UNH Blanks Princeton, 3-0

Jared Whale made 15 saves for the shutout, and visiting New Hampshire scored three third-period goals to top Princeton, 3-0, on Friday night at Hobey Baker Rink in non-conference play.

After UNH killed off a five-minute major penalty to Marty Lavins that spanned the second and third periods, the Wildcats (9-4-3 overall) got goals from Ryan Conmy, Robert Cronin and Lavins (empty net) in a span of just under 12 minutes to extend their unbeaten streak to seven games. For Whale, who played the last two seasons with Alaska Anchorage, it was his second shutout of the season, and fourth of his NCAA career.

Arthur Smith made 16 stops for the Tigers (6-5-1), who saw their five-game winning streak snapped as they were shut out at home for the first time in almost two years. The two schools will close out their two-game series on Saturday at Princeton at 4 p.m. ET.

U.S. Drops Swiss in WJC Quarterfinals

Fresh off a convincing 4-1 victory over host Canada in its last game of round-robin play on New Year's Eve, the United States moved closer to defending its gold medal status at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa with a 7-2 win today over Switzerland in the quarterfinal round.

James Hagens (Boston College) and Ryan Leonard (Boston College) each scored two goals for the Group A champion Americans, who also got 17 saves in goal from Hampton Slukynsky (Western Michigan) and three assists offensively from Gabe Perreault (Boston College).

The U.S. will now face Czechia in the WJC semifinals on Saturday. The other semifinal will match Sweden and Finland, with the winners to meet on Sunday for the championship.

ADDENDUM: Team USA defeated Czechia, 4-1, and will face Finland on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET (NHL Network) for the gold. Czechia will meet Sweden for the bronze.

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