Tanner Klimpke scored two first-period goals and the Maine men’s hockey team earned a 4-1 win over Holy Cross in its season opener Friday night in Worcester, Massachusetts.
A transfer from Robert Morris, Klimpke scored both of his goals on the power play. He gave the Black Bears the lead at 4:54 with assists from Isa Parekh and Sully Scholle. Parekh and Scholle also had helpers on his second goal, less than three minutes later.
Matthew Kursonis scored in the second period for Holy Cross, before Brock James of Falmouth and Owen Fuller scored in the third for the Black Bears.
Albin Boija made 18 saves for Maine, while Danick Leroux stopped 26 shots for Holy Cross.
The teams play again at 7 p.m. Saturday
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