No. 1 Huskies Stamp Ticket to Fourth Straight Conference Championship

Story by Catherine Morrison Photos by Mike Puzzanghera BOSTON — A spot in the championship game was on the line for Northeastern as they faced the University of Connecticut on Wednesday afternoon at Matthews Arena. Northeastern, as the newly minted top-ranked team in the nation, was the favorite. UConn was the underdog after upsetting nationally

AUDIO: Shorthanded goal sends Huskies to Hockey East Championship Game

Toward the end of a hard-fought game, the Northeastern and UConn women’s hockey squads were deadlocked at one. When a two-minute boarding minor sent Northeastern to the penalty kill, it appeared the momentum had swung UConn’s way. But off a UConn turnover, Skylar Fontaine and Chloé Aurard rewrote the script. Jack Sinclair and Catherine Morrison