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A bizarre situation occurred during a men’s college hockey game between the UConn Huskies and the Massachusetts Minutemen.
The Huskies and Minutemen were in the middle of an overtime period after being tied 3-3 in regulation at the Mullins Center in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen tried to get one past the Huskies’ goalie, but were denied.
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Joey Muldowney #8 of the UConn Huskies skates against the Maine Black Bears in the second period during the NCAA men’s hockey Hockey East Championship at TD Garden on March 21, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)
That started a Huskies break. Huskies defenseman Kai Janviriya brought the puck back down the ice and got ready to possibly send his team home with a win.
But when he entered Massachusetts’ zone, the lights went out in the arena.
Neither team scored in overtime. The Huskies and Minutemen went into a shootout, and Massachusetts was able to pick up a point in the shootout round after seven rounds.
The Massachusetts Minutemen line up before a game against the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks during NCAA Men’s Hockey at the Tsongas Center on January 27, 2023 in Lowell, Massachusetts. (Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)
UConn took a 3-2 lead into the third period when Jake Percival scored early in the frame on a power play. But UMass answered with the equalizer from forward Jack Musa.
Massachusetts goaltender Michael Hrabal earned the game’s first star as he had 50 saves in the win.
Puck, spelling out of Ohio, is placed on the Ohio State Buckeyes bench prior to a men’s college hockey game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan State Spartans on February 27, 2026 at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Michigan. (Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Massachusetts was able to improve to 12-9-1 with 37 points on the year. UConn dropped to 11-8-3 with 38 points. The two teams sit in fourth and third place respectively in the Hockey East conference. Providence leads the conference with a 17-5-1 record and 51 points.
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