Second period goals from Clayton Keller and Jakob
Forsbacka Karlsson and a 32-save effort by Jake Oettinger fueled #5 BU’s 2-1
win against #8 BC at a sold out Agganis Arena Friday night. The victory was the
first home win over arch-rival BC for Head Coach David Quinn. More importantly,
it brought the Terriers within five points of the Eagles in the Hockey East standings—with
two games in hand. BU also extended its winning streak to five games.
Following a pre-game ceremony honoring 13
participants in the 2017 World Junior Championships-- 7 Terriers and 5 Eagles including
one coach—the teams played a scoreless first period. Both teams had one power
play opportunity and BU had a 15-11 edge in shots.
BU drew first blood at 3:47 of the second period
when Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson deflected home a Dante Fabbro slapshot. Brandon
Hickey also assisted. For JFK, it was his sixth goal in three games. That lead
lasted less than 90 seconds as the visitors capitalized on a power play with Colin
White connecting on a backdoor play. Two minutes later, Jordan Greenway separated an Eagle defender from the puck behind the BC goal and then found Keller—who
was White’s line mate at the WJCs—in front for his eighth goal.
Here's Keller's goal to make it 2-1 BU over BC. A beauty of a feed by Greenway. pic.twitter.com/WPMudLUZwM— Jonathan Sigal (@JonathanSigal) January 14, 2017
BC had two more power plays in the middle period
(one of which continued into the third period), but were limited to just three
shots, all stopped by Oettinger. The Eagles, pressing for a tie, held a 12-5
shot advantage in the third but Oettinger slammed the door again and again. His
best save came early in the third when he denied Austin Cangelosi’s attempt to
convert the rebound of a shot from the point.
The 6’4” goalie from Minnesota improved his record
to 10-5-2, outdueling BC’s Joe Woll who was his teammate the past two seasons
in the National Team Development Program and again this season at the World
Junior Championships. Quinn noted that:
[Oettinger] thrives under pressure, and I think you saw that again tonight. We’re not playing great in the third; he stands tall, and we get two valuable points in the league.”
The home-and-home series completes on Monday evening at Conte Forum.
● GoTerriers.com recap
and comprehensive
box score
● Video highlights; live-stream
replay
● Post-game comments: Quinn, Somerby
& Keller
● Daily Free Press recap,
Oettinger
wins battle against Woll
● WJC Ceremony highlights
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A year ago at Agganis, BU carried a one-goal
lead into the third period, but the visitors scored the equalizer in the final
minutes, leading to a 1-1
overtime tie.
Looking
ahead
Brady Tkachuk scored a goal and added two assists in
the NTDP U18s’s 5-1
win over Green Bay. The 6’2” power
forward, who has 26 points (11G, 15A) in 32 games, was named second star of the
game.
● USA Hockey recap
Looking
back
Wade Megan scored his 19th goal of the
season, an unassisted tally, in the Chicago Wolves’ 4-2 win against
Manitoba. The former Terrier captain is second in the AHL in goal scoring and
fifth in points with 35.
Adam Clendening got his 5th assist of the season on a late 3rd period goal, but the NY Rangers fell to Toronto, 4-2. The former Terrier defenseman has scored three points in his last two games.
Adam Clendening got his 5th assist of the season on a late 3rd period goal, but the NY Rangers fell to Toronto, 4-2. The former Terrier defenseman has scored three points in his last two games.
Women's Team
● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Live Stats, TerrierTV, BU Game Day
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