Friday, January 26
Lowell, Mass.
7:00 PM
Boston College
12-10-3, 12-5-0HEA
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at
3
UMass Lowell
15-11-0, 10-7-0HEA
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Boston College
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UMass Lowell
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McPhee Tallies Two in Valiant Comeback Effort at Lowell
January 26, 2018 | Men's Hockey
Sophomore forward Graham McPhee turned in his second two-goal performance in three games but it was not enough as Lowell stole one late in a 3-2 setback at the Tsongas Center
LOWELL, Mass. – Boston College sophomore forward Graham McPhee erased a two-goal deficit three minutes and 16 seconds apart to tie things up early in the third period but just over a minute later, UMass Lowell scored the game-winner to top the No. 16 Eagles, 3-2, on Friday night at the Tsongas Center.
The River Hawks held a two-goal edge heading into the third before McPhee's power play marker followed by a snipe from the slot tied it up. Sixty-six seconds after McPhee's equalizer, UML's Chris Schulz netted the game-winner at 6:30 of the third period to claim victory for Lowell.
Junior defenseman Connor Moore extended his point streak to a career-best three games with an assist while junior captain Christopher Brown and freshman Aapeli Rasanen were also awarded helpers on Friday night.
Sophomore goaltender Joseph Woll stopped 23-of-26 shots as his record slides to 9-8-2 on the season.
SCORE
No. 16 Boston College – 2 / r/v UMass Lowell – 3
LOCATION
Tsongas Center / Lowell, Mass.
RECORDS
No. 16 Boston College (12-10-3 / 12-5-0 HEA) / r/v UMass Lowell – (15-11-0 / 10-7-0 HEA)
BC HIGHLIGHTS & GAME NOTES
- Graham McPhee turned in his second two-goal performance in three games, scoring three minutes and 16 seconds apart in the third period. The Las Vegas native scored his fourth power play goal of the season at 2:08 and followed with an equalizer, at the time, at 5:24. It marks McPhee's second-ever two-goal performance as he did so on January 14 against New Hampshire. The last time an Eagle scored two goals in a period was when both Austin Cangelosi and JD Dudek each scored two power play goals apiece against Vermont in the Hockey East quarterfinals on March 11, 2017.
- Connor Moore has assisted in his last three games, marking a career-best three-game point streak.
- Christopher Brown has assisted in two-straight games five times as an Eagle and finally got over that hump on Friday night, assisting in his third-straight contest with help on McPhee's second goal. It mark's the tri-captain's second-ever three-game point streak, as well (Dec. 3-10, 2016).
- Friday's outing marked the 100th-career games for both captains Casey Fitzgerald and Christopher Brown.
GOAL DESCRIPTIONS
FIRST GOAL (1-0 – UMass Lowell) - SECOND PERIOD – Ryan Collins – 2:58 – EVEN STRENGTH
• Immediately after a Lowell power play expired, the River Hawks scored an even strength goal 2:58 into second period. Mattias Goransson fed Colin O'Neill down in the far corner while Ryan Collins parked himself on the near post. O'Neill fended off an Eagle defenseman and fed Collins on the doorstep for the tap-in tally and a 1-0 River Hawks' lead.
SECOND GOAL (2-0 – UMass Lowell) - SECOND PERIOD – Ryan Dmowski – 13:20 – EVEN STRENGTH
• UMass Lowell doubled its lead at 13:20 of the second period after Ryan Dmowski snapped it past Woll on a 2-on-1 situation. Connor Wilson dug the puck out of the River Hawks' end out to Dmowski in the netural zone. Collins gained the zone alongside Dmowski with BC's Connor Moore sandwiched in between. Dmowski faked the pass to Collins, drawing the pursuit and wristed it last Woll, blocker side, from the right dot to make it a 2-0 River Hawks' advantage.
THIRD GOAL (2-1 – Boston College) - THIRD PERIOD – Graham McPhee – 2:08 – POWER PLAY
• The Eagles curbed their scoring drought on their third power play opportunity of the game to start the third period to cut into Lowell's lead. After UML's Niklas Folin was hauled off for interference, the Eagles slipped it past Lowell's Tyler Wall on the rebound at 2:08. Connor Moore blasted a shot into traffic from the point where it trickled down to Aapeli Rasanen on the crease. Rasanen got one look at but after the initial stop was made, McPhee was on the post to pounce on the loose carom for the power play mark to cut it to a 2-1 contest.
FOURTH GOAL (2-2 – Boston College) - THIRD PERIOD – Graham McPhee – 5:24– EVEN STRENGTH
• McPhee took matters into his own hands three minutes later and tied the contest up at 5:24 of the third period. Christopher Brown snared the puck off of a Lowell stick and carried into the River Hawks' zone and connected with McPhee in the right circle. As traffic formed in front of Wall, McPhee picked his spot from the slot and found the back of the net for his second goal of the period.
FIFTH GOAL (3-2 – UMass Lowell) - THIRD PERIOD – Chris Schutz – 6:30– EVEN STRENGTH
• The Eagles' equalizer did not last long after Chris Schutz had a run to daylight and beat Woll far side with a snapshot from the right dot at 6:30 of the third period. Ryan Lohin connected with Schutz in stride from the neutral zone right on the blue line before the Eagles' defense could shift over. Schutz took four full strides before wristing it past Woll to reclaim the UMass Lowell lead, 3-2.
BOSTON COLLEGE GAME LEADERS
Points: Graham McPhee (2 – 0 – 2)
Goals: Graham McPhee (2 – 0 – 2)
Assists: Connor Moore (0 – 1 – 1) / Christopher Brown (0 – 1 – 1) / Aapeli Rasanen (0 – 1 – 1)
Shots: Graham McPhee ( 5 )
SPECIAL TEAMS
Boston College: 1 – for – 4
UMass Lowell: 0 – for – 4
PENALTIES
Boston College: 4 – for – 8
UMass Lowell: 4 – for – 8
BOSTON COLLEGE LINES
Cotton – Jul. Mattila - Hutsko
Grando – Dudek - Tortora
McPhee – Räsänen – Brown
Carreau – Greco - Booth
Jes. Mattila – Moore
Karow - Kim
McInnis - Fitzgerald
Woll
Edquist
Milosz
UP NEXT
The Eagles return back to close out the weekend series against UMass Lowell tomorrow night, Jan. 27, at Kelley Rink. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. and can be streamed live on ESPN3.
The River Hawks held a two-goal edge heading into the third before McPhee's power play marker followed by a snipe from the slot tied it up. Sixty-six seconds after McPhee's equalizer, UML's Chris Schulz netted the game-winner at 6:30 of the third period to claim victory for Lowell.
Junior defenseman Connor Moore extended his point streak to a career-best three games with an assist while junior captain Christopher Brown and freshman Aapeli Rasanen were also awarded helpers on Friday night.
Sophomore goaltender Joseph Woll stopped 23-of-26 shots as his record slides to 9-8-2 on the season.
SCORE
No. 16 Boston College – 2 / r/v UMass Lowell – 3
LOCATION
Tsongas Center / Lowell, Mass.
RECORDS
No. 16 Boston College (12-10-3 / 12-5-0 HEA) / r/v UMass Lowell – (15-11-0 / 10-7-0 HEA)
BC HIGHLIGHTS & GAME NOTES
- Graham McPhee turned in his second two-goal performance in three games, scoring three minutes and 16 seconds apart in the third period. The Las Vegas native scored his fourth power play goal of the season at 2:08 and followed with an equalizer, at the time, at 5:24. It marks McPhee's second-ever two-goal performance as he did so on January 14 against New Hampshire. The last time an Eagle scored two goals in a period was when both Austin Cangelosi and JD Dudek each scored two power play goals apiece against Vermont in the Hockey East quarterfinals on March 11, 2017.
- Connor Moore has assisted in his last three games, marking a career-best three-game point streak.
- Christopher Brown has assisted in two-straight games five times as an Eagle and finally got over that hump on Friday night, assisting in his third-straight contest with help on McPhee's second goal. It mark's the tri-captain's second-ever three-game point streak, as well (Dec. 3-10, 2016).
- Friday's outing marked the 100th-career games for both captains Casey Fitzgerald and Christopher Brown.
GOAL DESCRIPTIONS
FIRST GOAL (1-0 – UMass Lowell) - SECOND PERIOD – Ryan Collins – 2:58 – EVEN STRENGTH
• Immediately after a Lowell power play expired, the River Hawks scored an even strength goal 2:58 into second period. Mattias Goransson fed Colin O'Neill down in the far corner while Ryan Collins parked himself on the near post. O'Neill fended off an Eagle defenseman and fed Collins on the doorstep for the tap-in tally and a 1-0 River Hawks' lead.
SECOND GOAL (2-0 – UMass Lowell) - SECOND PERIOD – Ryan Dmowski – 13:20 – EVEN STRENGTH
• UMass Lowell doubled its lead at 13:20 of the second period after Ryan Dmowski snapped it past Woll on a 2-on-1 situation. Connor Wilson dug the puck out of the River Hawks' end out to Dmowski in the netural zone. Collins gained the zone alongside Dmowski with BC's Connor Moore sandwiched in between. Dmowski faked the pass to Collins, drawing the pursuit and wristed it last Woll, blocker side, from the right dot to make it a 2-0 River Hawks' advantage.
THIRD GOAL (2-1 – Boston College) - THIRD PERIOD – Graham McPhee – 2:08 – POWER PLAY
• The Eagles curbed their scoring drought on their third power play opportunity of the game to start the third period to cut into Lowell's lead. After UML's Niklas Folin was hauled off for interference, the Eagles slipped it past Lowell's Tyler Wall on the rebound at 2:08. Connor Moore blasted a shot into traffic from the point where it trickled down to Aapeli Rasanen on the crease. Rasanen got one look at but after the initial stop was made, McPhee was on the post to pounce on the loose carom for the power play mark to cut it to a 2-1 contest.
FOURTH GOAL (2-2 – Boston College) - THIRD PERIOD – Graham McPhee – 5:24– EVEN STRENGTH
• McPhee took matters into his own hands three minutes later and tied the contest up at 5:24 of the third period. Christopher Brown snared the puck off of a Lowell stick and carried into the River Hawks' zone and connected with McPhee in the right circle. As traffic formed in front of Wall, McPhee picked his spot from the slot and found the back of the net for his second goal of the period.
FIFTH GOAL (3-2 – UMass Lowell) - THIRD PERIOD – Chris Schutz – 6:30– EVEN STRENGTH
• The Eagles' equalizer did not last long after Chris Schutz had a run to daylight and beat Woll far side with a snapshot from the right dot at 6:30 of the third period. Ryan Lohin connected with Schutz in stride from the neutral zone right on the blue line before the Eagles' defense could shift over. Schutz took four full strides before wristing it past Woll to reclaim the UMass Lowell lead, 3-2.
BOSTON COLLEGE GAME LEADERS
Points: Graham McPhee (2 – 0 – 2)
Goals: Graham McPhee (2 – 0 – 2)
Assists: Connor Moore (0 – 1 – 1) / Christopher Brown (0 – 1 – 1) / Aapeli Rasanen (0 – 1 – 1)
Shots: Graham McPhee ( 5 )
SPECIAL TEAMS
Boston College: 1 – for – 4
UMass Lowell: 0 – for – 4
PENALTIES
Boston College: 4 – for – 8
UMass Lowell: 4 – for – 8
BOSTON COLLEGE LINES
Cotton – Jul. Mattila - Hutsko
Grando – Dudek - Tortora
McPhee – Räsänen – Brown
Carreau – Greco - Booth
Jes. Mattila – Moore
Karow - Kim
McInnis - Fitzgerald
Woll
Edquist
Milosz
UP NEXT
The Eagles return back to close out the weekend series against UMass Lowell tomorrow night, Jan. 27, at Kelley Rink. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. and can be streamed live on ESPN3.
Team Stats
BC
UML
Shots
27
26
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
4
Penalty Mins
8
8
Faceoffs Won
35
27
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+1
Goals
2
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
1
Players Mentioned
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