UNH Skates Past Hockey, 6-2

Team	1	2	3	F
Massachusetts	2	0	0	2
New Hampshire	2	3	1	6

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

THE BASICS:
RESULT: New Hampshire 6, Massachusetts 2
LOCATION: Whittemore Center (Durham, N.H.)
RECORDS: Massachusetts (3-6-1, 1-4-1 HEA); New Hampshire (5-5-2, 3-1-1 HEA)

THE LEAD: University of Massachusetts hockey matched New Hampshire, goal-for-goal in the first period, but the Wildcats scored three times in the second as the Minutemen fell to the Wildcats, 6-2 on Friday evening at the Whittemore Center. UNH was bolstered by a five-point effort from Tyler Kelleher, who factored in the final five tallies of the night for the Wildcats.

FIRST PERIOD:
New Hampshire opened the scoring just 1:41 into the contest with Patrick Grasso putting the puck home off an offensive zone draw. At the 13:03 mark, sophomore Ivan Chukarov tied the score at 1-1, blasting a shot from the right point after receiving a feed from junior Dominic Trento and freshman Jake McLaughlin. Jason Salvaggio answered for the Wildcats to regain the lead 16:26 into the period as his strike from the high slot brought the score to 2-1. Then with less than two minutes to go in the frame, sophomore Austin Plevy pulled the Minutemen level once more. Sophomore Ryan Badger caused a UNH turnover in the neutral zone and sent a pass ahead to classmate Kurt Keats. Keats found Plevy with a cross-ice pass that Plevy finished off into an open net at the 18:01 mark.

SECOND PERIOD:
Salvaggio gave the Wildcats the lead for good 5:08 into the second period, tucking the puck inside the near post after it caromed off the glass behind the net. Michael McNicholas and Kelleher made quick work of power-play opportunities at 7:26 and 14:02, respectively, to expand the advantage to 5-2.

THIRD PERIOD:
Jamie Hill added the sixth and final tally of the night 2:56 into the third, tucking a puck underneath senior goaltender Alex Wakaluk on the rush. Wakaluk, making his season debut, played the final period for the Minutemen and stopped four shots.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UMass posted a season-high 37 shots on the night to New Hampshire's 21. The Minutemen went 0-for-5 on the power play, while the Wildcats were 2-for-3.
Chukarov's goal marked his first of the season and fourth of his career.
Trento's assist on Chukarov's goal was his team-leading seventh of the season.
Plevy's goal marked his fifth point over the past six games with three goals and two assists over that stretch.
Keats' assist, his third of the season, was his fourth point in the past five games (3g, 1a).
UMass won 38 of 63 faceoffs (60.3%) in the contest, led by freshman Griff Jeszka (10 for 16, 62.5%) and senior Steven Iacobellis (9 for 14, 64.3%).

UP NEXT: UMass will next travel to Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the Friendship Four, Nov. 25-26. The Minutemen will open the tournament vs. Vermont on Friday at 11 a.m. Eastern, a game that will be televised by American Sports Network.

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Team Stats

Plevy Austin

Chukarov Ivan

McLaughlin Jake

Trento Dominic

Players Mentioned

Ryan Badger

Ivan Chukarov

Steven Iacobellis

Griff Jeszka

Kurt Keats

Jake McLaughlin

Austin Plevy

Dominic Trento

Alex Wakaluk