Maine Upsets No. 20 Vermont 3-1 With Jaden Lipinski Game-Winner

Jaden Lipinski scored the game-winning goal 2:29 into the third period as Maine secured a 3-1 upset victory over No. 20/18 Vermont on Saturday evening at Gutterson Fieldhouse, UVM Athletic reported.

The loss marks Vermont’s first in regulation since their season-opener on October 9 at Bentley. Maine improved to 6-5-1 overall and 2-3-1 in Hockey East play, while the Catamounts dropped to 5-4-2 overall and 4-2-2 in the conference.

Dante Siciliano opened the scoring for the Black Bears just 5:09 into the first period with a wrist shot through traffic from the top of the slot, with assists from Tanner Klimpke and Lee Parks. Vermont answered 64 seconds later on a power play when Ethan Burroughs received a pass from Cédrick Guindon and roofed a backhand shot past goaltender Albin Boija.

The opening-period goal by Burroughs snapped Boija’s shutout streak at 154 minutes and 24 seconds. The tally also brought Burroughs to three goals in his last four games and eight points in his last eight contests.

Vermont nearly took the lead late in the first period during another power play, but Michael Hagens wired a one-timer off the post amid a flurry of four saves by Boija in 35 seconds. Hagens finished the night leading all skaters with three blocked shots.

“Our guys brought their work ethic again tonight,” said Head Coach Steve Wiedler to UVM Athletic. “We just didn’t come out on the right side of it.”

Following a scoreless middle frame, Lipinski broke the tie early in the third period with a wraparound goal that trickled past the line for his second score of the season, assisted by Dru Krebs and William Gerrior. Owen Fowler added an empty-net goal with 13 seconds remaining in regulation to seal the outcome.

“I want to watch the film before I have a real take on our game,” Wiedler told UVM Athletic. “I feel like the takeaway will be every puck matters. And to our guys credit they’ve been playing that way all year long. Just ended up on the wrong side of it tonight.”

Cédrick Guindon earned the game’s second star after recording an assist and a game-high five shots on net. Pursuant to the team’s community partnership, Community Bank, N.A. will donate $50 to Special Olympics Vermont for the goal scored by the Catamounts.

Vermont returns to the road next week for their final Hockey East regular-season games of 2026, traveling to face UMass Lowell in a two-game series at the Tsongas Center. The teams meet at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, November 20, and again on Saturday night, with broadcasts available on ESPN+ and HockeyEast.TV for international viewers, alongside live radio coverage on WVMT.