Men’s Hockey Drops 4-1 Contest at #14 UConn

Thursday, March 5

Storrs, Conn.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

14-18-1, 8-14-1

UConn

18-10-5, 12-8-3

New Hampshire

UConn

Conner de Haro and Kyle Chauvette

Photo by: Alex Miller

3/5/2026 9:42:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Newcombe scores and Chauvette posts

STORRS, CONN. – Freshman forward Jacob Newcombe (Sambro, Nova Scotia) netted his eighth goal of the season and senior goalie Kyle Chauvette (Goffstown, N.H.) recorded 33 saves but the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team fell to No. 14 UConn, 4-1, on Thursday evening at the Toscano Family Ice Forum in Hockey East action. The Huskies win the regular season series, 2-1-0.

Tristan Fraser scored two goals for the Huskies.

The Wildcats fall to 14-18-1 (8-14-1 Hockey East), while the Huskies improve to 18-10-5 (12-8-3 Hockey East).

UP NEXT:

UNH will conclude the regular season on Saturday, March 7 versus No. 17 UMass at 7 p.m. for Senior Night, Fan Appreciation Night and Volunteer Night at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex presented by Kennebunk Savings Bank on ESPN+. There will be a t-shirt giveaway presented by Fly PSM with t-shirts waiting on the seats of 3,500 lucky fans and post-game autographs with selected Wildcats.
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.

Score: #14 UConn 4, UNH 1
Records: UNH (14-18-1, 8-14-1 Hockey East); UConn (18-10-5, 12-8-3 Hockey East)
Location: Storrs, Conn. (Toscano Family Ice Forum)
Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026
Attendance: 2,513

BOXSCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

At 15:28 of the second period, UConn took a 1-0 lead when Tristan Fraser knocked in a one-timer from a pass by Jake Percival.
UConn increased the lead to 2-0 at 15:20 of the third period as Carlin Dezainde scored on a one-timer from the crease.
The Huskies then added an empty net goal by Fraser for the 3-0 advantage.
The Wildcats made it a 3-1 game at 18:54 when Newcombe found the back of the net on a rebound off a shot by freshman forward Sam Oliver (Saint John, New Brunswick) for the power play goal. Freshman defenseman Conner de Haro (Raleigh, N.C.) added an assist on the goal.
Then with just one second remaining Ryan Tattle scored an empty net goal for the 4-1 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UConn outshot UNH, 37-28.
UNH went 1-4 on the power play, while UConn went 1-2.
Chauvette posted 33 saves for the Wildcats, while Tyler Muszelik posted 27 saves for the Huskies.