UConn at MerrimackNCAA Division I men · Saturday, October 31, 2026

17 UConn (3-4-0) 5
16 Merrimack (5-1-1) 5
Final/SO

Tied after overtime. The shootout decides conference points only — this game is recorded as a tie.

Line score
Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO T SOG PP
UConn 1 3 1 0 2 5 39 0/4
Merrimack 2 2 1 0 1 5 33 0/2
Scoring summary
Period Time Team Goal (assists) Strength Score
1st 18:53 Merrimack Nick Pierre (Assist by Trevor Hoskin, Justin Gill) EV first goal 1–0
1st 14:33 UConn Carter Sproule (Assist by Cole Davis, Anthony Allain Samake) EV 1–1
1st 00:46 Merrimack Mavrick Lachance (Assist by Alex Mercier, Austin Oravetz) EV 2–1
2nd 19:05 Merrimack Nick Pierre (Assist by Trevor Hoskin, Justin Gill) EV 3–1
2nd 13:58 UConn Joey Muldowney (Assist by Ethan Gardula, Trey Scott) PP 3–2
2nd 12:30 Merrimack Nick Pierre (Assist by Justin Gill, Nathan King) EV hat trick 4–2
2nd 05:25 UConn Colin Frank (Assist by William McIsaac) EV 4–3
2nd 00:37 UConn Ethan Whitcomb (Assist by Jeremy Loranger, Joey Muldowney) PP 4–4
3rd 13:01 Merrimack Caden Cranston (Assist by Ethan Beyer, Parker Lalonde) EV 5–4
3rd 09:26 UConn Anthony Allain Samake (Assist by Mike Murtagh) EA game-tying 5–5

EV even strength · PP power play · SH short-handed · EN empty net. Scores read away–home.

UConn

Skaters
Skater Pos G A PTS +/− SOG PIM BLK FO
8 JOEY MULDOWNEY RW 1 1 2 -4 4 0 0
28 ANTHONY ALLAIN SAMAKE LD 1 1 2 +3 3 0 0
15 COLIN FRANK LW 1 0 1 +1 3 0 0
12 CARTER SPROULE C 1 0 1 +2 2 2 0 7–1
71 ETHAN WHITCOMB LW 1 0 1 -3 1 0 0 2–1
26 MIKE MURTAGH C 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 10–9
16 JEREMY LORANGER C 0 1 1 -4 3 0 0 8–8
21 TREY SCOTT RD 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0
13 ETHAN GARDULA RW 0 1 1 +1 1 0 0 0–1
18 WILLIAM MCISAAC RD 0 1 1 +3 1 0 0
9 COLE DAVIS RW 0 1 1 +1 1 0 0
22 ALEXANDRE BLAIS LW 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 3–2
24 CARLIN DEZAINDE C 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10–10
11 KAI JANVIRIYA RD 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0
20 KADEN SHAHAN RW 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
34 OWEN SIMPSON LD 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
2 BRENDAN DUNPHY LD 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0
23 JESSE HESLOP LW 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0
Goalies
Goalie MIN SA SV GA SV%
30 VEETI LOUHIVAARA started 64.9 33 28 5 .848

Merrimack

Skaters
Skater Pos G A PTS +/− SOG PIM BLK FO
11 NICK PIERRE LW 3 0 3 +3 6 2 0
23 JUSTIN GILL C 0 3 3 +2 1 0 0 12–12
10 TREVOR HOSKIN RW 0 2 2 +2 1 2 0
21 CADEN CRANSTON RW 1 0 1 +1 3 0 0
27 MAVRICK LACHANCE C 1 0 1 +1 2 0 0 3–8
2 NATHAN KING LD 0 1 1 +2 4 0 0
12 PARKER LALONDE C 0 1 1 +1 3 0 0 8–10
7 ETHAN BEYER RD 0 1 1 +3 1 0 0
25 ALEX MERCIER RW 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1–1
24 AUSTIN ORAVETZ RD 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
16 TY DANEAULT LW 0 0 0 +1 3 0 0
6 DANIEL ASTAPOVICH RW 0 0 0 -1 3 0 0
20 NOLAN FLAMAND C 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 5–7
4 SEAMUS POWELL LD 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 SIMON-PIER BRUNET RD 0 0 0 -1 1 0 0
29 CAELAN FITZPATRICK LW 0 0 0 -1 1 0 0 3–2
5 KEATON ORREY XD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 RYAN O'CONNELL LW 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0
8 DAVID GREEN LD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalies
Goalie MIN SA SV GA SV%
31 RYAN KEYES started 65 39 34 5 .872

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Data: NCAA.com via ncaa-api · updated

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