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A bizarre situation occurred during a men’s college hockey game between the UConn Huskies and the Massachusetts Minutemen.
The Huskies and Minutemen were in the middle of an overtime period after being tied 3-3 in regulation at the Mullins Center in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen attempted to beat the Huskies goaltender, but were denied.
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Joey Muldowney #8 of the UConn Huskies skates against the Maine Black Bears in the second period during the NCAA men’s hockey at the Hockey East Championship at TD Garden on March 21, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Richard T. Gagnon/Getty Images)
That started a Huskies hiatus. Huskies defenseman Kai Janviriya guided the puck up the ice and prepared to possibly send his team home with a victory.
However, as he entered the Massachusetts zone, the arena lights went out.
Neither team scored during overtime. The Huskies and Minutemen engaged in a shootout and Massachusetts managed to score a point in the shootout round after seven rounds.
The Massachusetts Minutemen line up before a game against the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks during NCAA men’s hockey at the Tsongas Center on January 27, 2023 in Lowell, Massachusetts. (Richard T. Gagnon/Getty Images)
UConn had a 3-2 lead in the third period when Jake Percival scored early in the period after a power play. But UMass responded with an equalizer from forward Jack Musa.
Massachusetts goaltender Michael Hrabal earned first star of the game with 50 saves in the victory.
Staked pucks spelling out Ohio are placed on the Ohio State Buckeyes bench before a men’s college hockey game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan State Spartans on February 27, 2026 at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing Michigan. (Joseph Weiser/Sportswire Icon via Getty Images)
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Massachusetts managed to improve to 12-9-1 with 37 points this year. UConn fell to 11-8-3 with 38 points. The two teams occupy fourth and third place respectively in the Hockey East conference. Providence leads the conference with a 17-5-1 record and 51 points.
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