Terriers edge Maine on power play goal UPDATED

Sean Maguire’s second consecutive shutout and a Garrett Noonan power play goal lifted BU past Maine, 1-0, in BU’s final first-semester game. With the win, #7 BU moves to 10-5 overall and 8-4 in Hockey East and has won four of its past five games.

BU started fast and kept the puck in Maine’s end for nearly three minutes with several scoring chances.  Seven minutes in, Danny O’Regan set up Noonan for a slapper from the left circle, with Evan Rodrigues decoying in the high slot. Alexx Privitera also assisted.

Rodrigues was called for embellishment after being hooked by Brice O’Connor. It was a questionable call at best. Another questionable call gave Cason Hohmann a penalty shot in the second period, but his wrister was gloved by Martin Ouelette, who kept BU from breaking the game open.

Maguire, who earned first-star honors, made 28 saves for his third consecutive victory, which didn’t come easy. A five-minute major on BU with 5: 32 left in regulation made for a tense finish, but the Terriers held Maine to three shots during the extended power play.

Coach Jack Parker: “I thought the best we played was the last five minutes when were a man down,” Parker said. “I thought we played extremely well there.”

►In its 10 wins, BU has yield no more than two goals in any game.

►CHN's Scott McLaughlin tweeted that the last time a BU goalie had back-to-back shutouts was in Feb. 2007, by John Curry. (0-0 tie vs. Lowell, 4-0 vs. Northeastern)

►Ex-Terriers Brandon Yip, Jay Pandolfo and Mike Grier signed autographed prior to last night's faceoff.

►BU next takes the ice on Dec. 29, on the road in Denver to take on the Pioneers in the U.S. Hockey Hall of  Fame game.

● GoTerriers.com recap and comprehensive box score

● Video highlights

● USCHO recap

● Boston Hockey Blog recap

● College Hockey News Takeaway

● Boston.com recap
● Parker post-game comments

● Noonan, Hohmann post-game comments 
● Bangor Daily News recap

Looking  ahead

2013 recruit Jarrid Privitera scored his sixth goal of the season in Dubuque’s 5-4 win against Youngstown.

2013 recruit Robbie Baillargeon’s sixth goal helped Indiana ice Waterloo, 5-4. He has 15 points for Indiana.

2013 recruit Kevin Duane’s power play goal broke a 2-2 tie as the EJHL Junior Bruins edged  New York Apple Core, 3-2 Saturday night. Duane, who alsoscored a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win against Springfield this past Thursday, has five goals and four assists in five  games since joining the Junior Bruins.

2014 recruit Jack Eichel scored a pair of unassisted goals for the NTDP U17s who fell to the Tri-City Storm, 6-3.

Looking back

David Warsofsky and Chris Bourque assisted on the game-winning goal as the Providence Bruins edged Worcester, 3-2.

Adam Clendening assisted on two goals in Rockford’s 5-3 win against Milwaukee.

Kieran Millan was named CHL First Star for the month of  November. In eight games he had a 5-2-1 record with a 1.80 GAA and .943 save percentage. On Friday, he stopped 31 shots as the Denver Cutthroats beat the Allen Americans, 2-1.

Women’s Team

#7 Terriers rallied to tie Minnesota-Duluth, 2-2, in the first of weekend series in Duluth. Senior Kathryn Miller scored her first of the season with just over two minutes left in regulation.

● GoTerriers.com recap and comprehensive box score.
● Duluth News Tribune recap