Wins Keep Coming as BC Knocks Off Northeastern, 4-1

BOSTON – Boston College won its seventh-straight contest for the first time since 2015, taking down second-place Northeastern at Matthews Arena, 4-1, on Saturday night to put the Eagles comfortably in first place in the Hockey East standings.

The Eagles received balanced scoring as twin brothers Julius and Jesper Mattila lit the lamp as did Graham McPhee and Ron Greco. BC outshot Northeastern, 30-28.

Sophomore goaltender Joseph Woll racked up his sixth win of the season, stopping 27-of-28 Huskies' attempts.

SCORE
R/V Boston College – 4 / No. 12 Northeastern – 1

LOCATION
Matthews Arena / Boston

RECORDS
Boston College (8-5-1 | 8-1-0 HEA) / Northeastern (7-4-1 | 5-3-0 HEA)

BC HIGHLIGHTS & GAME NOTES
- Boston College has strung together its first seven-game winning streak since rattling off 11 in a row from October 16 to November 28, 2015. It marks the longst unbeaten spell since BC went 9-0-1 from October 16 to November 13, 2016.

- In addition to its seven-game winning stretch, Boston College has also won four true road games in a row. It marks the first time the Eagles have won four-straight road games since the 2009-10 season when BC defeated UMass (3-1 – Dec. 4, 2009), BU (4-1 – Dec. 5, 2009), Harvard (3-2 – Dec. 9, 2009) and Providence (3-1, Dec. 12, 2009).

-In all seven victories, Boston College has out shot its opponent in each decision. BC has outtriggered its opponents by a collective count of 208 to 128.

- Sophomore defenseman Jesper Mattila recorded his first-career three-point performance with a goal and a pair of assists in his 48th game as an Eagle. Mattila has also never recorded a multiple assists in a game as the Tampere, Finland native now has five points (2-3-5) on the season.

- Sophomore forward Graham McPhee netted his second power play goal of the season at the 9:16 mark of the third period. For McPhee, it was his sixth goal as an Eagle but stands as his first-career game-winning goal. McPhee is tied for second on the team with four goals this season.

- Julius Mattila notched his first multi-point game of the season and sixth of his career with a goal and an assist in Saturday's triumph at Northeastern. Mattila's last multi-point performance occurred against Notre Dame on Jan. 28, 2017.

- Sophomore forward Ron Greco scored his first goal of the season and third of his career 35 seconds after McPhee's game-winning power play goal. The Philadelphia native scored his first goal for the Eagles since finding the back of the net at Maine on November 5, 2016.

- David Cotton has accounted for points in back-to-back outings for the first time this season, assisting on Jesper Mattila's goal late in the first period and Julius Mattila's goal late in the third. It marks the first multi-point performance for Cotton this season and fourth multi-point performance of his career. The last time Cotton notched a multi-point effort was when he recorded three assists against Notre Dame on January 28, 2017.

- Aapeli Rasanen accounted for his second assist in three games and sixth on the season, providing the help on Jesper Mattila's late first period goal.

- Captains Michael Kim and Christopher Brown notched assists on McPhee's game-winning power play marker. For Brown, it marks his fourth assist on the season while Kim's assist was his second of the year.

GOAL DESCRIPTIONS
FIRST GOAL (1-0 – Boston College) FIRST PERIOD – Jesper Mattila – 19:43 – EVEN STRENGTH
• After a fast-paced first period, Boston College snuck one in late in the first with 17.1 seconds left on the clock. Aapeli Rasanen generated the scoring play, getting the puck out of BC's end and connected with David Cotton just before crossing the blue line. Cotton bounced it off the near boards where Jesper Mattila swooped in and took a deep attempt on NU netminder Cayden Primeau. The puck caromed off of Husky defenseman Ryan Shea and it duped Primeau, who was shifting the other way and Mattila got credited with the goal and a 1-0 Eagle edge.

SECOND GOAL (2-0 – Boston College) THIRD PERIOD – Graham McPhee – 9:16 – POWER PLAY
• Boston College capitalized on its second power play opportunity of the night on a great play in the corner, generated by Michael Kim. The defenseman played the puck off the wall, beating out a Husky scream to Christopher Brown behind the net. As Northeastern crashed the net, Graham McPhee snuck behind the defense and made himself available. Brown connected with McPhee in the lower right circle and he beat Primeau with the quick snap shot at 9:16 of the third on the power play for a 2-0 advantage.

THIRD GOAL (3-0 – Boston College) THIRD PERIOD – Ron Greco – 9:51 – EVEN STRENGTH
• On the ensuing possession, Ron Greco crafted some trickery 35 seconds later to put the game in hand for the Eagles. Julius Mattila quarterbacked the play and slipped the disc through the zone up to his brother, Jesper, at the top of the left circle. Jesper Mattila took a chance by tossing it off the backboards and letting Greco give chase. Greco got to the puck behind the net and instead of trying to wheel it to the crease, he took a chance and banked off of Primeau's stick from behind the net. Primeau's stick was tilted an awkward angle and the disc caromed to the back of the net to put the game in hand for Boston College, 3-0, at 9:51 of the third.

FOURTH GOAL (4-0 – Boston College) THIRD PERIOD – Julius Mattila – 11:40 – EVEN STRENGTH
• Julius Mattila put the game out of reach at 11:40 of the third after attacking from out deep. Jesper Mattila scooted the puck out of Boston College's zone and shoved it forward to Cotton in the flank. Cotton gained the zone and dished over to Julius Mattila at the top of the left circle. As Northeastern's defense tried to set up, Mattila flung the disc towards the goalmouth and off a diving defenseman. Primeau was not able to react in time and that would finish off the Huskies, making it a 4-0 game.

FIFTH GOAL (4-1 – Northeastern) THIRD PERIOD – John Picking – 16:41 – EVEN STRENGTH
• Northeastern's John Picking busted up Joseph Woll's shutout bid with 3:19 to play. Jeremy Davies won the draw our to Eetu Selanne and he immediately tossed it at the net. Woll made the initial stop but Picking crashed the crease and managed to find the back of the net to close out the scoring and seal the 4-1 score at 16:41 of the third period.

BOSTON COLLEGE GAME LEADERS
Points: Jesper Mattila (1 – 2 – 3)

Goals: Jesper Mattila (1 – 2 – 3) / Julius Mattila (1 – 1 – 2) Graham McPhee (1 – 0 – 1) / Ron Greco (1 – 0 – 1)

Assists: Jesper Mattila (1 – 2 – 3) / David Cotton (0 – 2 – 2)

Shots: Casey Fitzgerald ( 7 )

Faceoffs Won: Christopher Brown (8 – of – 15)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Boston College: 1 – for – 2

Northeastern: 0 – for – 1

PENALTIES
Boston College: 2 – for – 4

Northeastern: 3 – for – 6

BOSTON COLLEGE LINES
McPhee – Brown - Dudek
Cotton – Jul. Mattila – Booth
Grando – Räsänen – Hutsko
Carreau - Greco – Walker

McInnis– Fitzgerald
Jes. Mattila – Moore
Kim – Lohan

Woll
Edquist

UP NEXT
Boston College returns home following its four-game stretch away from Kelley Rink to host another Beanpot opponent in Harvard on Friday, November 24 at 4 p.m.

Wins Keep Coming as BC Knocks Off Northeastern, 4-1

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Team Stats

Jesper Mattila

Julius Mattila

David Cotton

Ron Greco

Players Mentioned

Christopher Brown

David Cotton

Casey Fitzgerald

Ron Greco

Michael Kim

Jesper Mattila

Julius Mattila

Graham McPhee

Joseph Woll

Players Mentioned

Christopher Brown

David Cotton

Casey Fitzgerald

Ron Greco

Michael Kim

Jesper Mattila

Julius Mattila

Graham McPhee

Joseph Woll