The Maine Nordiques snapped their two-game losing streak with a 6-0 win over the New Hampshire Mountain Kings in an NAHL East Division contest at Tri-Town Arena in Hooksett, New Hampshire, on Friday night.

Thomas Heaney was stellar in goal by stopping all 30 shots he faced.

“It was a good rebound win for us; I thought we were all out of sorts last weekend,” Nordiques coach Nick Skerlick said. “It was good to play really hard up to the end and not have any dumb penalties or letdowns for Tommy to get his first shutout of the year. He deserved it.”

Maine (25-8-4, 54 points) got contributions throughout the lineup, with 16 players recording at least one point, including Heaney with an assist. Kellen Murphy led the way with two goals, while Liam Gilmartin had a goal and an assist.

“Braedan Campbell got his first point of his career tonight in his second game all season,” Skerlick said. “He has been practicing with us all season — he’s been in and out with injuries. We try to get him in when we can. So, I was happy to see him get an assist. Arseni Vorobyov has had a couple of grade-A chances in his last 12 games — it was nice for him to shoot the puck right into the net there. It was an awesome experience for a lot of guys.”

Murphy got the Nordiques going nearly eight minutes into the first period.

The Nordiques struck twice in 22 seconds late in the first stanza when forward Nils Forselius and defenseman JP Steele stretched the lead to 3-0.

Gilmartin carried Maine’s momentum in the second when his shot got past New Hampshire goalie Stefan Carney (22 saves).

“When you play 6-0 and you play well defensively, you can roll four lines,” Skerlick said. “I think all four of our lines have the ability to score goals. When we are up a couple of goals, we can increase our leads if everyone buys in to play well defensively.”

The Nordiques again struck twice in less than a minute later in the middle frame. Murphy notched his second and Vorobyov pushed Maine’s lead to 6-0.

“That’s what we were doing early in the year, scoring almost every weekend twice in one minute,” Skerlick said. “I don’t think we have done in it in a little bit here, including that eight-game winning streak.”

Mountain Kings (13-18-5, 31 points) backup goalie Aiden Wright made 13 saves.

The teams meet again Saturday in Hooksett at 7 p.m.

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