GORHAM, Maine – After recording three assists in last night's 6-5 overtime win over Keene State, junior Kayde Kinaschuk (Calgary, Alberta) scored all three goals for the University of Southern Maine Huskies' men's ice hockey team in a 3-0 win over the Western Connecticut State University Wolves on Saturday afternoon. Freshman goalie Ean Badgett (Howell, Mich.) made a career high 35 saves to earn his first career shutout.
 
Sophomore Gavin Simopoulos (Cape Elizabeth, Maine), who had a hat trick last night, assisted on Kinaschuk's first two goals, as did junior Adrian Jubran (Knoxville, Tenn./James Madison). This is the first time in Jubran's career that he has recorded multiple points in a game.
 
Kinaschuk and Simopoulos are the first duo of Huskies to have hat tricks in back-to-back games since Matt King and John St. Pierre during the 1994-95 season. King scored three goals in an 8-5 win over Curry on February 22, and St. Pierre had a hat trick in the team's next game on February 25, a 7-2 win over Nichols.
 
Freshman Ben Aucoin (Moncton, New Brunswick) also had an assist on Kinaschuk's empty-net goal to complete the hat trick.
 
The Records:
WestConn: 1-17-0 (0-11-0 LEC)
Southern Maine: 10-7-1 (8-2-1 LEC)
 
 
Series History:
Today's game was the second ever between Southern Maine and WestConn. The Huskies won 7-3 the first time the teams met on November 7.
 
The Goaltenders:
WestConn: Liam Lane (1-9-0), 57:33, two goals allowed, 26 saves
Southern Maine: Ean Badgett (2-1-0): 60:00, zero goals allowed, 35 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Kinaschuk's first goal came 5:40 into the first period after he collected the puck after Jubran blasted it off the boards behind the net and turned and ripped a shot into the goal. The trio connected again on the power play with 11 minutes to go to extend the lead to 2-0.
• Neither team scored in the second period despite each team getting a power play opportunity.  Badgett made nine saves and Lane stopped 10 shots.
• WestConn ramped up their attack efforts with 18 shots in the third period, but Badgett held strong to earn the shutout. The Huskies killed off four power plays in the period to help out their goaltender. Kinaschuk finished off the hat trick with an empty net goal with 35 seconds to go.

 
Inside The Stats:

• WestConn led 35-29 in shots on goal with more than half of those coming in the final period. The Wolves also led 34-22 in faceoff wins.
• The Huskies killed five penalties in the game and blocked 10 shots. Juniors Ethan Hoover (Hershey, Penn.) and Jake Burgess (Arlington, Mass./Vermont Academy) each blocked two shots.
• Kinaschuk now has 10 goals on the season and has logged points in each of the last five games. He has five goals and four assists during the streak.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will return to action on Saturday, January 31 with a 4:00 pm home game against Babson College.