At Agganis Arena, the #3 Terriers rode a four-goal second period explosion to
soundly defeat Merrimack, 6-2, in the first game of its quarterfinal series
with the Warriors. BU, which outshot its guests by a 46-19 margin, received
goals from five players with freshman standout Jack Eichel netting a pair. Senior assistant captain Evan Rodrigues, with a goal and three assists, earned the game's first star.
Game 2 of the series begins at 4 p.m. on Saturday and will
air on both NESN and TSN2.
Merrimack drew first blood on a defensive turnover eight
minutes in, but BU responded on the power play with sophomore Robbie
Baillargeon ripping home a one-timer from the top of the left circle.
Danny O’Regan’s 20th off a slick pass from Rodrigues gave BU its lead and then Eichel notched his 19th, converting
the rebound of a Rodrigues shot. Three minutes later, Rodrigues scored his 18th
followed by Matt Lane’s seventh goal, with Brien Diffley assisting on both.
BU upped the toll to 6-1 with its second power play goal
of the night, as Eichel scored his 20th from Rodrigues and Ahti Oksanen.
Merrimack’s Jace Henning, who scored the visitors’ first goal, closed the
scoring with a long shot through a screen.
With Eichel and O’Regan each scoring their 20th goal, BU has
three 20-goal scorers for the first time since the 1994-95 national
championship team’s Mike Grier (29), Jacques Joubert (29) and Chris O’Sullivan
(23).
BU is 15-0-0 in games when Eichel, who now has 58 points, has scored a goal.
The team also is 15-0-0 when leading after two periods.
With Rodrigues’ 50th point, BU has two players
who have reached the half-century mark for the first time since Colin Wilson and Nick
Bonino did so in 2008-09.
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Post-game comments; Coach David Quinn; Rodrigues & Eichel
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Daily Free Press recap, Defense shines
Looking ahead
2016 recruit Vas Kolias scored his third goal of the
season in Youngstown’s 4-2 win
over Sioux City. 2015 recruit Robert Carpenter had an assist for the Musketeers.
2016 recruit Clayton Keller (photo) scored his first two goals for
the NTDP U18s since being called up from the U17s in a 6-2
win over Bloomington. 2015 recruits Jordan Greenway and Charlie McAvoy each
contributed an assist.
2015 recruit Sean MacTavish scored a pair of goals,
including the game-winner, and added an assist, as Lincoln edged Tri-City, 4-3.
Women’s Team
#5 Terriers are in Wisconsin to take on the #4 Badgers in
the NCAA tournament quarterfinals.
The teams last played early last season in Vail, Co., with
Wisconsin dominating BU, 5-0. In 2011, the teams met in the NCAA championship
game with the Badgers winning, 4-1.
BU, which has won four straight Hockey East tournament
championships, is led by senior captain Marie-Philip Poulin with 54 points and
juniors Sarah Lefort (50) and Kayla Tutino (37). BU
stats
● GoTerriers.com preview,
Game
Notes, Live
Stats, Audio, BadgerTV (free)
● Coach Brian Durocher discusses his squad (video)
● SB Nation preview
(with Kat Hasenauer Cornetta Q&A)
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