The University of Massachusetts Minutemen managed only 14 shots on goal on Saturday night in the Seniors Night game against the University of Maine at Alfond Arena.
But four of them got past Black Bears goalie Victor Ostman. Meanwhile UMass’s Cole Brady, a Arizona State University transfer, made 35 saves as the Minutemen completed a weekend sweep with a 4-3 victory.
Ostman finished with 10 saves.
Despite the two losses, UMaine, 15-15-5 overall and 9-11-4 in Hockey East, earned the sixth seed for the Hockey East playoffs and will entertain 11th-place Vermont in a Hockey East first round game on Wednesday night.
UMass, 13-6-5 and 7-14-3, wound up ninth and will visit No. 8 Boston College.
Senior left wing Cal Kiefiuk scored a pair of goals and sophomore defenseman Scott Morrow had one as the Minutemen took the 3-0 lead by finding the net with three of their first seven shots on goal.
But sophomore center Nolan Renwick’s second-period power play goal and senior right wing Ben Poisson’s early third-period goal pulled UMaine within 3-2.
Sophomore center Lucas Mercuri restored the two-goal lead for UMass 8:53 into the third period but UMaine captain Jakub Sirota, a graduate student defenseman, answered 21 seconds later.
UMaine stormed the net looking for an equalizer but Brady made some good stops and his teammates blocked some shots and swatted loose pucks out of danger.
