#9/8 Terriers return to conference action with a home-and-home series against UMass Lowell that begins Friday at the Tsongas Center. Puck drop is at 7:15 p.m. for the contest that will stream live on ESPN+.
The River Hawks (4-4-0) are coming off a pair of tough, one-goal losses to top-ranked BC. The previous weekend, they split a series with Connecticut.
Lowell’s attack is led by sophomore Scott Truman and juniors Matt Crasa and Owen Cole, each with eight points. Crase has six goals and Cole has three. Senior Henry Welsch (2.00 GAA) and junior transfer from UMass Luke Pavicich (1.99) have split the goaltending duties.
“Lowell is always very structured defensively,“ Coach Jay Pandolfo said during Thursday’s media call. “Lowell plays a little bit different than Bentley did. Bentley was really collapsing around their net. Lowell more swarms you in the corner and tries to end plays that way and transition off of that … all these teams we’ve played recently should help us.”
“They don’t beat themselves,” Pandolfo added. “They’re going to have four or five guys back in the neutral zone, and they’re going to play with structure in all three zones. They have great sticks, they finish their checks hard around their net.”
At Thursday’s practice, freshman Macklin Celebrini wore a non-contact jersey, but Pandolfo explain it wasn’t “concussion related.” Several players are “banged up” and will be game-day decisions.
The coach also dismissed concerns about so much of the team’s scoring coming from two or three players, explaining, “I feel like there’s some guys that maybe are snake bitten a little bit. I don’t know how many crossbars Quinn Hutson’s hit this year--at least eight so far. That's gonna turn for him. He's a goal-scorer.”
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● College Hockey News Tale of the Tape
● Boston Hockey Blog preview
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— BU Athletics (@BUAthletics) November 9, 2023
►BHB’s Terrier Hockey Talk podcast reviews last weekend’s games and answers questions from fans.
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— Agganis Arena (@AgganisArena) November 9, 2023
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Looking ahead
2024 recruits Kamil Bednarik and Cole Hutson scored goals as Team USA built a 6-1 lead at the Five Nations tournament in Finland. But Sweden replied with five scores to knot the score at six. Following a scoreless overtime, Sweden won the shootout, 2-1, with Hutson scoring the lone U.S. goal. Cole Eiserman assisted on a pair of goals, including Bednarik’s seventh tally of the season.
tw-align-centerGo to the net and good things happen for Hutty 🚨#USAvsSWE | #FiveNations pic.twitter.com/RXNTxtJ8hh
— USA Hockey’s NTDP (@USAHockeyNTDP) November 9, 2023
tw-align-centerAll 5⃣ guys touch the puck en route to a Bednarik tally! 🚨#USAvsSWE | #FiveNations pic.twitter.com/vrPbVmoljS
— USA Hockey’s NTDP (@USAHockeyNTDP) November 9, 2023
● USA Hockey recap
►The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler has posted his top 64 prospects, including four current and future Terriers, for the 2024 NHL Entry Draft: #1 Celebrini, #2 Eiserman, #20 Hutson and #45 Bednarik.
Looking back
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— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) November 10, 2023
Charlie Coyle's first career hat trick--in pro or college--powered the Bruins to a 5-2 win against the Islanders. Coyle also assisted on Boston's first goal and Kevin Shattenkirk also recorded a helper.
● AP: Coyle has first career hat trick
Evan Rodrigues’s third period goal tied the score at 3-3 and he assisted on the overtime game-winner as Florida edged Washington, 4-3.
tw-align-centerGUS TO E-ROD HOLYYYY 🔥 pic.twitter.com/iRK7fTSqlb
— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) November 9, 2023
Women’s Team
Photo credit Fia McCarty
Terriers will look to extend their five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1) as they host New Hampshire to begin a home-and-home series. Puck drop for the contest at Walter Brown Arena is at 6 p.m. ESPN+ provides the live stream. It’s Military Appreciation Night.
The Wildcats have a 5-6-1 record and split a series with Providence last weekend,
Seven games into the season, BU is led by Lacey Martin and Clara Yuhn with seven points and Sydney Healey and Nadia Mattivi with six. Martin has a team best six goals.
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● Live Stream ESPN+ International Stream
● Boston Hockey Blog preview
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