No. 8 UConn men’s hockey scored three unanswered goals to pull out a victory over the No. 12 Merrimack Warriors at Lawler Rink, 3-1. The Huskies went down 1-0 in the first period but fought back with one goal in the second and two in the third — including a pair of power play scores — to get back in the win column.
UConn won the special teams game 2-0 as the penalty kill pitched a shutout, holding Merrimack scoreless on its five power play opportunities.
Samu Salminen, Jake Percival and Nick Capone all found the back of the net for the Huskies.