#1 BC’s stingy defense and standout goalie Jacob Fowler were too much for #8/9 Terriers who fell to their crosstown rivals, 6-2, at Agganis Arena. The Eagles took a 4-2 lead after scoring three times in the middle period, then added a pair of empty-net tallies after beating back BU’s attempts at a rally.
BU’s two scores came 38 seconds apart on an extended power play in the opening period.
Coach Jay Pandolfo: "Disappointing. Lot of self inflicted stuff for our team again tonight." More here and linked below.
After a few turnovers in the opening minutes created scoring chances for BC, the Terriers went on the game’s first power play when Ryan Leonard was called for boarding. Yet another turnaround turned into a breakaway goal for Will Vote who beat Mathieu Caron through the five hole.
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— Boston Hockey Blog (@BOShockeyblog) January 25, 2025
At the nine-minute mark, a dust-up between Matt Copponi and BC’s Michael Hagens resulted in a minor penalty to Copponi and a major to Hagens. After two minutes of 4-on-4, BU had a three-minute man-advantage and took advantage.
Tom Willander took a pass from Quinn Hutson at center point and set up Ryan Greene for a one-timer, saved by Fowler. The rebound went to Hutson who had driven to the net and flipped home a sharp-angle shot for his 12th goal and a 1-1 tie.
tw-align-centerTook advantage of a BC major with a pair of power-play goals! First, Quinn tied the game with his 12th goal of the year.
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) January 25, 2025
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Thirty-eight seconds later BU connected again when Cole Hutson threw a puck to the end board and it bounced off a stanchion and into the slot. As Fowler moved toward the puck, both Jack Hughes and an Eagle defender went for the loose puck which slid to Cole Eiserman in the left circle. He wristed it past a lunging Fowler for his 14th goal and a 2-1 Terrier lead.
tw-align-centerLess than a minute after we tied it, Eisy gave us the lead with his team-leading 14th goal of the season!
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) January 25, 2025
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BU nearly added a third goal on the extended power play when Shane Lachance had a bid that tested the Eagle netminder. Terriers ended the period with a one-goal lead and an 11-6 shot advantage.
That lead disappeared five minutes into the middle period when BC scored on the rush. Teddy Stiga got his stick on a high pass from the point and the puck sailed over Caron.
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— Boston Hockey Blog (@BOShockeyblog) January 25, 2025
Midway through the period with the teams skating four-on-four, Leonard raced through the Terrier defense and ripped a shot past Caron from the bottom of the right circle for BC’s first lead.
They doubled the margin two minutes later when Brady Berard buried a rebound.
The third period was all BU as they poured 14 shots on goal, but Fowler turned them all away. BU’s best chances came when Aiden Hreschuk tripped Kamil Bednarik. Before the whistle blew for the penalty, Devin Kaplan fired a backhander from the slot. During the man-advantage, Lachance had two close-in attempts foiled by Fowler and then Eiserman rang a shot off the left post.
Cole Hutson’s rip from the left circle was gloved by Fowler. With three minutes remaining Caron was pulled for an extra attacker, however Leonard controlled a puck in the defensive zone and fired it into the empty net. He repeated that again in the final minute to complete a hat trick.
Terriers travel to Conte Forum Saturday to complete the series with BC. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.
● GoTerriers.com recap and box score
● Highlights/Post-game Pandolfo
● Boston Hockey Blog BU drops first game of rivalry series, 6-2
Looking ahead
2025 recruit Jack Pridham scored his 14th goal on a penalty shot as Kitchener defeated Owen Sound, 5-1.
2026 recruit Jonathan Morello scored his fourth goal in Dubuque’s 3-2 win against Sioux Falls.
Looking back
Jake Oettinger stopped 18 of 21 shots--including this game-saving, save-of-the-year candidate--as Dallas held off the Golden Knights, 4-3.
tw-align-centerJAKE OETTINGER!! 😱 😱
— NHL (@NHL) January 25, 2025
SAVE OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE!! pic.twitter.com/T54UVqrMhs
Jack Eichel scored his 13th and 14th goals for the Stars.
tw-align-centerEICHELECTRIC ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/izXN5Idzpl
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) January 25, 2025
Women’s Team
Mari Pietersen stopped all 25 Holy Cross shots to lead # 15 BU to a 2-0 win at Hart Center Rink in Worcester. With the win, BU is tied for first place in Hockey East with UConn.
Alex Law scored her first goal of the season at 4:26 of the opening period, assisted by Julia Shaunessy and Luisa Welcke. Lola Reid connected on her eighth goal in the second period with assists from Tamara Giaquinto and Keira Healey.
tw-align-centerWIH: BU GOAL - Lola Reid extends BU's lead to 2-0 moments after its power play expires.
— BU Game Day (@BUGameDay) January 25, 2025
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● GoTerriers.com recap and box score
●Boston Hockey Blog recap
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