BOSTON — Mark Anthoine’s first impression of Hockey East’s Frozen Fenway event had nothing to do with hockey.

“Just going out there before the game, when UMass and UVM were playing, sitting in the Red Sox dugout, I wasn’t even thinking about hockey at that point,” Anthoine said. “I was like, ‘Wow, so many legends have just been sitting here.’ I looked back and you see 20,000-plus fans already watching that game, it was unreal. I just wanted to get out there right away.”

He made sure that his lasting memories of the outdoor hockey series at Major League Baseball’s oldest ballpark had everything to do with pushing a puck down a frozen sheet of ice — and scoring.

It took little time for the University of New Hampshire to score the nightcap’s first goal and take a 1-0 lead. And Anthoine made sure the Wildcats didn’t enjoy that lead for very long. The Lewiston native popped home a goal — his seventh in 10 games — just 3:05 later to even the contest. He thrust his hands skyward as his teammates mobbed him. He wasn’t quite sure how to react, other than to be excited.

“I’ve never been one to do something fancy,” Anthoine said. “I didn’t really know what to do. When I score, I just get so excited.”

He might want to reconsider, given his recent run. After playing in each of the first nine games in this, his sophomore season, without recording a point, pieces started to fall into place. It began with a goal against UMass-Lowell on Nov. 12. In the team’s next game against UMass-Amherst, he added another. An assist against Clarkson at the Cumberland County Civic Center followed by another goal against Vermont made his new-found scoring prowess a legitimate streak.

He missed the score sheet in the rematch against Vermont the following night, but hasn’t since. His eight goals — including a second goal Saturday in the second period at Fenway — are the second-most on the team since he started scoring, tied with captain Brian Flynn and only one behind Joey Diamond.

“I wish I could tell you what it is; right place right time, I guess,” Anthoine said. “My teammates are working just as hard. Everything is clicking as a team right now. You can tell all the lines are going, and we’re finally playing as a team. It’s good to see. Guys are taking hits to make plays, blocking shots. It’s really good.”

And, Anthoine was happy to give his friends and family a good show at such a special event. While he’d been on a point streak, he hadn’t registered more than one in a game. Until Saturday.

“I had like an entourage of 50 people coming up, and that’s not even counting some buddies from home going to college out here,” Anthoine said. “It’s just great for the support. The Maine fans were unbelievable. You could hear — no offense to UNH fans — but you could hear our fans. The Maine fans are so loyal, and they were so much louder. It was awesome. And to salute them with a win at the end, it put a cap on the game, on the whole event.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance,” Anthoine added. “I looked around. I wasn’t sure where my family and friends were sitting. When it was time to go on the ice, I paid attention when I needed to, but it’s tough not to take in the fans, just everything. The jumbotron, the outfield. It was amazing.”