NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's hockey team fell to No. 13 UConn, 5-2, in its opening game of the 2026 Connecticut Ice Tournament on Friday. Yale dropped to 7-12-0 on the season, while the Huskies improved to 14-7-3.

Period 1: UConn 2, Yale 1

• 1:10 (UC) – UConn opened the scoring just over a minute into the game with a redirect in front of the net.
• 1:34 (UC) – Just 24 seconds later, the Huskies doubled their lead when a point shot was finished off a rebound.
• 15:06 (YAL) – Yale cut the deficit to one as Zachary Wagnon dished a pass from behind the net to Micah Berger, who blasted a one-timer past the goaltender.

Period 2: UConn 4, Yale 2

• 2:38 (YAL) – Yale tied the game early in the second period when David Andreychuk found David Chen in the slot for the finish.
• 5:14 (UC) – UConn regained the lead on the power play.
• 12:15 (UC) – The Huskies added a second unanswered power-play goal to extend the margin.

Period 3: UConn 5, Yale 2

• 19:05 (UC) – UConn sealed the game with an empty-net goal late in the third period.

Notes

• Noah Pak made 31 saves in goal, marking his fourth 30-plus save performance of the season.
• David Chen extended his point streak to six games (2 goals, 5 assists).
• Chen is tied for the team lead with 15 points alongside Ronan O'Donnell, who assisted on Micah Berger's first-period goal.

Up Next
Yale will square off against Sacred Heart in the Connecticut Ice Consolation Game on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 4 p.m.