BOSTON – Connor Murphy recorded 37 saves for the Huskies as the University of New Hampshire men’s hockey team fell to No. 13 Northeastern, 7-0. The Wildcats are now 3-5-1 (3-5-1 Hockey East), while the Huskies improve to 6-3-2 (6-3-2 Hockey East).

Zach Solow posted two goals and two assists for four points for Northeastern.

At 10:05 of the first period, the Huskies took a 1-0 lead with a shorthanded goal by Solow as he sent a backhander to the lower glove side of the net from the slot.The Wildcats outshot the Huskies, 11-7, while UNH went 0-1 on the power play.

Northeastern increased its lead to 2-0 at 14:26 of the second period with a power play goal by Jordan Harris as he fired a one-timer to the lower glove side.

he Huskies then netted their second straight power play goal when Grant Jozefek tipped the puck to the back of the net off a shot by Sam Colangelo with 26 seconds remaining in the second period.

UNH outshot Northeastern by a 13-10 margin in the second period, while the Wildcats went 0-3 on the man-advantage and the Huskies went 2-3.

At 6:27 of the third period, Gunnarwolfe Fontaine scored on a rebound off a shot by Jayden Struble to make it a 4-0 contest. Just 1:01 later, Solow posted his second goal of the game with a wrist shot from faceoff circle to increase the lead to 5-0.

Ty Jackson knocked in a loose puck for the 6-0 advantage at 11:32; then 15 seconds later, Struble scored as he sent a wrister to the upper glove side of the net for the 7-0 score.

The Wildcats will return to action when they play a home-and-home series with UConn on Friday and Saturday. Friday’s game is at Freitas Ice Forum in Storrs, Conn., at 3 p.m, while the contest on Saturday is at the Whittemore Center at 5 p.m. Both games are on College SportsLive.

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