ROUNDUP: ASU gives Hakstol first win as Sun Devils coach

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Jack O’Brien was one of five Sun Devils to score on Friday as a Dave Hakstol earned his first win behind the Arizona State bench, 5-4 (Photo: X/Arizona State Hockey)

After a whirlwind week for both Arizona State and newly installed head coach Dave Hakstol, the Sun Devils gave their new coach a victory in his debut, holding off UMass Lowell, 5-4, Friday night.

Arizona State jumped out to a 3-0 lead on first-period goals from Daniel Shlaine, Landon Hafele and Jack O’Brien, but Lowell answered with goals from Tobias Pitka and Jacob MacDonald 49 seconds apart late in the period to cut the deficit to one.

Jack Beck restored Arizona State’s two-goal lead with a power-play goal at 17:51 of the second, and after Jak Vaarwerk brought Lowell within 4-3 early in the third, Lukas Sawchyn scored at 17:37 to provide what proved to be the winning goal.

Kuzma Voronin scored with the extra attacker and 44 seconds remaining to again pull the River Hawks within one, but Arizona State closed out the win. Samuel Urban made 33 saves for the Sun Devils, while Austin Elliott stopped 32 shots for Lowell.

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No. 2 Michigan 4, No. 1 Denver 1

No. 2 Michigan struck first and never trailed, knocking off No. 1 Denver, 4-1, Friday night and handing the defending national champions their first loss since Jan. 23.

Jayden Perron gave the Wolverines the lead at 8:25 of the first period before Malcolm Spence doubled the advantage midway through the second. Michigan managed just one shot in the middle period, but made it count while Jack Ivankovic turned aside all 11 Denver shots at the other end.

Cole McKinney extended the lead to 3-0 at 7:47 of the third before Kyle Chyzowski finally broke through for Denver on the power play with the extra attacker at 16:19. Spence then sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 1:39 remaining.

Ivankovic finished with 27 saves, including 24 over the final two periods, as Denver outshot Michigan 28-20. The loss snapped the Pioneers’ 19-game unbeaten streak and 15-game winning streak dating back to last season.

No. 7 Providence 3, Union 2 (OT)

Graham Gamache scored 3:14 into overtime as No. 7 Providence rallied from a third-period deficit to edge Union, 3-2, Friday night.

Logan Sawyer gave the Friars an early lead at 2:56 of the first period, but Alex Laurenza tied it later in the period and Nathan Free put Union in front with 2:02 remaining in the second.

Providence pulled even on Jonathan Fauchon’s goal at 12:46 of the third, setting up Gamache’s overtime winner.

Jack Parsons made 32 saves for the Friars, including 24 over the first two periods as Union held a 26-16 advantage in shots through 40 minutes. Providence then tilted the game in the other direction, outshooting Union 16-8 over the third period and overtime before Gamache ended it.

No. 8 Quinnipiac 6, Penn State 3

No. 8 Quinnipiac erased an early two-goal deficit and scored six of the game’s final seven goals to earn a 6-3 road victory over Penn State on Friday night.

The Nittany Lions jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals from Justin Larose and Mac Gadowsky, but Quinnipiac answered with three goals over the final nine minutes of the first period. Antonin Verreault started the comeback on the power play, Ethan Wyttenbach tied it 2:20 later and Mason Marcellus gave the Bobcats the lead with another power-play goal at 19:08.

Jack Stockfish extended the lead with Quinnipiac’s third power-play goal early in the second before Markus Vidicek made it 5-2 with 14 seconds remaining in the period. Graham Sward added another power-play goal midway through the third before Luke Misa scored Penn State’s final goal.

Quinnipiac finished 4-for-7 on the power play and outshot Penn State 46-33. Christian Kirsch made 30 saves for the Bobcats, while Joshua Fleming stopped 40 shots for the Nittany Lions.

No. 17 Connecticut 3, No. 12 Colorado College 2 (OT)

Ethan Gardula scored 1:31 into overtime to lift No. 17 UConn past No. 12 Colorado College, 3-2, Friday night in a matchup of ranked teams.

Charlie Morrison gave UConn the early lead at 3:43 of the first period before Philippe Blais-Savoie tied it for Colorado College. Lirim Amidovski restored the Huskies’ advantage with 1:16 remaining in the period.

Seth Constance tied the game at 2-2 midway through the second, and neither team scored again in regulation. Colorado College had the better of the third period, outshooting UConn 11-7, but Kam Hendrickson kept the game even.

Gardula then ended it on UConn’s first shot of overtime. Hendrickson made 27 saves for the Huskies, while Jackson Unger stopped 33 shots for Colorado College.

Niagara 3, No. 18 Bowling Green 2 (OT)

Hunter Wallace scored with 28 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Niagara to a 3-2 road win over No. 18 Bowling Green on Friday night.

Tyler Hotson gave Bowling Green the lead on a penalty shot at 5:52 of the first period, but Ray Murakami answered for Niagara less than five minutes later. Hotson struck again 1:40 into the second before Josh Van Mulligen tied the game at 2-2 with 1:48 remaining in the period.

Neither team scored in the third despite Bowling Green carrying a 9-7 edge in shots, sending the game to overtime.

Wallace ended it at 4:32 of the extra period, giving Niagara the upset after assisting on Murakami’s first-period goal. Tomas Anderson made 23 saves for the Purple Eagles, while Tyler Palmer stopped 26 shots for Bowling Green.

No. 9 Minnesota Duluth 7, No. 20 Minnesota 1

No. 9 Minnesota Duluth overwhelmed in-state rival No. 20 Minnesota, scoring four times in the second period on the way to a 7-1 victory Friday night.

Luke Bibby opened the scoring just 1:08 into the game before Braden Fischer made it 2-0 midway through the first. Jacob Kvasnicka pulled Minnesota within one late in the period, but the Bulldogs took complete control in the second.

Victor Plante restored the two-goal lead at 4:58 before Minnesota Duluth struck three times on the power play, including two goals from Ty Hanson just 52 seconds apart, to push the lead to 6-1.

Hunter Anderson added his second goal of the night early in the third. Carl Axelsson made 24 saves for the Bulldogs, who outshot Minnesota 38-25 and finished 3-for-7 on the power play.

Vermont 2, No. 11 Boston University 1

Vermont picked up its first win of the season in impressive fashion, knocking off No. 11 Boston University, 2-1, Friday night.

Andoni Fimis gave the Catamounts the lead at 12:18 of the first period before Jack Murtagh answered for Boston University just 2:26 later. The teams remained tied through a scoreless second.

Zachary Filak broke the tie at 8:10 of the third, and Vermont held on from there despite being outshot 11-8 in the final period.

Jacob Oster made 24 saves for the Catamounts, including all 11 shots he faced in the third. Mikhail Yegorov stopped 22 shots for the Terriers.