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University of New Hampshire Athletics
University of New Hampshire
6-7-0, 3-4-0
UConn
7-5-2, 5-3-1
Men’s Hockey Takes Down #10 UConn, 4-3
11/22/2025 9:30:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Skrastins scores game winner
STORRS, Conn. – Senior forward Kristaps Skrastins (Grobina, Latvia) scored the game-winning goal in the third period as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team defeated No. 10 UConn, 4-3, on Saturday evening at the Toscano Family Ice Forum in Hockey East Action. The teams split the home-and-home series as UConn won 4-1 on Friday in Durham.
The Wildcats were tailing 3-1 and scored three straight goals to secure the win.
Freshman forward Jacob Newcombe (Sambro, Nova Scotia) recorded a multi-point game with one goal and one assist for two points. Junior alternate captain J.P. Turner (East Falmouth, Mass.) and junior forward Nick Ring (Hingham, Mass.) each scored a goal.
Senior goalie Jared Whale (Calgary, Alberta), who made his first start of the season, recorded 33 saves to earn the win.
The Wildcats improve to 6-7-0 (3-4-0 Hockey East), while the Huskies fall to 7-5-2 (5-3-1 Hockey East).
UP NEXT:
- The next three games are on the road for the Wildcats with a game at Bentley (Nov. 29) and a two-game Border Battle series at Maine (Dec. 5-6) presented by Buffalo Wild Wings. UNH will then return to the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex on Sunday, Dec. 14 versus Granite State rival Dartmouth at 4 p.m. as fans can Skate with the 'Cats after the game.
- Tickets can be purchased at UNHWildcats.com/BuyTickets or by calling the ticket office at (603) 862-4000. Don't miss the most exciting family entertainment in New Hampshire.
- The UNH Men's Hockey Team's Movember Initiative is back - raising awareness and funds for prostate cancer research at Massachusetts General Hospital. After smashing last year's $10,000 goal, we are going bigger this year with a $15,000 goal! Every dollar goes directly to Mass General's prostate cancer research, helping make a difference in the fight against cancer. Let's talk men's health. Let's make an impact. Donate & support the cause
Score: UNH 4, #10 UConn 3
Records: UNH (6-7-0, 3-4-0 Hockey East); UConn (7-5-2, 5-3-1 Hockey East)
Location: Storrs, Conn. (Toscano Family Ice Forum)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025
Attendance: 2,248
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Huskies took a 1-0 lead at 7:28 of the first period, when Jake Percival sent a wrist shot from the slot to the upper glove side corner of the net.
- At 6:59 of the second period, the Wildcats tied the game as Turner fired a shot from the right faceoff circle past the stick side of Kam Hendrickson. Sophomore forward Cam MacDonald (Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia) posted an assist.
J.P. TURNER NETS HIS FIRST OF THE SEASON! @ESPNPlus ➡️ https://t.co/yQN7UTGf0D #BeTheRoar pic.twitter.com/6sQd03CPIY
— UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) November 23, 2025
- Just 25 seconds later, Kaden Shahan scored on a breakaway to give UConn a 2-1 lead.
- Then at 9:47, UConn netted a shorthanded goal as Joey Muldowney sent a pass to Ryan Tattle who knocked it in to increase the lead to 3-1.
- The 'Cats cut the deficit to 3-2 at 15:23 when Newcombe tipped in a shot by freshman defenseman Alex Carr (Sackville, Nova Scotia) for the power play goal. Freshman defenseman Nick De Angelis (King City, Ontario) recorded an assist.
JACOB NEWCOMBE IS ON THE BOARD! @ESPNPlus ➡️https://t.co/yQN7UTGf0D #BeTheRoar pic.twitter.com/4wTx3C2yIG
— UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) November 23, 2025
- Ring tied the contest at 3-3 at 14:24 of the third period when he scored on a turn around goal from the slot off a pass by Newcombe. Freshman forward Félix Gagnon (Jonquière, Quebec) also tallied an assist.
NICK RING TIES IT! @ESPNPlus ➡️https://t.co/yQN7UTGf0D #BeTheRoar pic.twitter.com/p9CzPedQFB
— UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) November 23, 2025
- Then at 15:30, Skrastins netted the game winner when he knocked in a rebound off a shot by junior defenseman Brendan Fitzgerald (North Reading, Mass.). Freshman defenseman Conner de Haro (Raleigh, N.C.) also recorded an assist on the goal.
Skrastins Scores in Storrs!!! @ESPNPlus ➡️https://t.co/yQN7UTGf0D #BeTheRoar pic.twitter.com/MzeKjibtbp
— UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) November 23, 2025
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- UConn outshot UNH, 36-30
- The Wildcats went 1-2 on the man-advantage and the Wildcats did not commit a penalty on the night.
- Whale posted 33 saves to earn the win in his first start of the season , while Kam Hendrickson made 26 saves for UConn to earn the win.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- The last time the Wildcats did not have a penalty was versus the Big Green on Dec. 13, 2024.
- The Wildcats are now 2-2 versus nationally ranked competition including a 4-3 win at No. 2 Michigan State on Oct. 9.
- The game-winning goal by Skrastins was his third of his career.
- Newcombe posted his first collegiate multi-point game.
- The goal by Turner was his first of the season.
