Friday, March 17
TD Garden
8 p.m.
Boston College
21-14-4, 13-6-3HEA
3
vs
2
Boston University
23-11-3, 13-6-3HEA
1
2
3
F
Boston College
0
2
1
3
Boston University
0
0
2
2
Team Stats
BC
BU
Shots
35
44
PPG
0
0
SHG
1
0
Penalties
10
8
Penalty Mins
36
35
Faceoffs Won
36
36
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+2
Goals
2
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
2
+/-
+2
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's HockeyBracket Busters: BC Clips BU for Hockey East Title Shot
March 17, 2017 | Men's Hockey
Ryan Fitzgerald scored a pair of goals while Julius Mattila joined to help the No. 3-seeded Eagles into the Hockey East championship bout tomorrow after taking out their archrival, No. 2-seeded Boston University, 3-2; BC meets Lowell in the title game tomorrow night, marking the first-ever BC-UML championship final
Video Highlights (via YouTube)
Postgame comments (Coach York and Ryan Fitzgerald via Periscope)
Shotchart Infograph
SCORE
No. 14 Boston College – 3 / No. 7 Boston University – 2
LOCATION
TD Garden / Boston
RECORDS
No. 14 Boston College – (21-14-4 / 13-6-3) / No. 7 Boston University – (23-11-3 / 13-6-3)
HOCKY EAST PLAYOFF SEEDING
Boston College – No. 3 seed / Boston University - No. 2 seed
WITH THE VICTORY…
- Boston College advances to its 17th Hockey East championship game after its second-ever win over Boston University in the Hockey East semifinal contest.
- Boston College is 17-6, all-time, in Hockey East semifinal matchups and will play in its first championship contest since 2012 when it defeated Maine, 4-1.
- All-time in the Hockey East Tournament, Boston College is 68-30-2. As a No. 3 seed, the Eagles have amassed a 14-4 mark.
- Friday's Hockey East semifinals win over the Terriers marks the first win over Boston University in the Hockey East Tournament since 2007. BC took down BU, 6-2, in the 2007 HEA semifinals.
- The Boston College – UMass Lowell championship matchup marks the first time in the Eagles and River Hawks will skate for the Lamoriello Cup.
BC HIGHLIGHTS & GAME NOTES
- Ryan Fitzgerald accounted for his second short-handed goal of the season and seventh of his career. The Eagles have scored 10 short-handed goals this season which is tied for second-most in college hockey with Robert Morris.
- R. Fitzgerald's 10th goal of the season stands for his 64th goal as an Eagle, putting him in a six-way tie for 28th all-time on The Heights, including tying head coach Jerry York. The North Andover, Mass. native surpassed that mark with his second goal of the night 58 seconds into the third period and now tied for 26th all-time with Warren Lewis (1946-50) and Brian Boyle (2003-07).
- R. Fitzgerald's two goals in Friday's semifinals win marked his first multi-goal game of the season.
- Julius Mattila is on a career-best three-game point streak after scoring his eighth goal of the season 1:58 into the second period. The Tampere, Finland native has accounted for two goals and one assist in his last three playoff outings.
- Jesper Mattila assisted on brother, Julius's, goal on Friday night. It marked the first time both brothers factored into the same goal this season.
- Scott Savage has tallied five assists in his last two outings for the Eagles. The San Clemente, Calif. native has tallied 22 assists this year and up to 27 points (5-22-27) this season.
- Christopher Brown tallied a pair of assists alongside Savage, marking his fifth multi-assist game this season. The Bloomfield Hills, Mich. native is up to 26 points (9-17-26) points this season.
- Joseph Woll made 42 stops in his 17th victory of the season over, tying a career best. The last time BC's netminder stopped 42 shots was against UConn at home on Jan. 24.
GOAL DESCRIPTIONS
FIRST GOAL (1-0 – BC) SECOND PERIOD – Julius Mattila – 1:58 – EVEN STRENGTH
• Boston College struck first just under two minutes into the second period. Jesper Mattila broke up a play in the Eagles' end and connected with Scott Savage in the neutral zone. Julius Mattila flew down the right side, accepted Savage's pass and beat BU's Jake Oettinger with a wrister just above the right dot at 1:58 for the 1-0 BC lead.
SECOND GOAL (2-0 – BC) SECOND PERIOD – Ryan Fitzgerald – 13:21 – SHORT-HANDED
• Austin Cangelosi took a holding penalty at 12:39 of the second period but the Eagle penalty kill turned it into a 2-0 lead midway through the kill. Savage generated the play down low, connecting with Christopher Brown on BC's blue line. Ryan Fitzgerald slipped past one Terrier, corralled Brown's pass and attempted a long-distance shot from the right circle. Fitzgerald's wrister beat Oettinger short-side at 13:21 for the short-handed goal and a 2-0 lead.
THIRD GOAL (3-0 – BC) THIRD PERIOD – Ryan Fitzgerald – 00:58 – EVEN STRENGTH
• R. Fitzgerald pounced on the Terriers right out of the chute on a bang-bang play out front. Matthew Gaudreau generated the play, hitting Brown with the puck on the left post and R. Fitzgerald wriggled loose on the other dot. Brown split the defense and R. Fitzgerald roofed the one-timer 58 seconds into the final period of regulation to extend BC's advantage, 3-0.
FOURTH GOAL (3-1 – BU) THIRD PERIOD – Jordan Greenway – 17:36 – EXTRA ATTACKER
• Boston University controlled the puck in the offensive zone late in the third. Clayton Keller gained the puck in the corner and worked it out in front of the net with a light saucer pass, which was tipped in by Jordan Greenway, past BC netminder Joseph Woll, on the far side of the net, to make it a 3-1 affair with 2:24 to go.
FIFTH GOAL (3-2 – BU) THIRD PERIOD – Clayton Keller – 18:38 – EXTRA ATTACKER
• The Terriers made one last-ditch effort with another strike 62 seconds later. Bobo Carpenter passed the puck up the ice from the defensive zone, which was carried in by Greenway. Greenway worked the puck into the corner before feeding it out to Jacob Forsbacka Karlsson, who took a shot that was stopped by Woll. Keller then gained the rebound and scored from the low slot, but the goal was too little too late as BC held on to preserve the 3-2 victory.
BOSTON COLLEGE GAME LEADERS
Points: Ryan Fitzgerald (2 – 0 – 2) / Christopher Brown (0 – 2 – 2) / Scott Savage (0 – 2 – 2)
Goals: Ryan Fitzgerald (2 – 0 – 2)
Assists: Christopher Brown (0 – 2 – 2) / Scott Savage (0 – 2 – 2)
Shots: Colin White ( 5 )
Faceoffs Won: Austin Cangelosi (19 – of – 26)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Boston College: 0 – for – 4
Boston University: 0 – for – 5
PENALTIES
Boston College: 5 – of – 10
Boston University: 4 – of – 8
BOSTON COLLEGE LINES
Cotton – Cangelosi - White
Gaudreau – R. Fitzgerald – Brown
Dudek – Jul. Mattila – Calnan
McPhee – Greco – Booth
Jes. Mattila – Savage
Kim – Moore
McInnis – C. Fitzgerald
Woll
Edquist
UP NEXT
Boston College will skate in its 17th Hockey East championship game on Saturday night against UMass Lowell. The first-ever Eagle – River Hawk championship showdown will take place tomorrow night, March 18, at 7 p.m. live on New England Sports Network (NESN) and ESPN3 outside of the New England market.
Postgame comments (Coach York and Ryan Fitzgerald via Periscope)
Shotchart Infograph
SCORE
No. 14 Boston College – 3 / No. 7 Boston University – 2
LOCATION
TD Garden / Boston
RECORDS
No. 14 Boston College – (21-14-4 / 13-6-3) / No. 7 Boston University – (23-11-3 / 13-6-3)
HOCKY EAST PLAYOFF SEEDING
Boston College – No. 3 seed / Boston University - No. 2 seed
WITH THE VICTORY…
- Boston College advances to its 17th Hockey East championship game after its second-ever win over Boston University in the Hockey East semifinal contest.
- Boston College is 17-6, all-time, in Hockey East semifinal matchups and will play in its first championship contest since 2012 when it defeated Maine, 4-1.
- All-time in the Hockey East Tournament, Boston College is 68-30-2. As a No. 3 seed, the Eagles have amassed a 14-4 mark.
- Friday's Hockey East semifinals win over the Terriers marks the first win over Boston University in the Hockey East Tournament since 2007. BC took down BU, 6-2, in the 2007 HEA semifinals.
- The Boston College – UMass Lowell championship matchup marks the first time in the Eagles and River Hawks will skate for the Lamoriello Cup.
BC HIGHLIGHTS & GAME NOTES
- Ryan Fitzgerald accounted for his second short-handed goal of the season and seventh of his career. The Eagles have scored 10 short-handed goals this season which is tied for second-most in college hockey with Robert Morris.
- R. Fitzgerald's 10th goal of the season stands for his 64th goal as an Eagle, putting him in a six-way tie for 28th all-time on The Heights, including tying head coach Jerry York. The North Andover, Mass. native surpassed that mark with his second goal of the night 58 seconds into the third period and now tied for 26th all-time with Warren Lewis (1946-50) and Brian Boyle (2003-07).
- R. Fitzgerald's two goals in Friday's semifinals win marked his first multi-goal game of the season.
- Julius Mattila is on a career-best three-game point streak after scoring his eighth goal of the season 1:58 into the second period. The Tampere, Finland native has accounted for two goals and one assist in his last three playoff outings.
- Jesper Mattila assisted on brother, Julius's, goal on Friday night. It marked the first time both brothers factored into the same goal this season.
- Scott Savage has tallied five assists in his last two outings for the Eagles. The San Clemente, Calif. native has tallied 22 assists this year and up to 27 points (5-22-27) this season.
- Christopher Brown tallied a pair of assists alongside Savage, marking his fifth multi-assist game this season. The Bloomfield Hills, Mich. native is up to 26 points (9-17-26) points this season.
- Joseph Woll made 42 stops in his 17th victory of the season over, tying a career best. The last time BC's netminder stopped 42 shots was against UConn at home on Jan. 24.
GOAL DESCRIPTIONS
FIRST GOAL (1-0 – BC) SECOND PERIOD – Julius Mattila – 1:58 – EVEN STRENGTH
• Boston College struck first just under two minutes into the second period. Jesper Mattila broke up a play in the Eagles' end and connected with Scott Savage in the neutral zone. Julius Mattila flew down the right side, accepted Savage's pass and beat BU's Jake Oettinger with a wrister just above the right dot at 1:58 for the 1-0 BC lead.
SECOND GOAL (2-0 – BC) SECOND PERIOD – Ryan Fitzgerald – 13:21 – SHORT-HANDED
• Austin Cangelosi took a holding penalty at 12:39 of the second period but the Eagle penalty kill turned it into a 2-0 lead midway through the kill. Savage generated the play down low, connecting with Christopher Brown on BC's blue line. Ryan Fitzgerald slipped past one Terrier, corralled Brown's pass and attempted a long-distance shot from the right circle. Fitzgerald's wrister beat Oettinger short-side at 13:21 for the short-handed goal and a 2-0 lead.
THIRD GOAL (3-0 – BC) THIRD PERIOD – Ryan Fitzgerald – 00:58 – EVEN STRENGTH
• R. Fitzgerald pounced on the Terriers right out of the chute on a bang-bang play out front. Matthew Gaudreau generated the play, hitting Brown with the puck on the left post and R. Fitzgerald wriggled loose on the other dot. Brown split the defense and R. Fitzgerald roofed the one-timer 58 seconds into the final period of regulation to extend BC's advantage, 3-0.
FOURTH GOAL (3-1 – BU) THIRD PERIOD – Jordan Greenway – 17:36 – EXTRA ATTACKER
• Boston University controlled the puck in the offensive zone late in the third. Clayton Keller gained the puck in the corner and worked it out in front of the net with a light saucer pass, which was tipped in by Jordan Greenway, past BC netminder Joseph Woll, on the far side of the net, to make it a 3-1 affair with 2:24 to go.
FIFTH GOAL (3-2 – BU) THIRD PERIOD – Clayton Keller – 18:38 – EXTRA ATTACKER
• The Terriers made one last-ditch effort with another strike 62 seconds later. Bobo Carpenter passed the puck up the ice from the defensive zone, which was carried in by Greenway. Greenway worked the puck into the corner before feeding it out to Jacob Forsbacka Karlsson, who took a shot that was stopped by Woll. Keller then gained the rebound and scored from the low slot, but the goal was too little too late as BC held on to preserve the 3-2 victory.
BOSTON COLLEGE GAME LEADERS
Points: Ryan Fitzgerald (2 – 0 – 2) / Christopher Brown (0 – 2 – 2) / Scott Savage (0 – 2 – 2)
Goals: Ryan Fitzgerald (2 – 0 – 2)
Assists: Christopher Brown (0 – 2 – 2) / Scott Savage (0 – 2 – 2)
Shots: Colin White ( 5 )
Faceoffs Won: Austin Cangelosi (19 – of – 26)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Boston College: 0 – for – 4
Boston University: 0 – for – 5
PENALTIES
Boston College: 5 – of – 10
Boston University: 4 – of – 8
BOSTON COLLEGE LINES
Cotton – Cangelosi - White
Gaudreau – R. Fitzgerald – Brown
Dudek – Jul. Mattila – Calnan
McPhee – Greco – Booth
Jes. Mattila – Savage
Kim – Moore
McInnis – C. Fitzgerald
Woll
Edquist
UP NEXT
Boston College will skate in its 17th Hockey East championship game on Saturday night against UMass Lowell. The first-ever Eagle – River Hawk championship showdown will take place tomorrow night, March 18, at 7 p.m. live on New England Sports Network (NESN) and ESPN3 outside of the New England market.
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