#9 Terriers erupted for a five-goal second period to defeat #17/16 Lowell, 5-2, at Tsongas Arena, ending a three-game skid. Assistant captain Quinn Hutson led the way with a pair of goals, with single goals coming from Matt Copponi, Jack Harvey and Cole Hutson.
Sophomore Max Lacroix, making his first regular-season start, turned aside 17 of 19 shots, allowing two power-play goals.
"That was probably our most complete game," Coach Jay Pandolfo told the media post-game. "We were competitive right from the start. I thought everyone contributed."
"We have to build off that," he continued. "We had a tough stretch the last three games. We responded tonight. Great to see Max Lacroix get his first collegiate win. He was excellent in there."
Regarding the decision to rest Mathieu Caron and start Lacroix, Pandolfo explained, "I just thought it was a good game for Caron to get a reset. He's {Lacroix] always ready, always prepared, so we felt very confident with Max in the net tonight, and he showed he's ready."
BU had six power-play opportunities but was unable to convert any of them. Two of those power plays came in the scoreless opening period when the Terriers outshot Lowell, 8-4.
The home team opened the scoring just a minute into the middle
period when Copponi and Quinn Hutson raced into the Lowell zone on a 2-on-1.
The transfer center from Merrimack fed Hutson just outside the crease for a
backhander that went under the bar to beat goalie Henry Welsch.
tw-align-centerHere's a look at how we got things started in the second period, with Matty making a great play to set up a nifty finish by Quinn.
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Forty-three seconds later, Copponi doubled the lead on a
highlight-reel effort, stick-handling through two defenders before burying his
own rebound. Jack Harvey assisted.
tw-align-centerJust 43 seconds after setting up our first goal, Matty scored this one himself!
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Then at the 2:50 mark, Sascha Boumedienne drew a five-minute major penalty—plus
a game misconduct—for grabbing the facemask. BU limited the Riverhawks to just two
shots during the extended man-advantage, but one of them cut the Terrier lead
in half. Isac Jonsson skated to the top of the left circle and fired the puck past a partially screened Lacroix.
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Lacroix kept the Terrier lead intact moments later when he stoned Pierson Brandon's breakaway attempt.
Midway through the period, Copponi controlled the puck at the right point and slid it to Tom Willander, speeding into the right circle. Harvey, who had initiated the play in the neutral zone, beat a defender to the left-side of the crease and converted Willander's slick centering pass for his third goal of the season and a 3-1 BU lead.
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Cole
Hutson joined the scoring at 13:45. As Kamil Bednarik won an offensive
zone draw back to Hutson, a Lowell skater collided with Doug Grimes,
losing his stick. That gave Hutson the space to close to the high slot and rip a shot past Welsch for his second of the season, extending the lead to 4-1.
tw-align-centerJust like we drew it up!
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A BU penalty for too many men on the ice put the visitors back on the power play and Libor Nemec scored his second of the weekend.
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With two minutes left in the period, Quinn Hutson restored the three goal margin when Aiden Celebrini's headman pass sent him in on a breakaway. He wristed a shot past Welsch on the glove side for a 5-2 lead.
A scoreless third period saw few grade A chances at either end and BU headed home with its fifth victory.
Terriers had a major edge in draws, winning 36 of 58. Ryan Greene won 16 of 21, while Copponi and Shane Lachance each won five of eight.
● GoTerriers.com recap and box score
● Boston Hockey Blog Men's Hockey snaps skid with 5-2 win
Looking ahead
2025 recruit Charlie Trethewey scored his third goal of the season on a breakaway as Team USA defeated host Czechia, 6-1, at the Five Nations tournament. Fellow recruit Conrad Fondrk assisted on a pair of tallies and has a 1-5-6 scoring line in three tourney games. Team USA concludes the event Sunday against Switzerland.
2026 recruit Luke Schairer record an assist in Team USA’s 5-4 overtime loss to Canada Red in the World U17 Challenge in Sarnia, Ont. Defenseman Schairer finished the tournament with a 1-4-5 scoring line in five games.
2025 recruit John McNelis scored his eighth goal in Sioux Falls’ 2-1 win against Tri-City. The left wing from Maryland had six of the Stampede’s 24 shots.
2025 recruit Jack Pridham's fifth goal late in the third period brought West Kelowna even with Okotoks, 2-2, but the Oilers won in overtime, 3-2.
Looking back
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— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) November 10, 2024
Evan Rodrigues' shootout goal sent the Panthers to a 4-3 win over Philadelphia. ERod also had a pair of assists for Florida while Joel Farabee scored his third goal for the Flyers.
tw-align-centerHUGE SAVE FROM LINUS ON LINUS ULLMARK NIGHT IN THE NHL AND THEN HUGE GOAL BY THE TKAPTAIN YOU ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO SEE IT#GoSensGo pic.twitter.com/uCHJkVO7t8
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) November 10, 2024
Brady Tkachuk's goal 21 seconds into overtime gave Ottawa a 3-2 win over Boston. The Senators' captain recorded his 10th assist, along with his eighth goal.
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