Shoot!
The opening weekend of the Hockey East schedule also saw the institution of the new shootout rule to break ties.
If a game is tied after regulation and the two teams are still tied after a five-minute overtime, they will settle the score by taking five penalty shots each. This is effective only within Hockey East games.
Maine would like to reconsider the shootout rule, however, as it tied both B.U. and Northeastern over the weekend, but lost both shootouts. This earned the Terriers and the Huskies an extra point in the Hockey East standings. Maine earned one point for each tie, however.
"It's the most excitement I've seen in this place since we beat B.C.," said Northeastern associate sports information director Bill Doherty told the Boston Globe.
In other Hockey East action, league rookie Massachusetts continued to struggle in its first year of Division I play, as B.C. handed the Minutemen their third loss without a win this season, 4-2.