DURHAM, N.H. – Senior captain Morgan Winters (Osprey, Fla.) scored two goals and posted one assist for a three-point game as the University of New Hampshire men’s hockey team defeated Boston University, 4-1, on Friday night at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex in Hockey East action.
Junior forward Nick Ring (Hingham, Mass.) and junior forward Marty Lavins (Riga, Lativa) each added a goal to contribute to the win over the Terriers.
Senior goalie Kyle Chauvette (Goffstown, N.H.) made 25 saves to earn the win.
The Wildcats advance to 12-14-1 (6-10-1 Hockey East), while the Terriers fall to 13-15-2 (9-11-0 Hockey East).
UP NEXT:
- The Wildcats will conclude the home-and-home series versus BU at Agganis Arena Saturday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m.
- Next week the Wildcats will play a home-and-home series with No. 19 UMass on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21. Friday is at the Mullins Center on ESPN+ at 7 p.m., while Saturday is Family Night at the Whitt presented by Eastern Propane at 7 p.m. on NESN and ESPN+ with postgame autographs with selected Wildcats.
- Tickets can be purchased at UNHWildcats.com/BuyTickets or by calling the ticket office at (603) 862-4000. Don’t miss the most exciting family entertainment in New Hampshire.
Score: UNH 4, Boston University 1
Records: UNH (12-14-1, 6-10-1 Hockey East); BU (13-15-2, 9-11-0 Hockey East)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex)
Date: Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
Attendance: 5,877
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Wildcats took an early 1-0 lead 28 seconds into the first period off a cross-ice pass from freshman defenseman Conner de Haro (Raleigh, N.C.) to Winters who fired a shot from the left face-off circle into the top right corner of the net.
- Ring added to the scoreboard less than a minute later with a power play goal at 1:23 off a pass through the crease from Winters for Ring to tip it into the net. Senior forward Cy LeClerc (Goffstown, N.H.) also posted an assist.
- The Terriers answered at 12:55 of the first period, when Ryder Ritchie finished a pass from behind the net with a quick tap-in from the crease.
- Winters struck again at 2:18 of the third period on the power play, burying a slap shot off a pass from freshman forward Felix Gagnon (Jonquière, Quebec) in front of the net. LeClerc added an assist.
- Lavins finished the game for the ‘Cats with an empty net goal at 17:27 in the third. Gagnon and freshman forward Jacob Newcombe (Sambro, Nova Scotia) earned an assist.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- BU outshot UNH, 26-24.
- The Wildcats went 2-5 on the power play, while the Terriers went 0-3.
- Chauvette made 25 saves for the Wildcats, while Mikhail Yegorov posted 20 saves for the Terriers.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- Winters earned his 11th career multi-point game with two goals and an assist, extending his point streak to four games, recording two goals and four assists for six total points during this stretch. He also tied his most goals for a game and points for a game.
- Ring advanced his point streak to three games as he has two goals and one assist over the last three games.
- LeClerc posted two assist to record his 22nd multi-point game.
- Gagnon earned a career best two assist to give him three multi-point games.
- The last time the Wildcats defeated BU was Oct. 13, 2023, with a 6-4 win over the #1 nationally ranked Terriers.
