Northeastern University forward Mike McLaughlin netted both goals for the Huskies in a 2-2 tie with the seventh ranked New Hampshire Wildcats Friday night at Matthews Arena in front of a crowd of over 4,500. The tie marks the second consecutive stalemate for both teams since last weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we\u2019re disappointed we didn\u2019t win the game when we had the opportunity,\u201d said New Hampshire head coach Dick Umile.\u00a0\u201cBut we will take the point and move on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite being left one man short three minutes into the first as Tyler McNeely took a two-minute penalty for tripping, the Huskies were the first to strike.\u00a0\u00a0Just seconds after the penalty was called, McLaughlin put a one-timer as he was tripped past New Hampshire netminder Matt DiGirolamo.\u00a0\u00a0Steve Quailer also picked up his first assist of the season on the play.<\/p>\n
Three minutes later, NU\u2019s Garrett Vermeersch was sent off the ice for two minutes on an interference call.\u00a0\u00a0This time, the Wildcats capitalized on their power play.\u00a0 Blake Kessel sent a sharp pass from the blue line to find teammate Paul Thompson in front of the left side of the net.\u00a0\u00a0Thompson then tapped the puck past Chris Rawlings to even the score at 1.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we were all a little frustrated giving up a short-handed goal, that\u2019s something you never want to do,\u201d said Thompson.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWe needed to respond quickly after giving up the shorty and we got a little lucky on the power play, but we\u2019ll take them however we can get them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Neither team was able to score in the second period thanks to solid goaltending and defense, especially for the Huskies.\u00a0\u00a0Rawlings grabbed 20 saves while the defense swatted away another eight shots and killed a penalty as the Wildcats dominated possession for the majority of the period.<\/p>\n
Without wasting anytime in the third period, New Hampshire took a 2-1 lead just under two minutes into play.\u00a0\u00a0The Wildcats\u2019 second line took the puck into Husky territory.\u00a0\u00a0On a crisp shot from John Henrion\u2019s stick from the right circle, Dalton Speelman tapped the puck past Rawlings\u2019 blindside to go ahead 2-1 and Austin Block also picked up an assist on the play. The goal marked Speelman\u2019s fifth career goal, four of which he has scored against Northeastern.<\/p>\n
New Hampshire\u2019s lead was short-lived, however, as the Huskies responded just 18 seconds later to even the score at 2-2.\u00a0McLaughlin picked up his second goal of the night as he fought through a crowd of Wildcats in front of the net to put it past DiGirolamo.\u00a0McLaughlin\u2019s line mates Drew Daniels and Brodie Reid each earned helpers on the play.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought McLaughlin was good all over the ice tonight and not just with scoring the goals,\u201d said NU head coach Greg Cronin.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI thought he was physical and strong on pucks and killing penalties.\u201d<\/p>\n
New Hampshire\u2019s first penalties of the game came during the third period when they gave up a risky 5-on-3 power play as Stevie Moses and Blake Kessel were sent off for holding and interference, respectively, awarding the Huskies with 1:46 of two-man advantage.<\/p>\n
NU thought they had their third goal of the night during their power play, but the whistle blew the play dead, causing an altercation that ultimately led NU\u2019s Jamie Oleksiak off the ice for hitting after the whistle.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo me, the 5-on-3 was the turning point in the game,\u201d said Cronin.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWe would have liked to have put the puck in directly instead of it bouncing off the goalie\u2019s pads leaving it up to the referee to decide whether or not it went in. Obviously it would\u2019ve been a huge goal for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Neither team was able to break the score lock in overtime.\u00a0\u00a0New Hampshire outshot Northeastern 4-2 in the extra minutes, and 45-39 overall.<\/p>\n
The score wasn\u2019t the only tie of the game.\u00a0\u00a0Rawlings made 43 saves, matching his career-high performance from last season as he shutout Boston University.<\/p>\n
\u201c He played really well and we tested him,\u201d said Thompson.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThere was a lot of outside shots too, but he was controlling everything.\u00a0\u00a0He played an awesome game so you have to give him credit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still searching for their first win of the season, the Huskies travel to UMass-Lowell Saturday evening for a 7 p.m. game.\u00a0\u00a0New Hampshire is back in action next Friday, October 29 when they travel to Ithaca to take on Cornell at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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