#3 Terriers carried a 1-0 lead into the third period against Michigan, but two failed power plays, followed by a series of costly--and undisciplined--penalties, led to five unanswered goals by the Wolverines who claimed a 5-1 victory at a nearly sold-out Agganis Arena.
Two goal in 96 seconds by Evan Werner were followed by two power-play goals--one a 5-on-3--and an empty-net tally.Following the game, a perplexed Head Coach Jay Pandolfo said,""After the way we played and competed versus North Dakota, and the way we practiced this week, I thought we were going to come out and play well tonight."
He added, "We're playing losing hockey. We got everything we deserved in that game — everything. We deserved to lose."
The fast-skating visitors enjoyed a territorial and shot advantage (9-2) in the scoreless opening period. However, BU had three great scoring chances, none of which resulted in a shot on goal. Shane Lachance and Cole Eiserman couldn't get a handle on pucks in tight and Jack Hughes opted to pass rather than shoot on a partial breakaway.
BU picked up the pace as the second period began and drew UM penalty three minutes in. Beginning the man-advantage rush, Cole Hutson faked a drop pass and rifled the puck ahead, sending Eiserman in on breakaway. He beat goalie Logan Stein five-hole for his fifth goal.
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Terriers had an 11-7 shot advantage, with a few grade A chances, in an evenly played period that ended with BU up 1-0 and with most of a power play left to open the third. BU had two shots on goal on the carryover power play and three more on another man-advantage, but no goals. Near the end of the second power play, Mathieu Caron made a highlight-reel save on Garrett Schifsky's shorthanded bid.
Moments later, Werner connected to knot the score. Then, at 6:23 he put the Wolverines ahead, 2-1.
A slashing penalty on Eiserman led to a power-play goal when Ethan Edwards faked a pass and then ripped a shot past Caron. An elbowing major to Quinn Hutson and a high-sticking call on Devin Kaplan created a 5-on-3, resulting in a Jacob Truscott goal. An empty-netter closed out the scoring.
Caron stopped all 16 shots he faced in the first two period and 30 of 34 overall. Terriers had 23 shots.● GoTerriers.com recap and box score
● Highlights & Post-game comments: Pandolfo
● Boston Hockey Blog BU implodes in 5-1 loss to Michigan
Women's Team
Terriers extended their winning streak with a convincing 5-1 win against Providence at Walter Brown Arena to begin a home-and-home series with the Friars.
BU goal-scorers were Neely Nicholson, Riley Walsh, Clara Yuhn, Ani Fitzgerald and Lola Reid. Senior goalie Callie Shanahan faced 34 shots and turned aside 33 to improve her record to 5-2-0, reducing her GAA to 1.06 and increasing her save percentage to .962.
Terriers took an early first-period lead when Nicholson converted a two-on-one rush for a shorthanded goal. At 8:17, BU doubled the lead when Walsh cashed in the rebound of Fitzgerald's blast with Reid also assisting.
Midway through the second period, Yuhn redirected a blueline shot by Julia Shaunessy for a 3-0.
Providence scored an extra-attacker goal with four minutes remaining in regulation, but Fitzgerald responded a minute later with an empty-net goal. Reid added another ENG to close out the scoring.
With a goal and assist, Reid remains the top scorer in the conference with a 7-6-13 scoring line.
The teams face off again tomorrow at Schneider Arena at Providence. Puck drop is at 3 p.m. Game links are in the GoTerriers.com recap.
● Post-game comments
