University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, January 19
Amherst, Mass.
7 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
11-10-1, 5-6-1HEA
3
vs
0
#8/9 Northeastern
14-6-3, 10-4-1HEA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Hockey Blanks No. 8/9 Northeastern, 3-0
January 19, 2018 | Hockey
Chaffee posts first career multi-goal game, Murray picks up second shutout of the season vs. the Huskies.
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts hockey celebrated its return to the Mullins Center by blanking No. 8/9 Northeastern, 3-0 in Hockey East action on Friday night. The Minutemen improved to 11-10-1 on the season, 5-6-1 in league play following the squad's first home game since Dec. 1. With the loss, the Huskies sit at 14-6-3 on the year and 10-4-1 in Hockey East.
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"Very proud of my team tonight," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. "We've won a fair number of games this year, but this and the win over Providence I think are the two highlights up to this point. The thing I liked about tonight was I saw our team mature pretty quickly. We had a very specific way we wanted to play tonight and we challenged our guys to rise to that level and they did. They did an excellent job."
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After a scoreless first period which saw Northeastern out-shoot UMass, 15-7, but with limited chances, the Minutemen's offense started to buzz midway through the second. Freshman Mitchell Chaffee ultimately broke up the scoreless deadlock 11:19 into the period, redirecting home a shot from the point by junior Ivan Chukarov after freshman Jake Gaudet sent the puck up the wall.
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Chaffee converted once more on UMass' five-minute power play at the 15:52 mark, driving in a one-timer at the doorstep off a feed from freshmen John Leonard and Oliver Chau.
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Junior Austin Plevy capped the scoring 3:23 into the third as he finished off a drive to the net by freshman Mario Ferraro. Sophomore Jack Suter earned an assist on the play, as well.
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The Minutemen ended the contest with a 32-29 shot advantage and went 1-for-7 on the power play, while Northeastern was 0-for-2 with the man advantage. Murray totaled 29 saves in his second shutout of the season, while Cayden Primeau had 29 stops for the Huskies, as well.
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The teams will be back in action tomorrow night, Jan. 20, meeting in an 8 p.m. contest at Northeastern to close out the series.
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For continued coverage of UMass hockey, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@UMassHockey) and on Facebook at facebook.com/UMassHockey.
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"Very proud of my team tonight," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. "We've won a fair number of games this year, but this and the win over Providence I think are the two highlights up to this point. The thing I liked about tonight was I saw our team mature pretty quickly. We had a very specific way we wanted to play tonight and we challenged our guys to rise to that level and they did. They did an excellent job."
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After a scoreless first period which saw Northeastern out-shoot UMass, 15-7, but with limited chances, the Minutemen's offense started to buzz midway through the second. Freshman Mitchell Chaffee ultimately broke up the scoreless deadlock 11:19 into the period, redirecting home a shot from the point by junior Ivan Chukarov after freshman Jake Gaudet sent the puck up the wall.
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Chaffee converted once more on UMass' five-minute power play at the 15:52 mark, driving in a one-timer at the doorstep off a feed from freshmen John Leonard and Oliver Chau.
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Junior Austin Plevy capped the scoring 3:23 into the third as he finished off a drive to the net by freshman Mario Ferraro. Sophomore Jack Suter earned an assist on the play, as well.
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The Minutemen ended the contest with a 32-29 shot advantage and went 1-for-7 on the power play, while Northeastern was 0-for-2 with the man advantage. Murray totaled 29 saves in his second shutout of the season, while Cayden Primeau had 29 stops for the Huskies, as well.
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The teams will be back in action tomorrow night, Jan. 20, meeting in an 8 p.m. contest at Northeastern to close out the series.
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For continued coverage of UMass hockey, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@UMassHockey) and on Facebook at facebook.com/UMassHockey.
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NU
UMASS
Shots
29
32
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
8
2
Penalty Mins
38
4
Faceoffs Won
32
20
Game Leaders
+/-
+1
Goals
2
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
1
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