Four Tally as Eagles Earn Come-from-Behind Win at No. 10 Northeastern

BOSTON, Mass. – The sixth-ranked Boston College women's hockey team overcame a 2-1 third-period deficit and claimed a 4-2 road win at No. 10 Northeastern on Saturday afternoon.

Boston College (10-3-3, 9-2-1 HEA) took a 1-0 lead into the third period courtesy of Erin Connolly's goal late in the second period. However, Northeastern (10-4-3, 6-2-2 HEA) got goals from McKenna Brand and Paige Savage just 1:37 apart in the third period and took a 2-1 lead 6:00 minutes into the final stanza.

However, Toni Ann Miano notched the game-tying goal just 24 seconds after Savage's go-ahead goal to pull the game level, and Kristyn Capizzano tallied an unassisted shorthanded goal just over two minutes later to re-claim the Eagles' lead over Northeastern. Kali Flanagan added a late insurance goal to secure the win.

BC out-shot Northeastern 35-20, including a 24-9 advantage through two periods. Katie Burt made 18 saves in the win, while Brittany Bulgalski allowed four goals while making 31 saves in the loss.

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No. 6 Boston College 4, No. 10 Northeastern 2
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Matthews Arena | Boston, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED

2nd, 16:48 | 1-0, BC GOAL – Toni Ann Miano had the puck at the point and threw it down low, where it hit off Ryan Little and fell to the ice. None of the three Northeastern players near the crease cleared it and Erin Connolly crossed in front and poked it past Brittany Bulgalski for the game's first goal.
3rd, 4:23 | 1-1, NU GOAL (SHG) – With the Eagles on the power-play, Northeastern got on the puck in the neutral zone and Paige Savage skated into the zone. She centered it where McKenna Brand reached to get a stick on it and was able to redirect it under Katie Burt to even the score.
3rd, 6:00 | 1-2, NU GOAL – Northeastern worked the puck low and Matti Hartman pulled the puck out from behind the goal, skated out to the edge of the crease and sent a pass through where Savage potted her own rebound past Burt on the far post to put the Huskies ahead.
3rd, 6:24 | 2-2, BC GOAL – Miano came in behind the play to put the rebound in through traffic past Bulgalski, tying the game up just 24 seconds after the Huskies claimed the lead. Makenna Newkirk and Delaney Belinskas picked up assists on the play.
3rd, 8:45 | 3-2, BC GOAL (SHG) – Capizzano caused a turnover inside the Northeastern zone, got enough space under heavy pressure from a defender and banked the puck in off Bulgalski to give the Eagles its second and final lead of the game.
3rd, 12:36 | NU GOAL WAIVED OFF – Heather Mottau looked to have evened the game up again but her goal was immediately waived off. After review, the call on the ice stood after video replayed showed she kicked the puck in. It was the third goal between the teams that was waived off at Matthews Arena in the teams' two games this week.
3rd, 17:37 | 4-2, BC GOAL – Delaney Belinskas broke up a play and fed it out of the zone, but the Northeastern defender fanned on the puck and Kali Flanagan picked up. She broke into the NU defensive zone and beat Bulgalski with a backhander to give the Eagles breathing room as the clock wound down.

GAME NOTES

With the tie, Boston College is now 38-34-7 all-time against Northeastern and is undefeated in its last 15 games against the Huskies (13-0-2) dating back to 2013
The win leveled the Eagles' all-time record at Matthews Arena at 17-17-2
Erin Connolly netted her second goal of the season and her second career goal with her second-period strike
Toni Ann Miano netted her fourth goal of the season and the 16^th of her career … the goal moved her into sole possession of sixth place on the Eagles' career defenseman goals chart.
Miano also collected her ninth assist of the season and the 39^th of her career … the helper moved her into a tie for ninth place with Genevieve Richardson on the Eagles' defenseman career assists chart
This was Miano's second multiple-point game of the season and her second in as many games in which she's played (Nov. 12 vs. UNH)
Kristyn Capizzano tallied her seventh goal of the season and her fourth in the last three games … she now has a seven-game point streak, the team's longest active streak
Capizzano is the Eagles' co-leading active scorer against Northeastern with today's goal pushing her total to six goals, matching Kenzie Kent … this was Capizzano's second shorthanded goal of her career
Kali Flanagan netted her first goal of the season late in the third period … it was her 10th career goal and her first since Feb. 19, 2016 against Providence
Ryan Little collected her first assist of the season – and her third career assist – on Connolly's goal
Delaney Belinskas notched her first career multiple-assist game with her two-assist effort … she now has four assists on the season, with three in the last two games – all against Northeastern\
Makenna Newkirk 11th assist of the season on Miano's goal ... she is second on the team behind Caitrin Lonergan in the category
Katie Burt won her 73rd career game and she is now one shy of tying Corinne Boyles '14 for second place on the Eagles' career wins chart … Molly Schaus '11 is the program's career leader with 80 wins
Caitrin Lonergan saw her point streak snapped at eight games … it was the longest of the Eagles' season so far … she has now notched a point in 13 of the team's 16 games
BC has killed its opponents last 19 power-play chances
Capizzano's shorthanded goal was the Eagles' fourth of the season … BC is now tied for second in the nation with Providence in shorthanded goals … Northeastern's seven SHGs lead the nation
This marked the second straight game that both BC and Northeastern each tallied shorthanded goals against each other
For just the fourth time in 16 games this season, BC was unable to convert on the power play … BC entered the game with a nation-leading 27.3 percentage rate on the man advantage

THREE STARS

Toni Ann Miano, BC
Brittany Bulgalski, NU
Delaney Belinskas, BC

TEAM RECORDS
Boston College (10-3-3, 9-2-1 HEA)
Northeastern (10-4-3, 6-2-2 HEA)

UP NEXT
The Eagles return to the ice next Saturday, Dec. 3, when they travel to Providence for Hockey East date with the Friars. The teams will face off at Schneider Arena at 2 p.m.

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Team Stats

Toni Ann Miano

Delaney Belinskas

Kristyn Capizzano

Erin Connolly

Players Mentioned

Delaney Belinskas

Katie Burt

Kristyn Capizzano

Erin Connolly

Kali Flanagan

Kenzie Kent

Ryan Little

Caitrin Lonergan

Toni Ann Miano

Makenna Newkirk