After the way his team played the final 30 minutes, Sebastian Laplante will take one point.<\/p>\n
Laplante’s Northeastern Huskies (11-12-8) jumped to a 2-0 lead early in the second, but No. 9 New Hampshire (18-7-6) took over from there, netting a goal in the second and third to capture a 2-2 tie in front of 5,814 fans at the Whittemore Center.<\/p>\n
“Give all the credit to UNH,” Laplante said. “They started to put the puck behind our defense. We weren’t able to contain them coming through the ice. I give them all the credit.”<\/p>\n
Freshman Kevin Goumas continued to play well, netting the equalizer on a good-bounce goal midway through the third period.<\/p>\n
Goumas took the puck near the goal line off a pass from center Mike Borisenok and fired a shot on net which deflected off Northeastern defenseman Mike Hewkin and behind goalie Chris Rawlings (33 saves).<\/p>\n
The Wildcats continued the heavy pressure through the end of the third and into the overtime frame, outshooting the Huskies 14-6 in the final 25 minutes of play.<\/p>\n
However, despite numerous chances, UNH couldn’t put home the go-ahead goal.<\/p>\n
“We had our chances,” UNH head coach Dick Umile said. “We battled back after going down 2-0, but Rawlings made some big saves.”<\/p>\n
None bigger than the one he had on Goumas at the end of the second period.<\/p>\n
Again, Borisenok controlled the puck at the high slot. As Goumas made a cut to the net, Borisenok spun around his defender and sent a no-look pass to Goumas back door for what looked like an easy tap-in before Rawlings sprawled out for leg save.<\/p>\n
“Rawlings made some saves that kept us in this game,” Laplante said.<\/p>\n
Goumas nearly had a another, this time early in the third.<\/p>\n
After a shot from Stevie Moses, Goumas slept at the puck a couple times before making contact on a shot that trickled past Rawlings. After a review, referees determined that the net was lifted off of its posts and Goumas’ equalizer was disallowed.<\/p>\n
“I saw the far post come off,” Goumas said. “I thought the puck crossed the line before the net came off, but I guess it didn’t.”<\/p>\n
The Huskies, contrary to typical fashion, opened up hot at the beginning of the game to jump out to the 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n
Drew Daniels got the scoring started when he buried a wrist shot on a nice feed from Steve Quailer. Quailer, leading a four-on-two rush, made a move past a defenseman and carried it on net before leaving the puck in the slot for Daniels.<\/p>\n
Wade MacLeod snuck home Northeastern’s second goal of the night with a pretty wrist shot on a power play that snuck the puck just above UNH goalie Matt Di Girolamo’s left leg pad.<\/p>\n
“We’ve had problem with getting started in the first period,” Laplante said. “We’ve been waiting for opponents to take it to us, then responding. Tonight was a little bit of reverse of that situation.”<\/p>\n
Momentum swung when UNH’s forecheck picked up midway through the second and minutes later, Connor Hardowa lit the lamp on a wrist shot from the left circle.<\/p>\n
“They did a good job on the forecheck,” Laplante said. “We’ll look at the video and adjust before tomorrow.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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