Boston University dug itself a 2-0 hole, but rallied with four straight goals, including two on the power play, and then withstood a late rally to defeat Northeastern, 4-3, in front of 4,746 at Matthews Arena on Friday. <\/p>\n
Wade Megan scored twice while Terriers’ goaltender Kieran Millan made 31 saves to earn the win and propel BU (12-6-1, 10-4-1 Hockey East) two points in front of Boston College, which lost 4-0 to Massachusetts on Friday, for first place in Hockey East. <\/p>\n
The game featured an up-tempo opening period in which the Huskies jumped out to a 2-0 lead, followed by two frames where BU grabbed control and, eventually, took the lead. <\/p>\n
“It was an unbelievably exciting hockey game,” said BU coach Jack Parker. “The first period was the fastest period we’ve been involved in all season long.” <\/p>\n
Northeastern jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the wild first period in which the Huskies outshot BU, 19-13.<\/p>\n
Alex Tuckerman got the Huskies on the board at 18:38 when he poked home the rebound of a Drew Ellement shot.<\/p>\n
Just 55 seconds later, NU struck again. BU’s Chris Connolly attempted to clear the zone and hit Garrett Vermeersch’s leg. The puck bounced right to rookie Ludwig Karlsson, who wristed a shot past Millan for the 2-0 lead. <\/p>\n
“I was wondering how my team would react after [allowing late goals],” said Parker. “We don’t like to give up goals in the final three minutes of a period, but I loved the way we reacted in the second period.”<\/p>\n
That explosive reaction, in which BU scored three times in a 3:28 span, gave the Terriers a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. <\/p>\n
Adam Clendening fired a wrister through traffic at 8:23 that beat Northeastern goaltender Chris Rawlings (26 saves) glove side to close the gap to 2-1. <\/p>\n
Then 57 seconds later, BU capitalized on a turnover by Justin Daniels in back of the net as Ryan Santana fed Megan for his ninth goal of the season at 9:20. <\/p>\n
At 10:41, Northeastern rookie Josh Manson’s skates left the ice and his check targeted the head of a BU player, earning him a five-minute major and game misconduct. BU wasted little time capitalizing. <\/p>\n
Evan Rodriguez tipped Alexx Privitera’s shot from the left point past Rawlings at 11:51 to give BU the lead at 3-2. It was Rodriguez’s first collegiate goal.<\/p>\n
In the third, penalties again cost the Huskies as BU expanded the lead on the power play when Megan one-timed home a feed from Alex Chiasson at 1:52.<\/p>\n
Huskies’ head coach Jim Madigan said that his team’s emotion to play its cross-town rival contributed to the lack of discipline and the costly penalties.<\/p>\n
“There’s an intersection of [emotions and discipline],” said Madigan. “You’ve got to be able to manage your emotion and you’ve got to be able to play disciplined. It’s the key to any team’s success.” <\/p>\n
Late in the game, Northeastern actually had the chance to capitalize on BU penalties. Both Privitera and Yasin Cisse were both sent off at 9:29 for crosschecking, giving the Huskies a two-man advantage for two full minutes. <\/p>\n
That power play, though, struggled generating only one shot on goal, an Anthony Bitetto one-timer that Millan stretched across the crease to stop. <\/p>\n
The Huskies finally did net a power-play goal late as Karlsson scored his second of the game with 3:07 remaining, but that was as close as NU would get. <\/p>\n
The loss ends an eight-game (7-0-1) unbeaten streak for Northeastern (8-8-3 overall), but more importantly drops them to 4-8-2 in Hockey East, good for sole possession of eighth place. <\/p>\n
The team’s lack of league success isn’t something lost on Madigan. <\/p>\n
“Every Hockey East game from here on in is like a game 7,” Madigan said. “We put ourselves in a hole in the first half in Hockey East. We don’t have any luxury; we’ve got to get points.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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