The University of Maine’s hockey team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to earn a 2-2 tie in its exhibition game against arch-rival New Hampshire at the Sidney J. Watson Arena on the Bowdoin College campus in Brunswick Friday night.
The teams played a scoreless, five-minute three-on-three overtime period before UNH won the shootout 2-1 as Cy LeClerc and Nick Ring converted with Max Scott being the only Black Bear to score.
Kyle Chauvette made 16 saves through overtime for UNH while UMaine’s Albin Boija and Mathis Rousseau combined to make 36 saves.
UNH built its 2-0 lead with power-play goals in the first and second periods.
Sam Oliver scored the only goal of the first period before junior Marty Lavins extended the lead late in the second period.
But UMaine freshman defenseman Simon Motew an