University of Connecticut
4-7-1, 2-5-1
Northeastern University
6-2-0, 3-2-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT 1 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| UConn | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
11/14/2026 6:08:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
HARTFORD, Conn. – The UConn men's hockey team fell to Northeastern, 4-3, in overtime Saturday afternoon in Hartford. Northeastern scored three goals in the opening period before the Huskies rallied with three goals in the third period to force overtime.
Northeastern controlled the opening period, jumping out to a 3-0 lead while outshooting UConn, 21-8. The visitors opened the scoring when Kam Hendrickson made the initial save, but the rebound slipped behind him and Dawson Sharkey found the open net. The Huskies had an opportunity to respond and cut into the deficit, but a backhanded shot rang off the post. Northeastern added two more goals in the period to take a three-goal lead into the first intermission.
UConn began to find its rhythm in the second period, but Northeastern goaltender Lawton Zacher kept the Huskies off the scoreboard. UConn outshot Northeastern, 13-11, in the period, while Hendrickson made 11 saves to keep the deficit at three heading into the third.
The third period belonged to the Huskies as they scored three goals to force overtime. UConn got on the board just four minutes into the period when Carter Sproule found freshman Jesse Heslop, who cut in front of the net and beat Zacher for his first career goal.
The Huskies continued to build momentum as Jeremy Loranger collected the puck at center ice and fired a wrist shot past Zacher on the glove side to make it a 3-2 game.
With time winding down, UConn pulled Hendrickson for an extra attacker in search of the equalizer. The move paid off with less than a minute remaining when Will McIsaac found Carlin Dezainde in front of the net for a tip-in goal to tie the game at 3-3 and send it to overtime.
Northeastern controlled the extra session, winning the opening faceoff and maintaining possession before finding the back of the net for the game-winning goal to secure the 4-3 victory.
UP NEXT
UConn returns to Storrs to welcome New Hampshire for a two-game series beginning Friday. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. The game will be streamed live on NESN and ESPN+.
