Was Friday the night the Maine hockey team finally got its offense on track?
It seems presumptuous, but now the Black Bears' confidence in its offense might be on the upswing entering the second game of the series tonight against Niagara.

Consider the numbers: Maine had scored just four goals on 110 shots in its first four games of the season, including just one goal on 56 shots last weekend against Northeastern.

"Last weekend we proved shot totals don't win games and you have bury chances when you get them," Maine forward Chris Hahn said. "That was the key for us."

Maine goalie Dave Wilson agreed.

"We know we can score now and that's always a big plus going into games, knowing that we have the offensive talent," Wilson said. "The past couple games have been a shutout or have been low-scoring, so we were kind of doubting ourselves out there. But with the offense (Friday), we were really happy with it. We got some real quality shots out there."

Expect Scott Darling to start tonight, as the Maine coaching staff will continue rotating goalies for now.

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