UConn men’s hockey advanced to the final of the Connecticut Ice Festival after a 5-1 win over the Yale Bulldogs at Webster Bank Arena. The Huskies went down 1-0 early but scored five unanswered goals courtesy of Vladislav Firstov (twice), Kevin O’Neil, Carter Turnbull, and Jachym Kondelik to earn the victory. Goaltender Darion Hanson made 15 saves.
Yale’s power play came into the game having scored just once in 58 opportunities and UConn made sure to keep it that way. The Huskies killed off five penalties and even created a few short-handed opportunities.
Yale capitalized on a choppy start from the two teams.