After building a 3-1 lead after
two periods, BU yielded a pair of third period goals to UMass and had to settle
for a 3-3 tie, gaining just one point in the Hockey East standings. Freshman Shane Bowers continued to wield a
hot stick, scoring twice for seven goals in the last nine games. Bobo Carpenter
tallied his team-leading 17th goal.
UMass got on the board first when
John Leonard ripped a shot from the high slot past Jake Oettinger’s glove on an
odd-man rush. The Terriers countered
quickly on the rush with freshman Logan Cockerill taking the initial shot and
Bowers outworking the UMass defense to bury the rebound. Hank Crone also
assisted.
In the final seconds of the first
period, Crone collected a puck in the BU zone and headmaned it to Carpenter who
sped past a UMass defender and wired a shot under the crossbar to Matt Murray’s
glove side.
Early in the second period BU
extended the lead on a power play. Freshman Brady Tkachuk teed up the puck for
Dante Fabbro’s one-timer, which Murray saved, but Bowers, camped out next to
the crease, tapped home the rebound to make it 3-1. The Terriers thoroughly dominated the period,
outshooting UMass 12-4, but failed to extend the lead.
UMass cut the lead in half early
in the third when Austin Albrecht’s shot from the right point was redirected
home by Jack Suter. Ten minutes later,
Niko Rufo took a drop pass and fired from the left circle. Oettinger made the
save but the rebound went directly to an unmarked Mitchell Chaffee who had an
empty half net and tied the score.
In overtime, BU had the only four
shots and Bowers nearly converted a Crone feed to the
left of Murray.
BU outshot UMass, 41-23, but lost the faceoff battle by a 21-33 margin.
With 15 goals, Bowers leads all
Hockey East freshman and is tied for the national lead.
The tie stretched BU’s unbeaten
streak to nine games (7-0-2) and the Terriers have scored at least one power
play goal in the last seven games.
● GoTerriers.com recap
and comprehensive
box score
● Massachusetts Daily Collegian recap
Looking backHey there @JGreenway12!! Looking good! #BUSA #openingceremony #terrierpride pic.twitter.com/v4MuqbE8QY— Friends of BU Hockey (@BU_FoH) February 10, 2018
● Eagle-Tribune John McCarthy’s Olympic
diary
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