Seth Poplaski

Box Score

Vermont UVM 4-6-0, 2-4-0

Maine MNE 7-4-1, 4-2-0

Vermont UVM

4-6-0, 2-4-0

Final

Nov. 15, 2025

Maine MNE

7-4-1, 4-2-0

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	F
Vermont UVM	1	0	1	2
Maine MNE	0	1	0	1

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey | 11/15/2025 11:16:00 PM | Nich Hall

Sambuco Game-Winner Lifts Men’s Hockey Past #8 Maine

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11/22/2025 | 6 p.m.

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ORONO, Maine – Junior forward Daniel Sambuco picked up his first career game-winning goal 1:29 into the third period to lift Vermont to a 2-1 win over No. 8 Maine Saturday night in Hockey East action from Alfond Arena.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

After another strong start Saturday, the Catamounts were rewarded on the first power play of the game. Max Strand scored his second goal of the season at the 9:02 mark. Jax Wismer fired a shot from the point that was stopped by Maine's Albin Boija. Colin Kessler put the rebound back on net and Boija made another stop. Cédrick Guindon centered the rebound back in front and Strand slotted it home into the empty net to make it 1-0.
The Black Bears equalized with 5:17 to play in the second period. Just after a successful penalty kill Maine's Will Gerrior broke in alone on Axel Mangbo on a breakaway. He deked forehand to backhand before tapping home his second goal of the season.
Vermont reestablished its one-goal advantage 1:29 into the third period. The Catamounts broke in transition on a three-on-two rush. At the blue line Jonah Aegerter dished the puck over to Dawson Good and then Good fed a cross-ice pass to a trailing Sambuco. Sambuco wired a wrist shot just under the crossbar for his first goal of the season.
With 5:12 to play in the third period Mangbo (35 saves) had to leave the game with an aggravated injury. Aiden Wright came on in relief and made eight saves to seal the win for the Catamounts.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Tonight was the Catamounts fourth win over a top-10 opponent under Coach Wiedler over the last three seasons.
Duncan Ramsay blocked a game-high four shots Saturday for the Catamounts.
The 20 Maine shots in the third period were the most by an UVM opponent in the Coach Wiedler era. Axel Mangbo stopped 12 shots in the third period and Aiden Wright stopped eight.
With this evening's 2-1 decision, Community Bank N.A. will donate $100 to Special Olympics Vermont. Community Bank, N.A. donates $50 per goal to Special Olympics Vermont for every goal the men's and women's team scores this season.
With tonight's Win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to the Lund Family Center through the Cat's Win, Community Win's initiative. Vermont Mutual has donated over $5 Million Dollars since launching their Charitable Giving Fund in 2014.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts return home next weekend as they host Harvard at 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 22. Tickets are available now at go.uvm.edu/ivy. Saturday's action will air on ESPN+ with Rob Ryan on the call, Owen Gund will have the radio call on WVMT.

Saturday is the Catamounts annual Teddy Bear Toss presented by TD Bank. Fans are encouraged to bring unwrapped stuffed animals to throw on the ice during the first intermission, they will be donated and delivered to the King Street Center by the Catamounts in early December.

For news and updates about the Vermont men's hockey program, follow @UVMmhockey on Instagram, X, and Facebook, and visit UVMathletics.com.

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