ROUNDUP: No. 7 Quinnipiac opens with 10-2 drubbing of UNH

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Quinnipiac’s high powered offense was on display from the start to open the 2026-27 campaign, scoring 10 times against New Hampshire (Photo: Quinnipiac Athletics/X)

No. 7 Quinnipiac 10, New Hampshire 2

Quinnipiac wasted little time showing off its offensive firepower Friday night, scoring four times in the opening 14 minutes and cruising to a 10-2 victory over New Hampshire in the season opener for both teams.

Ethan Wyttenbach and Chris Pelosi each scored twice for the Bobcats, who had nine different players record goals and finished with a 35-23 advantage in shots. Wyttenbach opened the scoring just 2:29 into the game before Tyler Borgula, Dylan Edwards and Matthew Lansing added first-period goals to give Quinnipiac a 4-0 lead after 20 minutes.

Braden Blace made it 5-0 just 26 seconds into the second before New Hampshire finally broke through on Mason Zebeski’s goal at 13:33. Pelosi answered with a power-play goal less than two minutes later, and after Nick Ring scored on the power play for the Wildcats at 17:01, Wyttenbach responded just 19 seconds later to send Quinnipiac into the third leading 7-2.

The Bobcats added three more in the final period, getting a power-play goal from Mason Marcellus just 16 seconds after the opening faceoff before Parker Alcos and Pelosi closed out the scoring 30 seconds apart midway through the period. Christian Kirsch made 21 saves for Quinnipiac, which finished 2-for-5 on the power play and won 45 of 65 faceoffs.

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Colorado College 2, No. 10 Massachusetts 0

No. 10 Massachusetts became the first ranked team to fall this season, dropping a 2-0 road decision to Colorado College on Friday night.

Mats Lindgren scored the only goal Colorado College would need at 14:09 of the first period, and goaltender Jackson Unger made the lead stand up with a 32-save shutout. Massachusetts had three power-play opportunities but could not convert.

The Minutemen pushed in the third, outshooting Colorado College 15-13 in the period, but Unger turned aside everything he faced. Drew Montgomery sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 13 seconds remaining.

Ethan Eskit was sharp in defeat for Massachusetts, stopping 34 of 35 shots as Colorado College finished with a 36-32 edge in shots.

No. 1 Denver 6, Alaska Anchorage 2

Defending national champion Denver opened its title defense with a 6-2 victory over Alaska Anchorage on Friday night.

Tye Spencer gave Alaska Anchorage an early lead just 1:41 into the game, but Daxon Rudolph tied it midway through the first before Denver took control with four goals in the second period. Kieran Cebrian scored shorthanded 1:15 into the period, Cale Ashcroft made it 3-1 at 6:12 and, after Spencer answered on the power play, Sam Harris and Jake Fisher scored 14 seconds apart to push the lead to 5-2.

Fisher added his second goal of the night midway through the third. Denver finished with a 39-16 advantage in shots and held Alaska Anchorage to just three shots in the final period.

Johnny Hicks made 14 saves for the Pioneers, while William Gramme stopped 33 shots for Alaska Anchorage.

No. 2 Michigan 7, Bowling Green 2

Michigan broke open a tie game with three second-period goals and rolled to a 7-2 victory over Bowling Green on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

J.P. Hurlbert gave the Wolverines an early lead at 5:01 of the first period, but Jérémie Minville answered on the power play just over two minutes later to send the teams to the first intermission tied 1-1. Michigan then took control in the second, getting goals from Cole McKinney and Michael Hage 2:14 apart before Jayden Perron made it 4-1 at 12:19.

Garrett Schifsky extended the lead just 1:31 into the third before Hage scored his second of the night midway through the period. Maxwell Martin added Bowling Green’s second goal at 13:11, but Malcolm Spence closed the scoring for Michigan with 2:23 remaining.

Jack Ivankovic made 29 saves for the Wolverines, including 17 in the third period as Bowling Green generated 18 of its 31 shots over the final 20 minutes. Michigan finished with a 42-31 advantage in shots and scored once on five power-play opportunities.

No. 6. Wisconsin 4, Robert Morris 2

Fresh off its national championship game appearance in April, No. 6 Wisconsin built a three-goal lead through two periods and held off Robert Morris for a 4-2 victory Friday night.

Luke Osburn opened the scoring for the Badgers at 17:03 of the first period before Bruno Idzan doubled the lead midway through the second. Dylan Compton then made it 3-0 with a power-play goal at 16:13 as Wisconsin outshot Robert Morris 21-6 in the period and 33-9 through 40 minutes.

Robert Morris got on the board on Dominic Elliott’s power-play goal 3:14 into the third, but Finn Brink restored Wisconsin’s three-goal lead with a shorthanded goal at 15:26. George Krotiris scored with two seconds remaining to account for the final margin.

Alexis Cournoyer made 16 saves in his Wisconsin debut, while Charlie Schenkel stopped 34 shots for Robert Morris. The Badgers finished with a 38-18 advantage in shots.

No. 5 Minnesota Duluth 7, LIU 4

No. 5 Minnesota Duluth survived a strong challenge from LIU, scoring four times in the third period to pull away for a 7-4 victory Friday night.

The Bulldogs led 2-0 after first-period goals from Barrett Hall and Adam Kleber, but LIU answered with three goals in the second. Luc Bydal scored twice in a span of 3:37 before Hunter Anderson briefly restored Minnesota Duluth’s lead. Luca Leighton tied the game at 3-3 with 3:10 remaining in the period.

LIU then took its first lead just 3:08 into the third on Brennan Nelson’s goal, but Jayson Shaugabay answered only 12 seconds later. Luke Bibby put Minnesota Duluth back in front for good at 13:57, and Callum Arnott followed 50 seconds later with a power-play goal to make it 6-4.

Ty Hanson added a shorthanded empty-net goal with 21 seconds remaining. Minnesota Duluth finished with a 36-23 advantage in shots, while Ethan Dahlmeir made 19 saves for the Bulldogs.

Arizona State 5, Lindenwood 0

After a tumultuous month away from the rink, Arizona State opened its season with a convincing 5-0 victory over Lindenwood on Friday night.

The Sun Devils are playing without head coach Greg Powers, who was placed on paid administrative leave this week while the university continues to investigate the Aug. 20 workout in which defenseman Matthew Mayich suffered exertional heat stroke and remains in a coma. Assistant coach Mike Corbett is leading the team in Powers’ absence.

Ben Muthersbaugh opened the scoring on the power play at 16:47 of the first period before Kyle Smolen made it 2-0 with 33 seconds remaining in the second. Arizona State then broke the game open in the third, getting goals from Olivier Houde, Sean McGurn and Daniel Shlaine.

Samuel Urban stopped all 37 shots he faced to earn the shutout as Lindenwood matched Arizona State with 37 shots. The Sun Devils finished 2-for-5 on the power play and killed all five Lindenwood opportunities.

Maryville 3, St. Lawrence 2

Maryville made an immediate statement in its transition to Division I hockey, rallying from two goals down to stun St. Lawrence, 3-2, Friday night at Appleton Arena.

St. Lawrence built a 2-0 lead on Cooper Pierson’s power-play goal at 7:09 of the first period and Luke Posthumus’ goal 5:18 into the second. But Maryville began its comeback late in the middle period when Antoine Dorion scored shorthanded at 18:10.

Dorion struck again on the power play at 10:03 of the third to tie the game before Gustavs Ozolins completed the comeback with 1:01 remaining in regulation, giving the Saints their first victory over an NCAA Division I opponent during their transition season.

St. Lawrence finished with 29 shots and got 25 saves from Cameron Smith. Dorion led Maryville with two goals and an assist.

No. 14 Minnesota at No. 19 Michigan Tech (PPD, poor ice conditions)

The only opening-night matchup between nationally ranked teams never got underway Friday, as No. 14 Minnesota’s game at No. 19 Michigan Tech was postponed because of unplayable ice conditions at John MacInnes Student Ice Arena.

Michigan Tech cited player safety in making the decision. The series will now begin Saturday at 4:07 p.m. ET, with Friday’s postponed game rescheduled for Sunday at 3:07 p.m. ET.

No. 16 Boston University 2, Alaska 1 (F/OT)
Tynan Lawrence scored 1:18 into overtime to lift No. 16 Boston University past Alaska, 2-1, Friday night.

Jack Murtagh gave the Terriers the lead at 3:58 of the first period, but Linden Burrett answered on the power play less than three minutes later. Neither team scored again in regulation despite Boston University finishing with a 39-26 advantage in shots through three periods.

Lawrence ended it on BU’s fourth shot of overtime, giving the Terriers the win after assisting on Murtagh’s opening goal.

Mikhail Yegorov made 25 saves for Boston University, while Tyler Shea stopped 41 shots for Alaska.