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UMass Lowell was hoping a thrilling 4-3 overtime win at Boston University would be a springboard to a winning streak.
Instead the River Hawks were blanked by BU the next night in Lowell and they were shut out Friday night for the sixth time this season and the fifth time in their last 14 games.
Maine defeated UML for the seventh straight time following a 2-0 Hockey East win at the Tsongas Center in Lowell.
Maine goalie Albin Boija posted a 25-save shutout. Austin Elliott turned aside 27 of 29 shots for UML. UML went 0-for-6 on the power play to fall to 2-7 at home this winter.
Brock James opened the scoring in the first period for No. 17 Maine. He was denied on a partial breakaway by Elliott, but the puck squirted to Nicholas Peluso. Peluso centered it and James was able to poke it into the UML net.
Minutes later, UMass Lowell captain Jay Ahearn snapped a 20-foot wrist shot which clanked off the left post behind Boija. Ahearn led UML with five shots on goal.
Charlie Russell doubled Maine’s lead in the second period.
Maine has now won the first two games of the season series against UML. The teams will battle Saturday (6:05 p.m.) back at the Tsongas.
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