In the first game of a must-win series, UConn men’s hockey fell flat on its face in a 5-3 loss to the Vermont Wildcats. The Huskies have now lost three straight games and drop to 17-15-0 on the season and 13-10-0 in Hockey East play.
“I give credit to Vermont,” head coach Mike Cavanaugh said postgame. “I thought they played a good road game and they deserved to win.”
UVM scored first but UConn responded just 44 seconds later on a power play goal from Carter Turnbull. The Catamounts ultimately pulled back ahead with 1:45 left in the first period and went into the first intermission up 2-1.