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<\/a><\/object><\/object><\/p>\nA major factor, though, in that turnabout was special teams. Maine entered the game with a power play that scored 21.9 percent of the time but on Friday was 0-for-7 against the Eagles, allowing a shorthanded goal in the process. BC
\nentered a respectable 18.3 percent on the power play but buried two goals with the man advantage on Friday in just four chances.<\/p>\n
“Special teams obviously cost us tonight,” said Maine head coach Tim Whitehead. “It’s been a strength of ours but certainly not tonight it wasn’t. We were 0-for-7 on the power play. They were 2-for-4.”<\/p>\n
A major part of the special teams play was a penalty shot for Maine’s Gustav Nyquist in which BC netminder John Muse denied the former Hobey Baker finalist, and an extended 5-on-3 in which the Eagles kept the Maine power play to the perimeter.<\/p>\n
“It gave us a lot momentum, the penalty shot, but then the 5-on-3, they had full possession for a full minute-and-a-half, but Patrick Wey especially stood out in that span, blocking shots,” said BC head coach Jerry York. “We did a nice job
\nlining up on the puck, it was almost like having another goaltender out there.”<\/p>\n
Goaltending was also a major factor in the game. BC’s John Muse recorded his third shutout of the season, stopping all 32 Black Bears shots, while Maine rookie Dan Sullivan (14 saves), a stalwart in net in the early going struggled
\nat times and was pulled at 7:13 of the third after allowing BC’s fourth goal. Shawn Sirman (six saves) finished the game in net for the Black Bears.<\/p>\n
“It was not his best,” said Whitehead of Sullivan. “He’s been so consistent, so sharp for us. But a goalie makes a mistake and everyone notices. A lot of guys have made mistakes in previous games and he’s covered for us all season.”<\/p>\n
Whitehead wouldn’t say whether or not Sullivan or Sirman, or possibly even third-string goaltender Martin Ouellette, dressed for Friday’s game, will be in net on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Maine came out of the gates with speed and took the play to the Eagles early. Despite a five-minute major to Joey Diamond for boarding, the Black Bears still had the best early opportunity. Nyquist’s drew the penalty shot after Joe
\nWhitney hooked him on a shorthanded breakaway. The talented junior, though, couldn’t fool Muse, who flashed his right pad to counter Nyquist’s move.<\/p>\n
“[Nyquist] came down pretty slow, which was pretty surprising,” said Muse. “I tried to let him make the first move and luckily I stayed with him and got a pad on it.”<\/p>\n
Later in the frame, Maine took back-to-back penalties to give BC a 70-second 5-on-3 power play. The Eagles took just 33 seconds to capitalize as Paul Carey redirected Whitney’s centering pass over Sullivan’s shoulder for a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n
The Black Bears had their chance to answer with a late power play. Instead, Sullivan made an ill-advised pass behind the net that led to an easy Brian Gibbons goal at 18:58.<\/p>\n
In the second little improved for Maine. Tommy Atkinson scored the frame’s only goal—the first of his career—blasting a rebound between Sullivan’s legs at 7:34.<\/p>\n
It was late in the frame that Maine had a 5-on-3 for 1:44, but the Eagles penalty kill looked unbeatable, keeping most chances to the outside and clearing the puck multiple times.<\/p>\n
BC added a power-play goal by Pat Mullane in the third to account for the 4-0 final.<\/p>\n
The loss for Maine is was its first in league play and first since a 3-2 loss at Michigan State on October 15. The Black Bears fall to 6-2-3 overall and 4-1-1 in Hockey East.<\/p>\n
The Eagles improve to 7-4-0 (5-3-0 Hockey East) and have now posted four victories in games following losses.<\/p>\n
The two teams will square off in the rematch on Sunday at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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