Late goal salvages 3-3 tie as UMaine hockey finds ‘a little extra’

The University of Maine hockey team snapped its five-game losing streak against Hockey East opponents at Alfond Arena, rallying from three one-goal deficits to tie 11th-ranked UConn 3-3 on Saturday night. UConn earned the second Hockey East point by winning the shootout 2-0. UMaine had 53 shots on goal compared to UConn’s 23 and attempted 97 shots to UConn’s 53 but UConn received 50 saves from senior goalie Tyler Muzselik and it took a goal from seldom-used senior defenseman Grayson Arnott with 6:34 remaining to earn the tie. It was just Arnott’s sixth game of the season. UMaine is now 14-12-3 overall and 8-10-1 in Hockey East while 11th-ranked UConn is now 17-7-4 and 11-5-2. UConn had won...