FINAL SCORE: Northeastern 2, Vermont 1
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Jack Williams scored his tenth goal of the season 1:59 into overtime Friday night to lift Northeastern (8-10-3) to a 2-1 overtime win over Vermont (8-11-3) in Hockey East action from Gutterson Fieldhouse.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"That was a good battle on both sides," said Head Coach Steve Wiedler. "Their goalie made some big saves, ours did too. They scored late and we answered back to get to OT. End of the day they got the one extra goal they needed, and we didn't. So, we have to get back to work and reengage for tomorrow's contest."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams played a scoreless opening frame Friday night. Vermont's Axel Mangbo and Northeastern's Cameron Whitehead each made 10 saves in the first period. It was the first scoreless first period the Catamounts have been involved in since Dec. 14.
• Late in the second Northeastern rang two shots off the post within a minute of each other but through two periods it remained scoreless.
• The Huskies opened the scoring with 8:17 to play in the third period with a power play tally. Christophe Tellier a fed a cross-crease pass to Nick Rhéaume on the doorstep, and he tapped home his second goal of the season. Williams also earned an assist on Northeastern's sixth power play goal of the season.
• With the goaltender pulled for an extra-attacker the Catamounts equalized with 1:38 to play in the contest. Luca Münzenberger took a pass from Jax Wismer along the blue line and feathered a pass to Colin Kessler at the faceoff dot. Kessler one-timed home his team-leading eighth goal of the season.
• Williams and Vinny Borgesi broke into the Vermont zone on a two-on-two rush in overtime. They crisscrossed at the top of the slot and Williams created just enough space between him and the UVM defender to fire a shot labeled for the top corner to seal the win for Northeastern.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• With tonight's 2-1 decision, Community Bank N.A. will donate $75 to Special Olympics Vermont. Community Bank, N.A. donates $75 per goal to Special Olympics Vermont for every goal the men's and women's team scores this season.
• The Huskies blocked 15 Vermont shots Friday night; NU's Jake Boltmann led all skaters with six blocks.
• Axel Mangbo made 27 saves for the Catamounts and was named the Third Star of the Game. He has started 10 of Vermont's last 11 games.
• Vermont and Northeastern enter tomorrow's contest tied for eighth place in Hockey East with 14 points apiece. There are three teams – Providence, Merrimack and UMass Lowell tied for fifth place with 17 points.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts and Huskies will close out the weekend with a 6 p.m. puck drop on Green Out the Gut presented by Casella tomorrow night. Casella will be giving away co-branded neck-warmers and long sleeve "802" shirts for fans. Fans are encouraged to wear green. Saturday's contest will be broadcast live on WVMT (96.3 FM/620 AM) with the voice of the Catamounts Adam Lafleur in the Handy Toyota Broadcast Booth. All the action from the Gut will also stream live on ESPN+ with Tanner Acebo on the call.
 
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