Game Results

Providence 3 @ Massachusetts 3 ot

D UMASS John Wessbecker 0-0-0, -1, 1 shot

UMASS (2-2-2) out shot the Friars 40-28 but settled for the tie as Providence (1-4-1) scored with six seconds left in the third. Wessbecker and the Minutemen host Merrimack (3-1-0) next Saturday.

Boston University 2 @ #3 Michigan 6

D Mich Kevin Quick 0-1-1, +3, 2 shots

Quick picked up his first collegiate point and finished a +3 in the win over a struggling BU team. Michigan (5-1-0) heads to Nebraska-Omaha (1-2-0) for a two game CCHA series with the Mavericks next weekend.

Saturday's Highlights:

• Fadden a Second Star
• Multi-point night for Courtnall
• Tough night in net for Jung

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The Reading Royals played spoiler to the return of hockey to the Gulf Coast after a two-year hiatus following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Royals peppered former Lightning prospect Morgan Cey with 44 shots enroute to a decisive 5-2 victory over the Mississippi Sea Wolves. Lightning prospects have been held off the scoresheet in the Wolves' first three games

Reading 5 @ Mississippi 2
F Marek Kvapil: 0-0-0; Even; 0 PIM; 1 SOG
F Radek Smolenak: 0-0-0; Even; 0 PIM; 1 SOG
F Zbynek Hrdel: 0-0-0; Even; 0 PIM; 2 SOG

We was robbed.

BUF-4
TB-3 (OT)

Johan Holmqvist stopped 22 of 26 in taking the overtime loss. The Lightning were the victims of two controversial calls/non calls in the game.

First Period
NO SCORING

Second Period
Tampa Bay 3:25, Vaclav Prospal 9 (Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis)
Tampa Bay 4:45, Michel Ouellet 2 (Chris Gratton, Mathieu Darche)
Buffalo 9:30, Maxim Afinogenov 2 (Thomas Vanek, Nathan Paetsch)
Buffalo 14:28, Paul Gaustad 3 (power play) (Tim Connolly, Brian Campbell)

Third Period
Tampa Bay 6:14, Vincent Lecavalier 5 (power play) (Martin St. Louis, Brad Richards)
Buffalo 13:13, Nathan Paetsch 1 (Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht)

Overtime
Buffalo 4:19, Thomas Vanek 3 (unassisted)

Boutin overtakes Munce on the depth chart???

BRI-1
NOR-2

Jonathan Boutin stopped 33 of 34 shots faced for the win in his first start of the season.

First Period
NO SCORING

Second Period
BRI Colliton, (2) (Comeau), 0:58 (SH)

Third Period
NOR Jones, (3) (Wanvig, Klinkhammer), 0:31
NOR Lawrence, (2) (Taylor, Milley), 0:54