NEW YORK, NY. – The UConn men’s hockey team lost a 6-0 decision Saturday night to Cornell in a non-conference game at Madison Square Garden.
The Huskies drop to 10-3-3 with a loss while the Big Reds improve to 6-4-0.
Cornell opened the scoring early when Dalton Bancroft collected a loose puck in front of the net 32 seconds into the game and shot it past Logan Terness for the purpose. Shortly after, Cornell scored another goal on a loose puck in front of the net to take a 2-0 lead. The Big Red scored another before the end of the period to head into the break with a three-goal lead.
Cornell extended their lead late in the second period as Dalton Bancroft scored his second and third goals of the game to give Cornell a 5-0 lead in the second period. Cornell’s Ian Shane continued to blank the Huskies, making 13 saves in two periods. Cornell added one more goal in the third period to extend their lead to 6-0.
The Huskies went 0-2 on the power player and were outshot 22-16. Ian Shane made 27 saves to blank the Huskies and improved to 5-3 with the win.
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UConn will have a quick turnaround as they prepare for a Tuesday night game against Merrimack College.
