austria) set up Lovett for the tap-in on the glove side of Brett Miller. Freshman forward Marty Lavins (Riga, Latvia) recorded the secondary assist.
GOOOOOAAAALLL!!! Conor Lovett scores his first goal of the season and first goal of the game to put the 'Cats in the lead!
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- RPI pulled its goalie at 17:48 of the third period but were unable to score the equalizer.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- UNH outshot RPI 30-20.
- The Wildcats went 0-3 on the power play while the Engineers went 0-1.
- Muszelik recorded 20 saves to earn the win and improve to 4-2-0, while Brett Miller tallied 29 saves.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- The Wildcats improve to 6-1-1 at home.
- UNH leads the series vs. RPI 27-24-0.
- This is the second shutout of the season for the Wildcats.
- This is Muszelik's first shutout of the season and the second of his career.
