Down 3-2 midway through the third period, Maine tied the game on Luke Antonacci’s second goal of the season, at 12:44 of the third. Scott won a faceoff in Northeastern’s zone back to Antonacci, whose shot deflected off Whitehead and into the net to tie the game.

Maine men's ice hockey secured its first Hockey East championship since 2004 by defeating UConn on Friday, 5-2 at the TD Garden.

With six Hockey East teams headed to the NCAAs, the league's No. 2 seed this season and its dominant program in its first decade won its first tournament title since 2004.