FINAL SCORE: Maine 3, #20/18 Vermont 1
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Jaden Lipinski scored the game-winning goal 2:29 into the third period as Maine (6-5-1, 2-3-1) sealed an upset win over No. 20/18 Vermont (5-4-2, 4-2-2) 3-1 Saturday evening from historic Gutterson Fieldhouse.
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Our guys brought their work ethic again tonight," said Head Coach
Steve Wiedler. "We just didn't come out on the right side of it. I want to watch the film before I have a real take on our game. I feel like the takeaway will be every puck matters. And to our guys credit they've been playing that way all year long. Just ended up on the wrong side of it tonight." Â
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Black Bears scored the first goal of the weekend series 5:09 into the first period. First year defenseman Dante Siciliano scored his first career goal with a well-placed wrist shot through traffic from the top of the slot. Tanner Klimpke and Lee Parks earned the assists on the opening goal.
- Vermont answered back 64 seconds later on the power play. In the opening seconds of the Catamounts man-up opportunity Maine pressed UVM high at the blue line. Michael Hagens tapped the puck to Cédrick Guindon and then as Guindon was pressured he floated a pass to Ethan Burroughs alone in front of Maine's Albin Boija. Burroughs faked to his backhand and roofed it for his team-leading fourth goal of the season.
- Burroughs goal snapped Boija's shutout streak at 154 minutes and 24 seconds.
- With 3:11 to play in the first the Catamounts were inches away from taking the lead with another power play tally. Hagens wired a one-timer off the post after a flurry off UVM chances with four Boija saves in 35 seconds.
- After a scoreless middle frame the Black Bears reestablished their lead 2:29 into the third period. A Lapinski wrap around trickled just past the line to make it 2-1 on his second goal of the season. Dru Krebs and William Gerrior earned assists on the play.
- Vermont pressured Maine late but couldn't get an equalizer. Owen Fowler scored into the empty net with 13 seconds left to seal the Black Bears second league win of the season.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- With Ethan Burroughs goal he now has three goals in his last four games. In addition, he has eight points in UVM's last eight games.
- Tonight was Vermont's first regulation loss since their season-opener October 9 at Bentley.
- Michael Hagens led all skaters' Saturday night with three blocked shots.
- Cédrick Guindon was named the games second star with an assist and a game-high five shots on net.
- With this evening's 3-1 decision, Community Bank N.A. will donate $50 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.
UP NEXT
Vermont heads back out on the road in Hockey East play for the final time in 2026 next weekend. They will travel to the Tsongas Center for a two-game set at UMass Lowell. The teams will square off at 7:15 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday night. Both contests will air on ESPN+. They will also be available to international viewers on HockeyEast.TV. The games will also be broadcast live on WVMT with the voice of the Catamounts Owen Gund in the Vermont Energy Broadcast Booth.
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