Saturday, February 22, 2025

Huskies thump Terriers, 5-1

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#9/8 Terriers added to their season-long series of Friday night flops, dropping a 5-1 decision to Northeastern. Of BU's 12 losses, eight have come on Fridays.

Quinn Hutson’s 18th goal in the second period was BU’s only tally. 

The Huskies who came into the game with a less than 10% power play, scored on both of their man-advantages. Their five goals came on just 20 shots. 

"It's very difficult to coach effort, and you shouldn't have to," a clearly unhappy Jay Pandolfo said, post-game. "These guys should have enough pride to, like, go out and work. You're not always going to be at your best, I get that...but just take pride in working." 

“Poor Yegorov,” Pandolfo said. “He was probably like, ‘What’s going on in front of me?’” 

In the second period, the freshman goalie stopped a penalty shot by NU's Dylan Hryckowian.

More from Pandolfo in the post-game link below.

For BU fans, the highlight of the evening came before the first puck drop as Bernie Corbett was honored for his 40 seasons as the Voice of BU Hockey.

Fourth Liner's Terrier Takeaway

 

- The high point of the night was a fantastic pre-game tribute to Bernie Corbett, the longstanding voice of BU hockey.  Bernie is synonymous with BU hockey – and there is no better ambassador, historian, supporter and representative of the program.  Forty amazing years for him behind the microphone and, hopefully, many more to come.  Congratulations, Bernie – and thank you for all that you do for the team and Terrier fans! 

 

- In terms of the game, there are, unfortunately, not many positives to report.  BU’s Friday night struggles and inconsistent play reared their heads again. 

 

- Credit to Northeastern which did a good job of stacking players at the defensive blue line, getting sticks in the passing lane and taking away the front of their net.  BU tried too many times to skate through the wall of players at the offensive blue line which created turnovers and led to frustration for the team (and fans).

 

- For most of the first two periods, the Terriers also just didn’t seem willing to give the necessary effort to win.  Not enough players getting to the net, not enough willingness to get pucks deep or win puck battles, and inconsistent puck management.  Too many Northeastern players left alone in the slot for Grade A chances.

 

- On a positive note, the Terriers did seem to show more urgency and effort in the third period, in spite of being down by multiple goals. 

 

- The team knows what it needs to do to win and play the right way (see the Beanpot final and last Saturday night against Providence for evidence) but just seems to lack the will or desire to do this on a consistent basis.

 

- So, once again, Terrier fans wait to see if our team can muster the resilience that it has shown all year tomorrow night at Matthews. And we continue to hold out hope that they will eventually find the effort and consistency needed to make a strong run in the Hockey East and NCAA playoffs.

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score
● Highlights/Post-game Pandolfo
● Boston Hockey Blog BU Men's Hockey Dominated by Northeastern in 5-1 Loss

Looking Back

  

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