Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Terriers waste multi-comebacks, fall to Harvard, 6-5; Cole Hutson delivers in OT

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#13 Terriers dropped a 6-5 decision to Harvard in a wild, high-scoring game that came oh-so-close to going to overtime. BU erased three deficits, took a third-period lead and fell behind again. 

The Terriers appeared to knot the score in the final minute on a Jack Harvey power-play goal. However that goal was disallowed because the puck was touched by a high stick moments before the Captain popped it home.  

Terriers got their skating game going early with smooth breakouts leading to extended O-zone time and a few grade A chances, including Jonathan Morello's open shot from the left circle. For much of the period, BU's defense denied Harvard any dangerous scoring chances, but that element of the Terriers' game began to unravel. It began with a turnover-filled power play that changed the contest's momentum.

Late in the period, the visitors began to apply pressure in the BU end. They opened the scoring when Chase Stefanik forced a turnover outside the BU blueline, raced to the slot and beat Mikhail Yegorov high the stick side.   

The Crimson doubled the lead just two minutes into the middle period. A lofted clear by Harvard eluded the reach of 6'6" Carter Amico and was gathered by Justin Solovey. He skated in alone and backhanded a shot through Yegorov's five-hole   

BU got on the board and ended an 88-minute scoring drought, going back to the 5-0 loss to Michigan State, with a power-play goal. Kamil Bednarik won a draw and slid the puck to Xavier Villeneuve, who skated to center point as Viktor Norringer eased to the left circle. The Swedish freshman one-timed the pass from Villeneuve top shelf over Ben Charette's blocker for his second goal. 

BU pulled even at 13:14 on a gritty goal. Bednarik won a puck battle in the corner pushing it to Nick Roukounakis who out-muscled a defender behind the cage and passed across the crease to Bednarik for his fourth goal of the season.  

Minutes later, Harvard regained the lead on a power play with Aiden Lane popping home a loose rebound. 3-2 Crimson.

BU went into the third period needing a goal to tie and hoping for yet another comeback. The final 20 minutes would end up producing six goals.

Terriers made it 3-3 on Tynan Lawrence's ninth goal. Villeneuve skated along the blue line, dragging two defenders with him and sent a pass to Charlie Trethewey in the right circle. He wired a cross-ice pass to Lawrence who had circled the cage and banged the puck home on Charette's stick side. 

Trethewey was on the wrong side of the next goal as Solovey leveled him behind the cage and quickly set up Lane's second goal of the game. 4-3 Harvard.  

That lead lasted just 90 seconds. Harvey took a hit along the boards to keep the play alive and Bednarik banked a pass to Haoxi Wang. The freshman D-man closed to the left circle and lasered a shot past Charette's goal stick with Niklas Aaram-Olsen providing a screen. It was Wang's second goal. 

Terriers took their first and only lead when Amico took a pass from Villeneuve and sent the puck on net. Morello's redirect attempt was blocked but Ryder Ritchie buried the rebound for his fourth goal. 5-4 BU.

Harvard then knotted the score for a fourth time when Matthew Morden's blueline shot sailed past a screened Yegorov's glove.

The game-winner came on the rush with Stefanek racing up ice, then teeing-up Cam Johnson's one-timer that beat Yegorov low to the glove side. 

The drama--or chaos--wasn't over. At 18:14 a Harvard penalty sent BU to the power play and, with Yegorov pulled for an extra skater, they were skating 6-on-4. With less than a minute remaining, Harvey scored from outside the crease, but a review showed that Bednarik had played the puck with a high stick. 

It was an especially bitter ending for Bednarik, who had a career-best four-point (G,3A) game and earned a game-misconduct after the final whistle for a dust-up with Heikki Ruohenon. 

And, it was a game that Yegorov will want to quickly forget. Harvard's six goals came on just 23 shots.  

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score

● Highlights and Pandolfo postgame

● Boston Hockey Blog Takeaways BU cant outscore its problems in 6-5 loss to Harvard

● YouTube College Hockey Network Extended Highlights 

Looking back

Cole Hutson assisted on the game-tying goal, then scored the overtime game-winner as the Capitals edged Ottawa, 3-2. Since signing with Washington last Spring, Hutson has 21 points (8G, 13A) in 30 games and became the fastest Capitals defenseman to record 20 career points. 


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