#6 Terriers move to a perfect 4-0-0 with a 4-1 victory at #8/9 Providence! See you at @AgganisArena tomorrow! #GoBU pic.twitter.com/RGcDR9d7MX
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) November 1, 2014
In their most
complete effort of the season, BU dominated Providence in all aspects and came
away with a 4-1 win. The shot differential, 41-18, was truly indicative of the
performance. The victory gave the Terriers their first 4-0 start in 13 seasons
(2001-02).
However, the
Friars drew first blood when Steven McParland fired from the top of the right
circle and beat Matt O’Connor at the 7:37 mark of the first period. BU gained the
equalizer four minutes later when freshman Johnathan MacLeod wristed home a 40-footer
for his first collegiate goal, assisted by Cason Hohmann and Evan Rodrigues.
Terriers
dominated territorially and in grade A scoring chances in the middle period. Ahti Oksanen
tapped in the rebound of a Jack Eichel shot for a power play goal with
Rodrigues tallying his second assist. The senior wing then picked up a goal of
his own going to the net to control the rebound of a Robbie Baillargeon blast
and then flicking the puck past Jon Gillies high to the glove side.
Early in the
third period with Providence having a man advantage, penalty killer Danny O’Regan
chased down a puck in the Friars’ zone and found a trailing Eichel, who skated
in and beat Gillies for his fourth goal of the season and first short-hander.
BU held its hosts to three shots in the final period.
Three stars:
1. Evan Rodrigues 2. Jack Eichel 3. Cason Hohmann.
Three areas
that Coach David Quinn stressed in the past week’s practices— power plays,
penalty killing and face-offs—all showed marked improvement. Oksanen’s second-period goal gave BU its first power play score on its only opportunity of the
game. The Friars had 7:21 of power play
time, including 39 seconds of a two-man advantage; BU limited them to two
shots, while converting a short-hander.
After two games with less than 40% wins on draws, the Terriers were
nearly even, controlling 26 of 53 face-offs.
In the second half of the home-and-home,
BU hosts the Friars tonight with puck drop at 7 p.m. GameTracker, Video Webcast,
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Draft Center lists the top prospects for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 NHL
drafts, including numerous current and future Terriers.
Looking back
Former Terrier Brandon Yip scored twice, including the overtime game-winner, as Norfolk edged Wilkes Barre/Scranton, 3-2.
Former Terriers Sean Escobedo and Vinny Saponari are rostered with the ECHL Greenville Road Warriors.
Looking back
Former Terrier Brandon Yip scored twice, including the overtime game-winner, as Norfolk edged Wilkes Barre/Scranton, 3-2.
Former Terriers Sean Escobedo and Vinny Saponari are rostered with the ECHL Greenville Road Warriors.
Terrier
Trivia (as heard on Inside BU Hockey and during Friday night’s BU-PC game)
Q—When was
the last sweep in the BU-PC regular-season series?
A—In
2010-11, BU won all three games against the Friars, each by a one-goal margin .
An early season 2-1 win. Then after the Beanpot, the Terriers won by 2-1 and
1-0 scores, with senior captain Joe Pereira getting the lone goal in the last
game. Kieran Millan outdueled Providence’s Alex Beaudry in each of the
games.
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