Maine scored two goals with less than three minutes remaining in the third period to tie Northeastern to set the stage for Hockey East's first shoot-out. But after a scoreless sudden-death overtime, Northeastern out- shot Maine 3-2 in the shoot out to collect 2 points in the HE standings. Maine receives one point for its effort during regulation. The tieing goal with :02 remaining came with Maine skating six men to four. Less than three minutes earlier Maine had pulled within one with a shorthanded goal. According to Maine play-by-play announcer Joe Carr of WZON AM 620, the shooutout was the first-ever in college hockey. The NCAA does not recognize shootouts; Maine is now 3-0-1 overall and 3-1 in HE. _____________________________________________________________________ Ryan Robbins "Nothing in fine print is ever good news." University of Maine -- Andy Rooney _____________________________________________________________________ [log in to unmask] ____________________________________________