Saturday, February 17
Orono, Maine
7:30 PM
Boston College
at
Maine
Final Road Trip of Regular Season Lands in Maine
February 16, 2018 | Men's Hockey
The No. 19 Eagles look to build off their momentum from a big win at UMass on Thursday as Boston College needs four points to claim its 16th regular season title
BOSTON COLLEGE vs. MAINE
Maine is the last Hockey East opponent left on the Eagles' schedule as Boston College has not squared off against the Black Bears in almost a year and a half. Last season, BC took on Maine at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland as Austin Cangelosi powered the Eagles to a 6-1 victory thanks to a hat trick. on Nov. 4, 2016. Boston College followed that up by ending a lengthy winless stretch in Orono with a 3-2 win at Alfond Arena on Nov. 5, 2016. It marked BC's first win in northern Maine since Nov. 2, 2012. The Eagles are on a nice little four-game winning streak against Maine but it has not always come easy against the Black Bears. Prior to this four-game winning streak over Maine, the Black Bears owned a 7-5 mark against Boston College. Saturday's tilt marks the 122nd contest of the series as Boston College owns a 66-46-9 record overall. Head coach Jerry York is 8-2 against Maine's Red Gendron, who is in his fifth season at the helm of the Black Bears.
BLACK BEAR BREAKDOWN
Now that a majority of the season has unfolded, it's safe to say Maine jumped off the page a bit this year and responded nicely from a disappointing 2016-17 campaign. The Black Bears are right in the thick of things, tied for fourth in the Hockey East standings with a 10-8-3 conference record and a 16-11-4 mark, overall. Last season, Maine finished with an 11-21-4 mark with a 5-15-2 win-loss total in conference play. As is usually the case against Maine, it has invovled itself in some tight games this season, including this most recent stretch. The Black Bears have gone to overtime in their last four-consecutive outings, winning two and losing two. Six of Maine's last eight games have gone to overtime and the Black Bears have played in nine ovetime games overall this season, going 3-2-4 in those decisions. Sophomore Mitchell Fossier leads Maine in scoring with 0.93 points per game, including 11 goals and 17 assists through 30 games. Classmate Chase Pearson is one point behind and leads his club with 20 assists, which is tied for 40th nationally. Second-year defenseman Patrick Holway is 40th in the nation amongst all blue liners in scoring with 0.64 points per game (6-12-18). Maine has had no trouble finding the back of the net as the Black Bears rank 10th overall in college hockey in scoring (3.26 gpg) which the defense is slotted in 32nd, surrendering 2.97 goals per game. Maine is the most penalized team in Hockey East, seventh nationally, averaging 15.0 PIMs per game.
FINNISH HIM
Julius Mattila accounted for his fourth multi-point performance this season and third multi-goal game this year with two goals and an assist at UMass. He is now tied for the team lead in points (10-14-24) with Logan Hutsko. The Tampere, Finland native became the Eagles' third goal scorer to reach double digits this season. Brother Jesper Mattila scored his first-career game-winning goal by doing so in transition with 6:52 left in the third period to finish off UMass on the road on Feb. 15.
HUTSKO HEROICS
Freshman Logan Hutsko became the first Eagle to account for five goals in two games since Nathan Gerbe turned the trick 10 years ago during the 2007-08 season. Hutsko scored the game-tying goal and overtime winner against UMass Lowell on Feb. 9 and followed that performance with a natural hat trick against Harvard in the Beanpot consolation on Feb. 12, all occurring in the third period, in a span of 11 minutes and 23 seconds, including an even strength goal, power play goal and extra attacker goal. Gerbe is the last Eagle to have scored four goals in a game, doing so at Harvard on Dec. 12, 2007. The future NHLer then scored against Air Force on Dec. 29, 2007. It marks BC's first hat trick since JD Dudek to accomplish the feat. Dudek tallied three goals at UConn on November 22, 2016 in a 5-2 win. Because Hutsko's goals all occurred in the third period, it counts as a natural hat trick. The last time an Eagle scored a natural hat trick, it took place on Nov. 4, 2016 when Austin Cangelosi turned the trick at Maine. Hutsko us tied for the team lead with 24 points (10-14-24) through 31 games.
SPECIAL TEAMS SPREE
Boston College has now scored a power play goal in nine of its last 10 games after David Cotton scored one at UMass. BC's penalty-killing unit has done a nice job of turning a positive into a negative as the Eagles are tied for ninth in the nation with five short-handed goals this season. Boston College is one of 11 teams in the NCAA with at least five short-handed goals this year, as Christopher Brown leads the way for BC with a pair of those thus far.
THE BRICK WOLL
Sophomore backstopper Joseph Woll has stopped 596-of-659 shots faced in his first 24 outings for a .904 save percentage which is currently 50th in all of college hockey while his 2.68 goals against average ranks 37th in the game. Woll has stopped 1,500 - of - 1,658 shots faced (.910 save percentage) with a career mark of 2.66 goals against average. Woll was also one of 20 goalies named to the watch list for the 2018 Mike Richter Award, which annually honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA Division I men's hockey. Woll recently returned from the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship where he backstopped Team USA to a bronze medal.
LOOSE CHANGE FROM THE WIN AT UMASS
-Â The Eagles have won their last eight straight games against UMass, outscoring the Minutemen 44-10 over that span. BC is unbeaten against Massachusetts in its last 10 games, going 9-0-1 in that run. In all, BC is 63-13-3 against UMass all-time.
- Boston College scored five goals in Thursday's victory, marking the fifth time the Eagles have lit the lamp in a game. The Eagles scored four goals in the third period to propel BC to victory, marking just the second time BC has turned the trick since beating Lowell, 5-2, on Jan. 27 this season.
- Sophomore Julius Mattila accounted for his fourth multi-point performance this season and third multi-goal game this year. After the three-point showing, Mattila is now tied for the team lead in points (10-14-24) with Logan Hutsko. The Tampere, Finland native became the Eagles' third goal scorer to reach double digits this season.
- Second-year defenseman Jesper Mattila scored his first-career game-winning goal by doing so in transition with 6:52 left in the third period. The Tampere, Finland native scored his fourth goal of the season and first since doing so against UMass at home on Jan. 23. Mattila's tally attained BC's first lead of the night.
- David Cotton scored his fourth power play goal of the season and accounted for his sixth multi-point performance of the year with the help on Julius Mattila's empty net goal. The Parker, Texas native is second on the team in scoring (8-15-23) and is now tied with Graham McPhee for most power play goals on the team (4).
- Freshman Jacob Tortora scored his sixth goal of the season and set up Jesper Mattila with the game-winning goal to notch his second multi-point performance of the season. The Victor, N.Y. native was a healthy scratch in Monday's Beanpot consolation as the first-year forward returned to the lineup to score his first goal since the UMass Lowell game on Jan. 27.
- Freshman Logan Hutsko continues to produce, notching another two points with a pair of assists in Thursday's win. The Tampa, Fla. native now has seven points in his last three outings (5-2-7) and is now tied with Julius Mattila for the team lead in points (10-14-24). Hutsko's two helpers marks his fifth multi-point outing of the season.
- Captain Michael Kim provided the primary assist on Tortora's tally early in the first period and followed that with another helped on Julius Mattila's first goal of the game. It marks the junior captain's third multi-point performance of the season as he now has nine assists on the season, upping his point total to 14 (5-9-13) through 31 games. It also marks the second time the veteran defenseman has assisted in back-to-back games this season.
- Sophomore Connor Moore accounted for his second assist in three games on Tortora's goal and increases his scoring totals to 13 points (3-10-13) as well in 31 outings.
ATOP THE LEADERBOARD
Boston College now has its sights set on its 16th regular season Hockey East championship and kept its foot on the gas after Jesper Mattila scored his first-career game-winning goal in Amherst on Feb. 15 at UMass to come back and win it in the third period. The Eagles are four points ahead of Providence and are 15-6 in Hockey East play with four regular season contests to play. With the win at UMass, Boston College bypassed the first round of the Hockey East Tournament and is guaranteed to finish in the top four of the Hockey East standings. The Eagles are guaranteed to host a Hockey East quarterfinal series at Kelley Rink on Friday and Saturday, March 9th and 10th. Sunday, March 11th will be if necessary.
Maine is the last Hockey East opponent left on the Eagles' schedule as Boston College has not squared off against the Black Bears in almost a year and a half. Last season, BC took on Maine at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland as Austin Cangelosi powered the Eagles to a 6-1 victory thanks to a hat trick. on Nov. 4, 2016. Boston College followed that up by ending a lengthy winless stretch in Orono with a 3-2 win at Alfond Arena on Nov. 5, 2016. It marked BC's first win in northern Maine since Nov. 2, 2012. The Eagles are on a nice little four-game winning streak against Maine but it has not always come easy against the Black Bears. Prior to this four-game winning streak over Maine, the Black Bears owned a 7-5 mark against Boston College. Saturday's tilt marks the 122nd contest of the series as Boston College owns a 66-46-9 record overall. Head coach Jerry York is 8-2 against Maine's Red Gendron, who is in his fifth season at the helm of the Black Bears.
BLACK BEAR BREAKDOWN
Now that a majority of the season has unfolded, it's safe to say Maine jumped off the page a bit this year and responded nicely from a disappointing 2016-17 campaign. The Black Bears are right in the thick of things, tied for fourth in the Hockey East standings with a 10-8-3 conference record and a 16-11-4 mark, overall. Last season, Maine finished with an 11-21-4 mark with a 5-15-2 win-loss total in conference play. As is usually the case against Maine, it has invovled itself in some tight games this season, including this most recent stretch. The Black Bears have gone to overtime in their last four-consecutive outings, winning two and losing two. Six of Maine's last eight games have gone to overtime and the Black Bears have played in nine ovetime games overall this season, going 3-2-4 in those decisions. Sophomore Mitchell Fossier leads Maine in scoring with 0.93 points per game, including 11 goals and 17 assists through 30 games. Classmate Chase Pearson is one point behind and leads his club with 20 assists, which is tied for 40th nationally. Second-year defenseman Patrick Holway is 40th in the nation amongst all blue liners in scoring with 0.64 points per game (6-12-18). Maine has had no trouble finding the back of the net as the Black Bears rank 10th overall in college hockey in scoring (3.26 gpg) which the defense is slotted in 32nd, surrendering 2.97 goals per game. Maine is the most penalized team in Hockey East, seventh nationally, averaging 15.0 PIMs per game.
FINNISH HIM
Julius Mattila accounted for his fourth multi-point performance this season and third multi-goal game this year with two goals and an assist at UMass. He is now tied for the team lead in points (10-14-24) with Logan Hutsko. The Tampere, Finland native became the Eagles' third goal scorer to reach double digits this season. Brother Jesper Mattila scored his first-career game-winning goal by doing so in transition with 6:52 left in the third period to finish off UMass on the road on Feb. 15.
HUTSKO HEROICS
Freshman Logan Hutsko became the first Eagle to account for five goals in two games since Nathan Gerbe turned the trick 10 years ago during the 2007-08 season. Hutsko scored the game-tying goal and overtime winner against UMass Lowell on Feb. 9 and followed that performance with a natural hat trick against Harvard in the Beanpot consolation on Feb. 12, all occurring in the third period, in a span of 11 minutes and 23 seconds, including an even strength goal, power play goal and extra attacker goal. Gerbe is the last Eagle to have scored four goals in a game, doing so at Harvard on Dec. 12, 2007. The future NHLer then scored against Air Force on Dec. 29, 2007. It marks BC's first hat trick since JD Dudek to accomplish the feat. Dudek tallied three goals at UConn on November 22, 2016 in a 5-2 win. Because Hutsko's goals all occurred in the third period, it counts as a natural hat trick. The last time an Eagle scored a natural hat trick, it took place on Nov. 4, 2016 when Austin Cangelosi turned the trick at Maine. Hutsko us tied for the team lead with 24 points (10-14-24) through 31 games.
SPECIAL TEAMS SPREE
Boston College has now scored a power play goal in nine of its last 10 games after David Cotton scored one at UMass. BC's penalty-killing unit has done a nice job of turning a positive into a negative as the Eagles are tied for ninth in the nation with five short-handed goals this season. Boston College is one of 11 teams in the NCAA with at least five short-handed goals this year, as Christopher Brown leads the way for BC with a pair of those thus far.
THE BRICK WOLL
Sophomore backstopper Joseph Woll has stopped 596-of-659 shots faced in his first 24 outings for a .904 save percentage which is currently 50th in all of college hockey while his 2.68 goals against average ranks 37th in the game. Woll has stopped 1,500 - of - 1,658 shots faced (.910 save percentage) with a career mark of 2.66 goals against average. Woll was also one of 20 goalies named to the watch list for the 2018 Mike Richter Award, which annually honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA Division I men's hockey. Woll recently returned from the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship where he backstopped Team USA to a bronze medal.
LOOSE CHANGE FROM THE WIN AT UMASS
-Â The Eagles have won their last eight straight games against UMass, outscoring the Minutemen 44-10 over that span. BC is unbeaten against Massachusetts in its last 10 games, going 9-0-1 in that run. In all, BC is 63-13-3 against UMass all-time.
- Boston College scored five goals in Thursday's victory, marking the fifth time the Eagles have lit the lamp in a game. The Eagles scored four goals in the third period to propel BC to victory, marking just the second time BC has turned the trick since beating Lowell, 5-2, on Jan. 27 this season.
- Sophomore Julius Mattila accounted for his fourth multi-point performance this season and third multi-goal game this year. After the three-point showing, Mattila is now tied for the team lead in points (10-14-24) with Logan Hutsko. The Tampere, Finland native became the Eagles' third goal scorer to reach double digits this season.
- Second-year defenseman Jesper Mattila scored his first-career game-winning goal by doing so in transition with 6:52 left in the third period. The Tampere, Finland native scored his fourth goal of the season and first since doing so against UMass at home on Jan. 23. Mattila's tally attained BC's first lead of the night.
- David Cotton scored his fourth power play goal of the season and accounted for his sixth multi-point performance of the year with the help on Julius Mattila's empty net goal. The Parker, Texas native is second on the team in scoring (8-15-23) and is now tied with Graham McPhee for most power play goals on the team (4).
- Freshman Jacob Tortora scored his sixth goal of the season and set up Jesper Mattila with the game-winning goal to notch his second multi-point performance of the season. The Victor, N.Y. native was a healthy scratch in Monday's Beanpot consolation as the first-year forward returned to the lineup to score his first goal since the UMass Lowell game on Jan. 27.
- Freshman Logan Hutsko continues to produce, notching another two points with a pair of assists in Thursday's win. The Tampa, Fla. native now has seven points in his last three outings (5-2-7) and is now tied with Julius Mattila for the team lead in points (10-14-24). Hutsko's two helpers marks his fifth multi-point outing of the season.
- Captain Michael Kim provided the primary assist on Tortora's tally early in the first period and followed that with another helped on Julius Mattila's first goal of the game. It marks the junior captain's third multi-point performance of the season as he now has nine assists on the season, upping his point total to 14 (5-9-13) through 31 games. It also marks the second time the veteran defenseman has assisted in back-to-back games this season.
- Sophomore Connor Moore accounted for his second assist in three games on Tortora's goal and increases his scoring totals to 13 points (3-10-13) as well in 31 outings.
ATOP THE LEADERBOARD
Boston College now has its sights set on its 16th regular season Hockey East championship and kept its foot on the gas after Jesper Mattila scored his first-career game-winning goal in Amherst on Feb. 15 at UMass to come back and win it in the third period. The Eagles are four points ahead of Providence and are 15-6 in Hockey East play with four regular season contests to play. With the win at UMass, Boston College bypassed the first round of the Hockey East Tournament and is guaranteed to finish in the top four of the Hockey East standings. The Eagles are guaranteed to host a Hockey East quarterfinal series at Kelley Rink on Friday and Saturday, March 9th and 10th. Sunday, March 11th will be if necessary.
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