New Hampshire gutted out a close 4-2 win against New England.

No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Brett Bittner at 16:08 of the third period.

Tim Casey had a great game for New Hampshire, netting two goals. Casey's tallies came short handed at 6:16 into the first period to make the score 1-0 New Hampshire and 12:21 into the first to make the score 2-0 New Hampshire.

New Hampshire excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in five chances. New Hampshire forced New England goalie Devyn Levesque to work between the pipes, taking 32 shots.

New Hampshire additionally got points from David Fish, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. More assists for New Hampshire came via Simon Campbell and Mike Callaghan, who each chipped in one.

New England was held below its usual level of production. New England puts an average of 4.2 pucks into the net per game.

New England was helped by Brendan Miller, who finished with one goal. Miller scored 6:32 into the third period to make the score 2-1 New Hampshire. Shayne Cummiskey picked up the assist. Jake Latham also scored for New England. In addition, New England received assists from Ian McNamara and Nick Newman, who contributed one each.

Adam Higdon made 21 saves for New Hampshire on 23 shots. New Hampshire incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Levesque rejected 28 shots on goal for New England. New England incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.