Box score
Despite scoring 38 seconds in and dominating the pace of play for the majority of the game, Northeastern surrendered two goals and an empty netter in the third to take a 3-1 loss against New Hampshire at the Whittemore Center.
The Huskies doubled up UNH in shots, 22-11, after the first two periods, but the Wildcats poured it on in the final frame, firing off 12 shots to NU's three.
Senior Kyle Kraemer extended his goal-scoring streak to five games, marking the longest stretch of anyone current Husky. The St. Louis native has tallied six points amidst the spell. Rookie Justin Daniels capped off his third two-game pointstreak with the assist.
Freshman netminder Chris Rawlings slipped to 15-12-2 with 20 saves in the game while UNH's Brian Foster picked up his 15th victory with 24 stops.
Before the fans could settle into their seats, J. Daniels picked off a UNH pass in the neutral zone and discovered Kraemer 15 feet out in the slot. J. Daniels connected and Kraemer whizzed it by Foster for the 1-0 lead 38 seconds into the contest.
Despite a couple odd-man rushes for New Hampshire, the Huskies controlled the offensive tempo in the first 20 minutes, outshooting the Wildcats, 13-6.
The second period transpired without any tallies, but Northeastern continued to control the pace of the game. Foster buoyed New Hampshire's defense as Northeastern had several opportunities in close. The Wildcats were hampered with multiple offsides calls in the middle of the frame while a slew of turnovers marred the speed of the final five minutes of the second period. Each squad managed to peel five shots off on target.
New Hampshire finally broke through in later portion of the third thanks to Dalton Speelman at 14:58 of the third. Northeastern's defense left a hole for Speelman off the draw and he charged in and rang it off the post, but the puck bounced back to his tape and he lifted it by Rawlings to knot the game at 1-1.
Twelve seconds later, the Wildcats snatched the lead on a shifty backhand by Paul Thompson at 15:10. The puck scooted down into NU's zone off the draw and Thompson wheeled it around the net with a clean look for the 2-1 lead.
Head coach Greg Cronin pulled Rawlings at 18:18, but the Huskies were not able to sustain a potent attack on Foster. Northeastern turned the puck over in the neutral zone and Peter LeBlanc potted it from the blue line at 19:13 to ice the 3-1 final.
The Huskies were 0-4 on the powerplay while New Hampshire was scoreless in its two opportunities.
Northeastern switches gears to take on rival Boston University for the final regular season series of the year. Friday's game will take place at Agganis Arena while the two clubs close out the regular season docket at Matthews Arena. Both tilts are scheduled for 7 p.m.
