UMass Minutemen open and close at Whittemore Center Arena as the New Hampshire Wildcats fade in the middle periods

The Massachusetts Minutemen left Whittemore Center Arena with a 4-2 result over the New Hampshire Wildcats in a game scheduled for 7:00 PM EDT, with the Minutemen posting a 0-0 record and the Wildcats posting a 0-0 record.

First period

The Massachusetts Minutemen scored 2 goals in the 1st period as the game moved into a 2-1 state after New Hampshire answered with 1 goal in the same period.

The Minutemen produced their 1st-period offense at even strength, and the Wildcats also scored at even strength in the opening period.

Second period

The Massachusetts Minutemen kept the Wildcats off the scoreboard in the 2nd period, and New Hampshire also finished the period with 0 goals as the score held at 2-1.

That empty middle frame set up post game analysis around how the Minutemen protected their early lead while the Wildcats could not add to their 1st-period output.

Third period

The Massachusetts Minutemen added 2 more even-strength goals in the 3rd period, and New Hampshire countered with 1 even-strength goal in the 3rd as the game closed at 4-2.

The Minutemen finished with 4 total goals across the night, while the Wildcats finished with 2, and UMass Minutemen vs New Hampshire Wildcats match summary centered on UMass scoring in both the 1st and 3rd periods.

The Minutemen logged 2 goals in the opening period and 2 goals in the closing period, and the Wildcats logged 1 goal in each of those periods for post-game thoughts UMass Minutemen to focus on bookend production.

The Minutemen came out of Durham with the game marked closed at 00:00 on the clock, and the Wildcats finished the night with their scoring split between the 1st and 3rd periods for a post-game report UMass Minutemen centered on period-by-period scoring.

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