Burlington Plattsburgh, VT, November 13, 2026 — The 20th-ranked University of Vermont (UVM) men’s hockey team secured an additional point in the standings following a decisive shootout victory against the University of Maine. The contest concluded in a scoreless tie through regulation play and overtime, necessitating a shootout to determine a winner.

In collegiate hockey, games that remain tied after overtime can proceed to a shootout. While a shootout provides a method to assign a winner and loser for the purposes of the game’s outcome and individual statistics, it also offers an opportunity for teams to earn an extra point in the league standings under specific conference rules. This extra point is awarded to the team that wins the shootout, regardless of the final score within the shootout itself.

The UVM men’s hockey program, currently ranked 20th, faced the University of Maine in this matchup. The game’s progression saw both teams unable to find the back of the net throughout the initial 60 minutes of regulation time. The deadlock persisted into the five-minute sudden-death overtime period, meaning neither team could secure a game-winning goal under traditional play. Consequently, the game advanced to a shootout.

The shootout phase allowed players from both UVM and Maine to take turns attempting to score against the opposing goaltender. The outcome of this shootout determined which team would be credited with the win and, crucially for UVM in this instance, an additional standings point. UVM emerged victorious from the shootout, thereby adding the extra point to their season total. Details regarding the specific date, location, and individual player performances in the shootout were not provided in the summary.


Story summarized from the original created by Jack Fitzsimmons on www.wcax.com, see more information here.

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