University of Massachusets Athletics
Sunday, November 18
Amherst, Mass.
2 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
10-1-0, 6-0-0HEA
4
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2
New Hampshire
1-6-3, 1-3-2HEA
1
2
3
F
New Hampshire
0
2
0
2
Massachusetts
2
2
0
4
No. 4 Hockey Powers Past UNH, 4-2
November 18, 2018 | Hockey
Leonard and Pritchard chipped in three points apiece as the Minutemen improved to 10-1-0, the best start in program history.
AMHERST, Mass. – No. 4 University of Massachusetts hockey used three power-play goals to build a 3-0 advantage and skated to a 4-2 win over New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon at the Mullins Center. The victory moves the Minutemen to 10-1-0 overall, 6-0-0 in Hockey East, the best start in program history. UNH sits at 1-6-3, 1-3-2 in league play following the setback.
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"That's another solid win for our group," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. "I thought first period we were solid; we came out in the second period and could have stretched the lead to three or four, then there was a 10-minute stretch in the second period where UNH turned the game on us. Outside of that, I thought we were very good. UNH, they can hurt you. They're a good offensive team; I was very concerned about them on the power play and in transition tonight, I thought we gave them a little too much, but Matt Murray played a solid game as usual and the power play was very good, as usual."
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UMass converted its first opportunity of the contest with the man advantage at 6:56 of the first period to take a 1-0 lead. Senior Jacob Pritchard redirected in a Cale Makar shot from the point for his fifth of the season. Freshman Marc Del Gaizo earned an assist on the play as well, his fourth of the year.
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Just five seconds into another power play chance for the Minutemen, sophomore John Leonard pushed the score to 2-0. Pritchard's turnaround shot attempt off the faceoff was saved by Wildcats netminder Mike Robinson, but Leonard was there in the slot to bang home the rebound at the 14:42 mark of the opening frame.
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Midway through the second, sophomore Mitchell Chaffee cleaned up a loose puck in front of the UNH net from Pritchard and Leonard for yet another power-play goal, 8:02 into the period.
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Moments later, at the 9:45 mark, Ara Nazarian scored on a breakaway to put the Wildcats on the board. Charlie Kelleher then cut the UMass lead to one with a power-play goal from Max Gildon at 14:22.
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Anthony DelGaizo gave the Minutemen back their two-goal cushion before the end of the period, though. Sophomore Mario Ferraro sent an outlet pass to Leonard, which started an odd-man rush for UMass. After Leonard's initial shot was stopped, Del Gaizo was there to clean up the rebound at 16:49.
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The Minutemen out-shot UNH, 34-20 in the contest and went 3-for-4 on the power play, while the Wildcats were 1-for-5 with the man advantage. It marked the fifth time this season (11 games) that UMass has scored two or more power-play goals.
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Sophomore Matt Murray maintained his perfect record on the year (7-0-0), making 18 saves en route to the victory. Robinson had 30 stops for UNH.
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Both Leonard and Pritchard finished with three points apiece on a goal and two assists, Leonard's fifth multi-point game this season and Pritchard's fourth.
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The Minutemen continue their three-game homestand next Saturday, Nov. 24, when the squad will play host to No. 15/13 Princeton at 7 p.m. in the Mullins Center.
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"That's another solid win for our group," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. "I thought first period we were solid; we came out in the second period and could have stretched the lead to three or four, then there was a 10-minute stretch in the second period where UNH turned the game on us. Outside of that, I thought we were very good. UNH, they can hurt you. They're a good offensive team; I was very concerned about them on the power play and in transition tonight, I thought we gave them a little too much, but Matt Murray played a solid game as usual and the power play was very good, as usual."
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UMass converted its first opportunity of the contest with the man advantage at 6:56 of the first period to take a 1-0 lead. Senior Jacob Pritchard redirected in a Cale Makar shot from the point for his fifth of the season. Freshman Marc Del Gaizo earned an assist on the play as well, his fourth of the year.
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Just five seconds into another power play chance for the Minutemen, sophomore John Leonard pushed the score to 2-0. Pritchard's turnaround shot attempt off the faceoff was saved by Wildcats netminder Mike Robinson, but Leonard was there in the slot to bang home the rebound at the 14:42 mark of the opening frame.
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Midway through the second, sophomore Mitchell Chaffee cleaned up a loose puck in front of the UNH net from Pritchard and Leonard for yet another power-play goal, 8:02 into the period.
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Moments later, at the 9:45 mark, Ara Nazarian scored on a breakaway to put the Wildcats on the board. Charlie Kelleher then cut the UMass lead to one with a power-play goal from Max Gildon at 14:22.
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Anthony DelGaizo gave the Minutemen back their two-goal cushion before the end of the period, though. Sophomore Mario Ferraro sent an outlet pass to Leonard, which started an odd-man rush for UMass. After Leonard's initial shot was stopped, Del Gaizo was there to clean up the rebound at 16:49.
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The Minutemen out-shot UNH, 34-20 in the contest and went 3-for-4 on the power play, while the Wildcats were 1-for-5 with the man advantage. It marked the fifth time this season (11 games) that UMass has scored two or more power-play goals.
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Sophomore Matt Murray maintained his perfect record on the year (7-0-0), making 18 saves en route to the victory. Robinson had 30 stops for UNH.
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Both Leonard and Pritchard finished with three points apiece on a goal and two assists, Leonard's fifth multi-point game this season and Pritchard's fourth.
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The Minutemen continue their three-game homestand next Saturday, Nov. 24, when the squad will play host to No. 15/13 Princeton at 7 p.m. in the Mullins Center.
Team Stats
UNH
UMASS
Shots
20
34
PPG
1
3
SHG
0
0
Penalties
6
6
Penalty Mins
23
12
Faceoffs Won
29
32
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
Players Mentioned
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