The University of Maine spotted the University of Vermont the game’s opening goal on Friday night, but power-play goals late in the first period and early in the second period triggered a string of six unanswered goals as the Black Bears earned a 6-1 Hockey East victory over the Catamounts at Alfond Arena in Orono. UMaine is now 17-10-4 overall and 11-8-2 in Hockey East while the Catamounts fell to 3-22-5 and 0-17-3, respectively. Vermont’s winless streak was extended to 14 games (0-11-3). The teams conclude their series at 4:30 p.m.