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Brown University
6-13-4
Connecticut
13-16-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Brown | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2/3/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Max Gottlieb, Tommy Marchin and Zach Giuttari all posted multiple-point efforts, but the Brown men's hockey team was edged by Connecticut, 6-4, in Saturday night's non-conference matchup at Meehan Auditorium.
UConn improved to 13-16-2 overall with its fifth straight win. Brown moved to 6-13-4 on the season to close out non-conference play.
Gottlieb (Old Bridge, N.J.) led all players with three points behind one goal and two assists. Marchin (Algonac, Mich.) and Giuttari (Warwick, R.I.) had one goal and one assist apiece. Tyler Bird (Andover, Mass.) also scored for the Bears.
Rookie Luke Kania (Chicago, Ill.) had 28 saves for the Bears, while Tanner Creel had 27 saves for the Huskies. Both teams had two power-play goals.
UConn struck first at 9:04 when Alexander Payusov scored off a rebound for the early lead, the first of five combined goals between the two teams in the opening period.
Brown took advantage of a five-minute major with a pair of power-play goals, starting at 10:36, when Sam Lafferty (Hollidaysburg, Pa.) sent a pass through the slot to Marchin for the one-timer to even the score.
After UConn regained the lead on Brian Rigali's shorthanded goal, the Bears stormed right back with another power-play tally, as Gottlieb blasted a shot from in front of the blue line for his second of the season. Giuttari and Marchin earned assists on the play.
The Huskies benefited from back-to-back Brown penalties late in the period as Karl El-Mir scored a 5-on-3 power-play goal to push the visitors back in front at the first intermission.
Giuttari evened the score at 8:51 in the second period as he took advantage of a turnover in the offensive end and beat Creel for his third tally of the season. Nevertheless, Jesse Schwartz regained the lead for UConn at 16:19 to give the Huskies a one-goal lead after 40 minutes.
The Bears responded three minutes into the third frame when Bird tipped home Gottlieb's point shot to tie the score with his sixth of the season.
The back-and-forth action continued when Benjamin Freeman scored a power-play goal midway through the final period. Brown pulled Kania for the extra skater with one minute remaining, but Maxim Letunov notched an empty netter to seal the win.
Brown will return to ECAC play next weekend when it hosts Princeton (2/9) and Quinnipiac (2/10).
Video of all Brown men's hockey home contests and all Ivy League games, home and away, will be broadcast live on ivyleague.tv.
Tickets for all Brown men's hockey games can be purchased online, calling the Brown Athletics Ticket Office at (401) 863-2773, or walking up to the Box Office located in the Pizzitola Sports Center, open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
