UConn men’s hockey recorded its first victory at Toscano Family Ice Forum on Saturday night, defeating the UMass Minutemen 3-1 to earn the weekend sweep. The Huskies put together their best performance of the season in the win, out-shooting the visitors 42-17 while owning possession for long stretches of the game.
Nick Capone scored a much-needed breakthrough in the second period while Justin Pearson and Ryan Tverberg added goals in the third to secure the victory. In goal, Logan Terness allowed a goal 12 seconds in but held UMass scoreless on 16 shots over the final 59:48.
UConn’s 42 shots were a season-high while its 17 shots allowed were second-fewest on the season.