Sunday, November 14, 2021

McCarthy’s OT game-winner completes 3-point weekend--UPDATED with highlights

Case McCarthy’s goal at 3:29 of overtime sent the Terriers home from Amherst with a hard-fought 4-3 victory and a 3-point weekend following Friday’s tie. For the junior blueliner and NJ Devils draft pick, it was his fourth tally in five games and his first game-winner as a Terrier. BU also received goals from Jay O’Brien—his first of the season—Wilmer Skoog and Ty Gallagher, while Domenick Fensore and Robert Mastrosimone each had a pair of assists.

The victory was BU’s third in Hockey East action. For defending national champion UMass, it was their first conference loss.

"BU owned the first period," according UMass coach Greg Carvel.Terriers put 12 shots on goal to seven for the Minuteman and after a few grade A chances were denied, BU opened the scoring at the 18-minute mark. Fensore gathered the puck in his own end, raced into the offensive zone, cut left and dropped a pass for O’Brien whose hard wrister from the top of the left circle sailed past Matt Murray.

BU would double its leads midway through the second period on a power play. The rebound of Mastrosimone’s shot was corralled in the left circle by O’Brien, who wheeled and fired a shot that Skoog redirected past Murray for his fifth tally of the season.

Just over a minute later, Matthew Kessel halved the lead with an even strength goal as his shot from the point found its way through traffic. In the final minute of the period Bobby Trivigno one-timed a pass in the slot to bring UMass even with the Terriers.

Early in the third period with the Terriers on a power play, Ryan Ufko scored shorthanded, beating Drew Commesso on a breakaway to give UMass its first and only lead of the game. On that scoring play, Fensore was called for holding so the teams skated 4-on-4. Mastrosimone set up Dylan Peterson for an off-target shot from the high slot, Gallagher retrieved the puck behind the net and sent it into the crease. The puck remained loose and the freshman defensemen banged it past Murray to knot the score at three apiece.

In the 3-on-3 overtime, the Minutemen had a 4-2 shot advantage, but Commesso turned aside their best chances.

With less than two minutes left in overtime, Fensore forced a turnover at the left boards in the offensive zone, skated behind the net, attracting all three defenders and set up McCarthy’s one-timer from the top of the right circle that beat Murray.

“All in all, it was a really good weekend for us,” BU head coach Albie O’Connell said. “I thought we were the better team tonight, and I thought we were the better team last night.  We didn’t give [UMass] a lot.

"I’m pretty happy with the way our team played defense, and obviously we’ve got some special players that can make big plays at the right time,” he added.

Both O’Brien and Ty Amonte produced strong efforts at the faceoff dot, combining to win 17 of 23 draws.

For the game, the Terriers outshot the Minutemen, 29-23.  

 

● GoTerriers.com recap and comprehensive box score

● Video Highlights

● Boston Hockey Blog recap

● WTBU Sports recap

 

Looking back

Charlie McAvoy assisted on three goals in the Bruins’ 5-2 win against the Devils.

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