New Hampshire 5, Maine 4
New Hampshire (7-6-4) 2-1-2 — 5
Maine (4-10-4) 0-2-2 — 4
First period — 1. UNH, Salvaggio 2 (Hill, Furgele), 12:05; 2. UNH, Nazarian 3 (Eiserman, Vela), 18:42.
Second period — 3. Maine, Merchant 7 (Byron, Renouf), :29; 4. UNH, Correale 11 (Furgele, Cleland), 11:33 (pp); 5. Maine, Schurhamer 1 (Morgan), 16:25 (pp).
Third period — 6. UNH, Poturalski 17 (Dawson), 8:02; 7. Maine, Merchant 8 (Vesey), 11:39 (pp); 8. UNH, Correale 12 (Poturalski, Kelleher), 12:56 (pp); 9. Maine, Renouf 4 (Michel, Perez), 13:36.
Shots on goal: UNH 12-12-10 — 34; Maine 14-10-11 — 35
Goaltenders: UNH, Tirone (35 shots-31 saves), Maine, McGovern (34-29)
Power plays: UNH 2-6, Maine 2-4
Penalties/minutes: UNH 5-10, Maine 8-24