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Terriers got a pair of goals from Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson and scored twice in
the third to pull away from a stubborn UMass team and claim a 5-3 win in the
opener of Sunday’s Frozen Fenway doubleheader. Charlie McAvoy, Chad Krys and
Gabe Chabot were the other goal scorers for BU, who received a 26-save
performance from Jake Oettinger.
The
teams played a relatively even first period that was scoreless until the final
minute when JFK, who had a hat trick in Thursday’s win against Union, took a
loose puck in the neutral zone, drove down the left side and cut to the net for
a shot that trickled through goalie Ryan Wischow for an unassisted tally.
Midway
through the second period, Kieffer Bellows took a pass from Patrick Harper
behind the goal line, skated out and whipped a backhand pass to Forsbacka
Karlsson just outside the crease. The Stockholm native backhanded the puck home
for his fifth tally in two games for a 2-0 lead.
BU
extended its lead on McAvoy’s power play goal. Clayton Keller’s point shot
deflected to McAvoy in the left circle and he buried the puck. However, with two
minutes left in the middle period—and just after a sharp save by Oettinger
on a shot from the high slot, Griff Jeszka fired a shot from along the goal
line that glanced off the Terrier netminder and into the net.
Eight
minutes into the third, BU had a man-advantage again, but it was the Minutemen
who cashed in. After winning a blue line scrum, UMass broke in two-on-one and
Ray Pigozzi beat Oettinger with a backhander to the glove side, cutting the
margin to one.
With
UMass threatening to tie the score, BU responded with two goals within a
minute. Keller deflected a clearing pass toward Bobo Carpenter who sent it
across the high slot to Jordan Greenway, who in turn found Krys for a quick
backhander that eluded Wischow. Then, Dante Fabbro broke out of the defensive
zone and head-manned the puck to Nick Roberto. His shot from the top of the
right circle was saved, but caromed to Chabot in the left circle and was
drilled home, putting BU up, 5-2.
In
the final minute with the goalie pulled, UMass scored on Steven Iacobellis's
deflection of a shot from the point for the 5-3 final score.
All 6 @TerrierHockey skaters who won gold at the WJC had at least 1 pt in a 5-3 win, and Oettinger had 26svs vs UMass at Fenway Park, Boston— Mike Morreale (@mikemorrealeNHL) January 8, 2017
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GoTerriers.com recap
and comprehensive
box score
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Post-game comments: Quinn,
JFK, MacAvoy
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Scott Weighart: A
very happy new year for BU
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NESN: recap
and video
highlights
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Daily Free Press: BU
grinds out win at Fenway; Bruins
prospects shine
● SB Nation: JFK's hot stick
● SB Nation: JFK's hot stick
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HockeyEastOnline.com recap
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Rich Images Photo Galley
Looking
ahead
2020
recruit Trevor Zegras scored a goal and an assist in Avon Old Farms’ 4-2 win
against Taft. The sophomore forward has a 6-8-14 line in 10 games.
Looking
back
David Warsofsky's overtime goal, his second score of the game, gave Wilkes Barre/Scranton a 6-5 win over Hershey. The left-shot defenseman has 28 points (7G, 21A) in 21 games and has been on the score sheet in eight straight games (13 of last 14).
A New York Times article on emergency goalies for NHL games recalls the experience of former Terrier netminder John Aiken, who in 1958 became the first BU player to appear in an NHL game.
World Junior Championships
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United States of Hockey: Final wrap-up
Who were the first three Terriers to bring home medals from the World Junior Championships? Head Coach David Quinn,
Assistant Coach Scott Young and Mike Kelfer won bronze in 1986, the first year a US team earned medals.
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