PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Plymouth State Panthers scored three times in the second period on their way to a 6-2 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies' men's ice hockey team on Friday night in a Little East Conference game. Kim Hilmersson posted a five-point night for Plymouth State with two goals and three assists. The Huskies had goals from senior Conor Donovan (Nahant, Mass./Swampscott) and freshman Ben Aucoin (Moncton, New Brunswick).
 
Aucoin extended his scoring streak to three games and Donovan is now on a three-game point streak.
 
Freshman Loic Morin (Drummondville, Quebec) made 44 saves in 59:23 of action. Fellow freshman Evan Malloy (Carp, Ontario) made his collegiate debut by playing the final 37 seconds of the contest.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 12-10-1 (10-6-1 LEC)
Plymouth State: 14-9-1 (11-5-1 LEC)
 
Series History:
The Panthers have tied the all-time series 20-20-2 with tonight's win. The Huskies won 5-4 in Gorham the last time the two teams played on January 10.
 
The Goaltenders:
Southern Maine: Loic Morin (9-8-1): 59:23, six goals allowed, 44 saves
Southern Maine: Evan Malloy: 00:37, zero goals allowed, zero saves
Plymouth State: Brandon Shantz (7-5-1), 60:00, two goals allowed, 21 saves
 
How It Happened:

• The Panthers scored twice in the first four minutes of the game with David Matousek opening the scoring 43 seconds into the game and Hilmersson scoring his first goal at 3:59 from Matousek and Patrick O'Connell.
• The Huskies rallied to tie the score with a pair of goals in the span of 28 seconds. First, Donovan tipped in a blast by senior John Hagan (Canton, Mass./Tilton School) with 4:43 to go. Sophomore Gage LeTourneau (Presque Isle, Maine) had the secondary assist on the score. Aucoin then beat the Plymouth State goalie glove side 12 seconds into a power play with sophomore Ben Thornley-Hall (Coquitlam, British Columbia) and junior Ethan MacDuff (Lloydminster, Alberta).
• Plymouth State reclaimed the lead with a goal by Byron Hartley 1:10 in the second period and added two more goals in the first 7:30 of the period. The second came from Will Pray 2:22 into the period before Hilmersson added his second of the night 7:28 in the period.
• Tucker Shedd extended Plymouth State's lead to 6-2 with a power play goal with just over five minutes left in the third period.

 
Inside The Stats:

• The Panthers led 50-23 in shots on goal 42-22 in faceoff wins.
• Southern Maine went 1-for-4 on power plays. The Panthers went 1-for-3.
• Senior Kadin Ilott (Kenora, Ontario) blocked three shots for the Huskies.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies finish the regular season tomorrow at New England College at 4:00 pm.