Boston College
Maine*
Top-Ranked Eagles Defeat Maine, 3-1
November 05, 2004 | Men's Hockey
A two-point effort by Ryan Shannon led Boston College (4-1-0, 2-0-0) to a 3-1 defeat over Hockey East rival Maine. The Eagles took the lead over the Black Bears (5-5-0, 1-2-0) in the second period and never looked back.
Maine struck first at 2:55 when Derek Damon got the puck by BC goaltender Matti Kaltiainen on a 4-3 power play. Damon scooped up the loose puck and put a wrister over the glove of Kaltiainen.
The Eagles went into the first intermission down 1-0 to the Black Bears. It was only the fifth scoreless period recorded by BC this season, but its third scoreless first period.
At 3:56 in the second, BC evened the score at one. Shannon took a hard shot from the right circle and Dan Bertram deflected the shot into the top right corner of the net.
The goal was Bertram's fifth of the season and Shannon's assist brings his tally to five as well.
The Eagles took their first lead of the evening at 10:31 in the second. In a 4-on-4 situation, Peter Harrold took a pass from John Adams and slid the puck by the left skate of Maine goalie Jimmy Howard.
The goal was Harrold's first of the 2004 campaign and the fourth of his BC career. Adams notched his second assist and point on the play.
The physical nature of the game culminated at 18:43 in the second. A near goal by BC was disallowed and that resulted in a skirmish in the crease. Each team put two in the box, all four penalized for hitting after the whistle.
BC went into the second intermission with a 2-1 lead.
At the 10:56 mark in the third, Shannon extended BC's lead to two. Howard came out along the goal line extended and attempted to pass the puck behind the net to a teammate. Shannon got a stick on it, chased the puck down behind the net and nudged in an easy wrap-around.
Boston College outshot the host Black Bears, 31-17. Senior Matti Kaltiainen made 16 saves. Boston College (4-1-0) returns to action on Friday, November 12 against Massachusetts. Game time is 7 p.m. in Kelley Rink.
