#14 Terriers are in Maine for the final weekend of the regular season and will play a pair of games against the Black Bears. Tonight’s contest is set for 7:30 p.m. and will be live-streamed on College Sports Live.
Currently BU is tied for fifth place in Hockey East with UConn and with Providence, whose regular season has concluded. BU is two points behind Lowell and three points behind Northeastern and Merrimack. According to PlayoffStatus.com, BU has a 30% chance of finishing third, 33% chance for fourth and 18% chance for fifth. Winning both games in regulation would guarantee the Terriers a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
The Black Bears (6-20-4, 4-16-2) lost six of eight games in February, but managed to knock off UMass in Amherst. While they have had a very challenging season and sit in last place, five of the six wins have come at home. Sophomore Lynden Breen leads the way with 20 points, while classmate Donavan Villeneuve-Houle has 10 goals and 16 points and senior Grant Herbert and senior Jakub Sirota each have 14. Victor Ostman (3.13 GAA) has handled the bulk of the goaltending although Matthew Thiessen played both games last weekend.
Despite BU’s 4-0 win against Maine four weeks ago, Coach Albie O’Connell said that Maine, which has not been swept in regulation at home, “poses a lot of problems, especially in their building. The game last time won’t be any indication of what it’s going to be like to play at Maine.”
He added that “they’ve got talent within that room and enough experience to beat anyone –– we’re not taking anyone lightly.”
Four juniors lead the BU offense. Dom Fensore has 29 points, including 25 assists--best among all D1 defensemen. Top goal scorer (12) Wilmer Skoog has 26 points, while Robert Mastrosimone has 23 followed by Jay O'Brien with 20. Sophomore Drew Commesso (2.46 GAA) and Vinny Duplessis (1.78 GAA) each started a game against BC last weekend.
Two Terriers who missed Saturday's loss to BC with injuries, Case McCarthy and Ethan Phillips, skated in Thursday's practice (see video below) and could return to the lineup.
TONIGHT'S BU LINEUP
Mastrosimone- Brown-Stevens
Tuch-Skoog-Phillips
Cockerill-O’Brien-Kaufman
Armstrong-Zabaneh-Peterson
Webber-McCarthy
Fensore-Gallagher
Campolieto-Jarman
Copeland
Commesso
Duplessis
● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Live Stats, Terrier Sports Radio Network, BU Men’s Hockey Twitter
●Live Stream: College Sports Live
● Coach O’Connell’s Media Call
● College Hockey News: Tale of the Tape
● Boston Hockey Blog preview
● WTBU Sports preview
Prior to heading up to Maine....
tw-align-centerWe mic'd up Luke Tuch at a practice. It was nice. pic.twitter.com/74haS8Vuoi
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) March 3, 2022
►Between the first and second periods of last Friday’s win against BC at Agganis Arena, legendary Coach Jack Parker was honored as part of BU's 100th year ceremonies. He was joined on the ice by 36 of his former players along with assistants and other staff members:
Bob Barich, John Bethel, Bob Boileau, Brian Collins, Dave Delorey, Joe Delorey, Brian Durocher, Mike Eruzione, Shawn Ferrullo, Mark Fidler, Steve Greeley, Marc Hetnik, Chris Higgins, Jacques Joubert, Tommy Kelley, Kevin Kielt, Kai LInna, Matt Marden, John McClellan, JP McKersie, John Melanson, Stan Mescon, Ryan Monoghan, Tom Noble, Mike Pomichter, Max Prawdzik, Mike Prendergast, Nick Roberto, Dan Ronan, David Sacco, Scott Sanders, Kevin Schaeffer, David Silk, Colin Wilson, Bill Whelton, Doug Wood.
Cynthia Adams Harrison, Jeremy Watkins, Brittany Miller, Kellie Marshall, Mike Geragosian, Allison McEachern, Kirsten Durocher, Bryan Sutherlin.
Looking back
Jake Oettinger stopped 28 of 31 shots in the Stars’ 4-3 win to gain his 18th win in 25 decisions. He has started 11 of Dallas’s last 13 games, winning nine.
● TheHockeyWriters.com Oettinger Has Earned Full Trust of Coaching Staff
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