Junior
Bobo Carpenter scored a power play goal in each period to lead BU to a 6-3 win
against Connecticut at the XL Center in Hartford. Sophomore Patrick Curry fired
home a pair of first-period goals and Captain Brandon Hickey added a
third-period tally as the Terriers gained their first Hockey East win.
BU
grabbed an early lead with a power play goal just a minute into the game.
Carpenter, who had scored two goals Friday night on the backhand, used the same
weapon to beat Adam Huska, after taking an entry pass from sophomore Patrick
Harper. Jordan Greenway also assisted. Just
20 seconds later, Curry, who had been elevated to the first line with Carpenter
and freshman Brady Tkachuk, deflected home a shot from the left point by freshman Kasper
Kotkansalo. Senior John MacLeod also assisted on the goal.
The
two early strikes were a game-changer for the Terriers who had struggled to
find the net in the early season. Coach David Quinn noted:
“Definitely a dark cloud was lifted from our bench. We were making more plays, and not gripping the stick as much as we have been in the last three games. You could definitely feel it.”
BU,
which dominated first period shots, 14-6, extended the lead late in the period
when Tkachuk found Curry on the right side of the crease for his second goal of
the night.
Midway
through the second period, UConn scored twice in a two-minute span with
Alexander Payusov scoring on a power play and Spencer Nass corralling a loose
puck and firing it off sophomore Jake Oettinger into the goal.
Just
three minutes later with BU on a power play, Carpenter went to the backhand
again to convert the rebound of a Chad Krys shot, with Dante Fabbro picking up
the other assist for a 4-2 margin after two periods.
Half
a minute into the final period Hickey one-timed a Greenway pass past Huska.
Freshman Shane Bowers also assisted.
UConn would cut the lead to 5-3 on an even-strength goal, but at the
14:46 mark, Carpenter completed his first career hat trick on a redirect of
Fabbro’s shot with Harper recording his second assist of the night.
After
the game Carpenter, who tallied 14 goals as a freshman, said:
“It’s really exciting to see that we can bounce back from [giving up two goals], that just shows what type of team we can be. That’s what it’s going to take to win championships. We want to be a hard team to play against. We want to play fast. We want to play hard, make sure teams have a hard time against us.”
Discussing
Curry’s performance, Quinn explained:
“He was very good and he’s earned that opportunity. Pat’s come a long way in the last month and a half from a guy who wasn’t in the lineup to [a guy] who’s creating a spot for himself. He’s got a good hockey sense. He’s quick-minded, he’s got a good shot and as long as he plays physical and plays at a pace, he’s going to contribute for us.”
►Oettinger
finished the night with 27 saves, while Huska stopped 26 BU shots.
►Terriers
converted on three of four power play opportunities and killed five of six
Connecticut man-advantages.
Really impressed with Bobo Carpenter’s evolution at BU. Now a gritty centerman with scoring touch. Captain material. https://t.co/xLIYRxeJQe— Bucci Mane (@Buccigross) October 22, 2017
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Terrier
Takeaway from THFB contributor Glenn Staub
- For the first time
this season, the Terriers had a dominant first period. Scoring twice in the first 89 seconds goes a
long way in setting the tone of the game.
- After a quiet start
to his season, Carpenter has become a special teams sensation. His play is tenacious and he’s been getting
to the perfect spots on the ice to convert via his backhand.
- After getting a
brief assignment to the top line last season, Curry showed he is now ready and
capable of generating offense by scoring two goals in the first period.
- Hickey came to BU with a reputation as an
exceptionally gifted skater. His game
has become much more balanced. He has a
laser of a wrist shot and routinely uses deft stick work and physicality to
keep opposing forwards to the outside.
- While two UConn
goals came with Oettinger out of position, the sophomore goalie was otherwise
solid in net.
- Tkachuk drew a
penalty late in the third period on a tremendous solo effort behind the UConn
extended goal line. He stole the puck
and would have had a wrap-around goal if not for a Max Halter holding penalty.
- Kotkansalo made
several excellent breakout passes from deep within the BU end.
- Kudos to a highly
vocal BU Dog Pound who made UConn goalie Huska's evening a bit more miserable. Aside from Brass Bonanza (played after each UConn goal), they had the most audible sound in the XL Center.
Looking
ahead
2018
recruit Joel Farabee scored a power play goal in the NTDP U18s’ 7-2 loss to
Harvard. The left wing from Cicero, NY, who scored a goal and added two assists
the previous night against Dartmouth, is second on the U18s in scoring with an
8-5-13 line in 10 games.
2019
recruit Robert Mastrosimone’s unassisted goal was the game-winner in USHL
Chicago’s 4-2 win against Madison.
2020
recruit Donovan Sebrango scored a goal and added an assist as the CIHA Voyageurs
White defeated Smith Falls U18, 4-2.
Jack
Eichel scored his fourth goal of the season in Buffalo’s 5-4 comeback win
against Boston. The Bruins had taken a 4-1
lead—with Charlie McAvoy assisting on two goals—before Eichel converted a
rebound to narrow the margin to 4-2. Buffalo would tie the score in the third
and win it in overtime.
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On
Friday night, Eichel tallied his third goal on an impressive end-to-end rush in Buffalo’s
loss to Vancouver.
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Filthy end-to-end goal from Jack Eichel pic.twitter.com/M4XEXU3E7k
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) October 20, 2017
Brian
Strait’s first goal of the season was the game-winner in AHL Binghamton’s 5-1 win against Laval.
Women’s
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