FINAL SCORE: #1 Northeastern 3, #8 Vermont 1
BOSTON – Top-seeded Northeastern (30-4-2, 24-3-0 HEAW) struck twice in the second period to secure a 3-1 victory over eighth-seeded Vermont (10-18-8, 7-14-6 HEAW) in Game 2 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals. The Huskies clinched the best-of-three series with the win.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"I'm so proud of this team's effort this weekend," said head coach Jim Plumer. "I felt that we gave Northeastern our very best and we played two extremely competitive games. Our seniors have a lot to be proud of. They have made our program better in every way and it was fitting that Ève-Audrey Picard moved higher into the record books with her huge goal in the first period. Congrats to Northeastern on advancing and best of luck to them the rest of the season."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts took advantage of a late first-period power play when Ève-Audrey Picard notched her fifth goal of the season to put Vermont up 1-0. Ali O'Leary rang a shot off the low post and Picard banged home the rebound from just outside the crease with 15.9 seconds left in the opening frame. Sara Levesque earned her 12th assist of the season with the secondary helper.
• Northeastern tied the game 1-1 with 11:04 left in the second period on Skylar Fontaine's 14th goal of the season. The sophomore fired an off-angle shot that trickled past Blanka Škodová (41 saves). The play was initially ruled "no goal" on the ice, but overturned after video review.
• Peyton Anderson grabbed the lead for the Huskies 59 seconds later with her seventh goal of the season. Fontaine fired the first shot and Anderson jammed home the rebound. The go-ahead goal was confirmed by video review.
• Alina Mueller added the insurance marker for NU with her league-leading 25th goal of the season 6:49 into the third period. The sophomore fired a shot from the high slot while on a 5-on-3 power play. Fontaine and Mia Brown were credited with assists.
• Vermont nearly cut the deficit inside the eight-minute mark when Val Caldwell snuck a shot under the pads of Aerin Frankel (25 saves). However, the play was instantly waved off due to a hand pass.
• The Catamounts brought on the extra attacker in the final stages of the game, but were unable to erase the Huskies' lead.

NOTES

• Škodová eclipsed her career-high save total with her 41 stops tonight. The sophomore's previous high of 34 saves came in her collegiate debut against Quinnipiac (Oct. 13, 2018).
• Picard's goal was the 98th point of her career. The senior finishes her collegiate career second on the all-time points list at UVM. She also has the second-most assists (55) in program history and the fifth-most goals (43).
• There are new names holding the single-season records for Vermont blueliners after the 2019-20 campaign. Maude Poulin-Labelle recorded the most points (29) by a UVM defenseman and tied Dayna Colang '16 for the most goals (12). Sini Karjalainen's 19 assists were also a program record.

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