Sunday, March 01, 2026

UPDATED: Sweep! Terriers rout BC; Women fall to NU in 2 OT

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Highlights link added below 

Terriers broke a 1-1 tie with four unanswered goals and raced away from #10/11 BC, 5-1, to complete a weekend series sweep at Conte Forum. BU scored a pair of shorthanded goals, including the first of two tallies by freshman Ben Merrill. 

Captain Gavin McCarthy scored the game-winner and added an assist while his defense partner, Cole Hutson, set up two goals with pinpoint passes. Jack Harvey, who scored the other shortie and added an assist, continued his strong second half for BU.

Goalie Mikhail Yegorov was a standout, stopping 28 shots while yielding a single goal for the second night in a row. The big sophomore kept BU in the game in the opening period when they were out-shot 13-5, delivering what Coach Jay Pandolfo called " his best weekend of the year." He saved 52 of 54 shots over the two games.

With the six-point weekend, BU finds itself in sixth place in the Hockey East standings, just a point behind Maine. Both teams have one game left in the regular season. The Terriers will need to move past the Black Bears to avoid playing in the conference tournament's opening round. 

The sweep was BU's first against the Eagles since January 27 & 28 of 2023. BU Hockey Stats posted that "For the first time in program history, an unranked BU records a weekend sweep of a top-10 ranked BC."   

If the Terriers were looking for a start similar to Friday night's, they got just the opposite. Brandon Svoboda took a penalty in the opening minutes and Yegorov had to make four saves to keep the game scoreless. The Eagles carried the play, dominating O-zone time and shots, which were 8-1 at one point.

On a second Terrier penalty, BC managed just one shot while BU produced its eighth shorthanded goal of the season. McCarthy gathered a puck behind the BU cage and headmanned a long pass to Merrill behind the Eagle defense. He skated to the slot and whipped a shot that beat Louka Cloutier high to the glove side for his fifth goal of the season. 

The 1-0 lead lasted just five minutes. A BU defensive-zone turnover landed on James Hagens' stick and he quickly found Oscar Jellvik at the right post for the equalizer. 

BU flipped the script early in the second period and had a 7-1 shot advantage through the first ten minutes. At 2:40, the Terriers turned an O-zone faceoff into a goal. Tynan Lawrence won the puck cleanly to Hutson who skated from the left point to the right, then sent a pass between defenders to McCarthy at the bottom of the left circle. His sharp-angle shot beat Cloutier through the five-hole for his third goal of the season and a 2-1 lead.  

Midway through the period Yegorov made perhaps his best save, stoning Hagens on a breakaway. 

A McCarthy holding penalty in the final minutes of the second period put BU back on the penalty kill to begin the third. With 20 seconds left on BC's man-advantage, Aiden Celebrini slid the puck out of the zone, sending Harvey and Kamil Bednarik on a 2-on-1. Harvey dropped the puck to a trailing Hutson, then one-timed a return pass for his 12th goal and third short-hander. The junior wing has goals in each of the last three games. 

With six minutes remaining, Yegorov came up big again to deny Hagens on a 2-on-1 shorthanded attempt. 

A minute later, Merrill collected a Charlie Trethewey outlet pass in stride in the neutral zone, sped around an Eagle defender and rifled a shot just under the crossbar on the blocker side, for his first multi-goal game and a 4-1 Terrier lead.  Jonathan Morello had the second assist.

With Cloutier pulled for an extra attacker, Cole Eiserman's empty-net goal, assisted by Bednarik and Harvey, closed out the scoring.

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● GoTerriers.com recap and box score

● Pandolfo Postgame  

● ESPN Video highlights 

● Boston Hockey Blog BU earns the series sweep over BC after a 5-1 win: Takeaways 

● BU Hockey Stats Advanced analytics 

Looking ahead 

2026 recruit Viktor Norringer had a hand in four goals, scoring twice and assisting on two others in Muskegon's 5-2 win against Omaha. The 6'3" wing from Sweden has a 19-20-39 scoring line in 40 games.   

2027 recruit Brady Knowling stopped 35 of 37 shots in the NTDP U17s 2-1 loss to Cedar Rapids on Friday. Last night 2027 recruit Jamie Glance scored his 17th goal in the U17s' 5-2 loss to the Roughriders.

Looking back

Charlie McAvoy scored his fifth goal in the Bruins' 3-1 loss to the Flyers.

Jake Oettinger stopped 25 of 27 shots in the Stars' 3-2 overtime win against Nashville. 

Macklin Celebrini scored his 29th goal in the Sharks' 5-4 win over Edmonton. 

Women's Team

Terriers' season comes to an end as they dropped a 2-1 double overtime decision to Northeastern in the Hockey East quarterfinals. Sydney Healey scored for the Terriers on a second-period shorthander to tie the score. 

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score 

● Highlights

● Boston Hockey Blog BU’s season ends with 2-1 double-overtime loss to Northeastern

   

 

 

 

 

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Saturday, February 28, 2026

UPDATED: Terriers defeat Eagles, 3-1; Women face Northeastern in QF matchup

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Putting together their most complete effort of the season, Terriers scored twice in the opening frame and held of #10/11 BC, 3-1, at Agganis Arena on Senior Night, picking up three critical points in the Hockey East race.

Ryder Ritchie and Cole Eiserman produced the early goals and with the Eagles, trailing 2-1 and pressing for an equalizer, Jack Harvey sealed the win with an empty-net score. Mikhail Yegorov led a strong defensive performance by BU, stopping 24 of 25 shots.

With the win BU finds itself tied for sixth in the Hockey East standings with Northeastern. Both teams have two games remaining. The Terriers have an outside shot at finishing fourth but quite a few stars would have to align. 

"It's a big win for us," said Coach Jay Pandolfo. "It's great to see us play that way. Our guys understand if they play a certain way, what we're capable of. I thought tonight we played very well from the goaltender on out." 

Just like the two previous BU-BC games, which the Eagles won, BU came out fast and aggressive, dominating shots (19-4) and O-zone possession in the opening period. However this time, the Terriers were rewarded.  

After several BU grade A chances were foiled, the Terriers scored on the rush. Tynan Lawrence controlled a loose puck in the neutral zone and sent Jack Murtagh and Ritchie away on a 2-on-1. The BC defender closed on Murtagh, who passed to Ritchie for a one-time wrister past goalie Louka Cloutier. It was his seventh goal.  

Late in the period, BU put a flurry of shots on goal. Harvey's attempt from just outside the crease and one by Kamil Bednarik from the slot were defended. The rebound went to Cole Hutson, who fanned on a passing attempt, then backhanded the puck to Eiserman for a one-timer from his office, beating Cloutier, who had lost his stick. Goal #14 for the sophomore.    

BU ended the period up by two goal, but facing a penalty kill to open the second period due to a Gavin McCarthy roughing call. 

Terriers killed that man-advantage and then Yegorov made one of his best stops when Landan Resendes got free behind the BU defense.  

A slash by Mick Frechette put BC back on the power play and they quickly converted. Dean Letourneau was set up in the slot and ripped a shot past Yegorov, cutting the Terriers' lead in half. 

A third BC power play and two for the Terriers produced no further scoring and the period ended with BU's 2-1 lead intact. BU held the Eagles to just four even-strength shots in the period along with five on the three power plays.

That nearly changed early in the third period when a Terrier turnover in the defensive zone became a 3-on-1. Frechette's diving play broke up the grade A chance to keep BU on top.

After Yegorov stymied James Hagens' blast from the left circle with seven minutes remaining, BU concluded a long O-zone possession with an apparent goal by Jonathan Morello but it was disallowed due to goaltender interference.  

With Cloutier pulled for an extra attacker, Eiserman controlled the puck deep in the BC zone, attracted a crowd of defenders and calmly backhanded a pass to Harvey for an easy finish for his eleventh goal. Bednarik picked up the second assist.

The team's complete the series Saturday at Conte Forum in a 7 p.m. start.  BU will look to duplicate Friday's effort and build momentum for the playoffs. Saturday game day links are in the GoTerriers.com recap below.

"We're just looking for the effort for 60 minutes and playing the same way for 60 minutes," Pandolfo said. That's what we have to do. We just want to see a solid effort again tomorrow night."

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● GoTerriers.com recap and box score

● Video Highlights & Post-game Pandolfo/Yegorov 

● Boston Hockey Blog BU’s first period push prevails in a 3-1 win against BC  

● BU Hockey Stats Advanced analytics and charts 

Looking ahead

2026 or 2027 recruit Rian Chudzinski scored his 19th goal and added an assist in Moncton's 5-3 loss to Rouyn-Noranda.  

2026 recruit Caleb Malhotra assisted on a pair of goals in Brantford's 7-3 win over Oshawa. He's up to 75 points in 58 games.   

Looking back 

Clayton Keller scored his 18th goal and added a pair of assists as Utah defeated Minnesota, 5-2.      

Women's Team 

Terriers will face top-seeded #5 Northeastern in today's Hockey East Quarterfinals.The Huskies will be the home team in the game at Walter Brown Arena, which starts at 4 p.m. ET and will be live-streamed on ESPN+.

BU beat Northeastern, 2-1 in overtime, in the first round of the Beanpot, but lost three regular-season games to the Huskies. 

● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Live Stats, BU Women's Hockey Twitter

● Coach Tara Watchorn Media Call

● Live stream ESPN+ 

 

 

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