FINAL SCORE: Northeastern 3, Vermont 2        
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Jack Williams scored twice including the game-winner in the third period to lift Northeastern (9-10-3) to a 3-2 win over Vermont (8-12-3) Saturday on Green Out the Gut presented by Casella in Hockey East action from Gutterson Fieldhouse.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Vermont opened the scoring with 3:17 to play in the first period off an won offensive zone faceoff. Will Zapernick won the puck clean back to Jax Wismer at the point. Wismer fired a wrist shot towards the net that Massimo Lombardi redirected home for his eighth goal of the season.
• Midway through the second period Blake Steenerson was assessed a five-minute major for contact to the head following a video review. The Catamounts penalty kill was exemplary. UVM killed off the first 2:33 without giving up a shot and drew a NU penalty on a two-on-one rush. Over the five minutes the Huskies didn't register a single shot.
• The Huskies equalized with 3:47 to play in the second period. Jack Williams cut through two Vermont defenders on a transition play and roofed a shot from right in front into the top corner past UVM's Axel Mangbo for his 11th goal of the season.
• Just 56 seconds later the Huskies took their first lead of the contest with another transition opportunity. On a one-on-two rush Cam Lund fired a wrist shot that deflected off a Vermont defender and fluttered past Mangbo to make it 2-1.
• Williams struck again with 4:33 to play in the third period. Again, in transition he picked the top corner with a wicked wrist shot to make it 3-1.
• The Catamounts like the night before pulled their goalie for the extra attacker and they came away with a near carbon copy of their late goal from Colin Kessler last night. Once again, Luca Münzenberger took a pass from Jax Wismer along the blue line and feathered a pass to Colin Kessler, this time a few feet behind the faceoff dot. Kessler one-timed home his team-leading ninth goal of the season to make it 3-2 with 24 seconds left in regulation.
• The Catamounts won the ensuing faceoff but couldn't get another shot on goal.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• With tonight's 3-2 decision, Community Bank N.A. will donate $150 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.
• Colin Kessler led all Catamounts with six shots Saturday and four shots on goal.
• Joel Maatta led all skaters with 12 faceoff wins.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts are back in action next weekend as they travel to Durham to face No. 19 New Hampshire in a two-game series from the Whittemore Center. The border battle is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night. Both games will air live on ESPN+. As always both games 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.
 
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