Terrier TakeAway Today’s entry from blog reader buoldtimer
1. The first period was fast-paced. Each team generated odd-man
rushes and scoring opportunities driving out of their own end of the ice.
Harvard had a slight edge in solid scoring opportunities.
2. Harvard dominated the first half of the second period. From that
point on, BU changed the game's momentum and carried play by a wide margin for
the remainder of the game, including the overtimes.
3. For the last 50 minutes of the game, BU established a solid
forecheck, limiting the instances in which Harvard had a sustained presence in BU’s
D-zone. This was one of BU's best games of the season as far as generating
offense via the initial rush.
3. Still, Harvard could've won the game. The scrum in the BU
crease that resulted in the "play under review," could've been a goal
from what I saw. I haven't heard or read any explanation for the call. Also, Tyler Moy sailed in a breakaway during
the first overtime, but lost control of the puck as he approached BU's net and
didn't get off a shot.
4. From a BU perspective, aside from Moy's breakaway, the
overtimes were a matter of waiting for BU to finally put the game away. O'Regan
and Rodrigues each had a couple of fantastic opportunities. Rodrigues’ best
chance resulted from back and forth passes with Eichel that left
Rodrigues at the crease and Michalek leaning the wrong way. Michalek
stretched his leg back as Rodrigues tried to shovel the puck into the net.
Michalek made the stop, but apparently pulled a muscle while doing so.
5. Rodrigues is making the second half of his senior season a
memorable one. Seemingly, he does something positive on each shift.
6. The BU puck movement in the Harvard d-zone, even during 5-on-5
situations, was as good as I've seen all season, including the 2nd and 3rd
lines.
►SB
Nation previews
next Monday night’s Beanpot Championship game between the Terriers and
Northeastern. The two schools have met in 11 previous finals with BU bringing
home the silver Beanpot eight times. In the last championship game meeting in
2009, BU scored three shorthanded goals (two during one penalty kill) en route
to a 5-2 win (video).
►From
BU Hockey Historian Sean Pickett:
Tuesday's
BU-Harvard game was the longest Beanpot game ever, beating the 2005 NU-Harvard
game by 17 seconds. Most of the earlier overtimes were 10-minute periods, which
may cause some confusion.
►BU
will appear in its 50th Beanpot final with an opportunity to claim its 30th
crown. With
BC’s loss to Northeastern, the Eagles’ run of five titles ends one short of the all-time
record set by BU (1995-2000).
BU is now 9-8 in Beanpot overtime games.
►BU
has played nine overtime games this season, winning the last three and
going 4-1-4 in those nine games.
►Three
Terriers—Jack Eichel (photo), Matt Grzelcyk and Danny O’Regan—were named to the 20-man
list of semifinalists
for the 2015 Walter
Brown Award, presented to the best American-born player competing in New
England. The last two winners from BU
were Matt Gilroy in 2009 and John Curry in 2007.
Looking
ahead
2016
recruit Patrick Harper scored a goal and added two assists in Avon Old Farms’ 8-1
win over Westminster. John McDermott, also a 2016 BU recruit, had the
Westies’ goal.
Looking
back
Former
Terrier All-American Colin Wilson converted a rebound midway through the third
period on Tuesday, providing the game-winner for Nashville in its 4-3 win over
Toronto. For Wilson, who also had an assist and earned first-star honors, his
16th goal is a career best, as is his 35 points.
Women’s
Team
#7
Terriers were routed by Harvard in the Beanpot semifinal at Bright-Landry Arena
in Cambridge. The Crimson scored the game’s first five goals before junior
Sarah Lefort got BU on the boards. Harvard extended its lead to 8-1, before freshman Victoria Bach scored a power play goal at the 11:40 mark of the third period. Bach's 15th goal makes her tops in goal scoring among NCAA D1 Freshman (women). One more Crimson score brought the final tally to 9-2.
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