UNH Fights Back to Beat Eagles 6-4 in Durham

DURHAM, N.H. – Boston College led 2-0 after the first period and held a 4-3 advantage in the second, but New Hampshire scored the game's final three goals to beat the Eagles 6-4 on Saturday night at the Whittemore Center.

Ara Nazarian's one-timer from the left circle midway through the third period proved to be the game-winner, and Chris Miller sealed the UNH victory with an empty-netter in the final 30 seconds.

Christopher Brown and Oliver Wahlstrom each collected a goal and an assist in the first period as 10 different Eagles registered points on the night. New Hampshire native JD Dudek and Aapeli Räsänen netted the other BC goals.

The Wildcats (7-8-6, 3-5-3 HEA) battled back to tie the game at two within the first four minutes of a high scoring middle frame. Rasanen's one-timer at the top of the crease restored the lead, but Liam Blackburn buried a rebound shortly after.

Dudek's goal at the midway point of the contest put BC ahead once again, but it was shortlived as Patrick Grasso's second of the night came shorthanded to knot the score 4-4.

New Hampshire out-shot Boston College 36-25 and clinched the regular season series after earning a point in a 2-2 tie at Kelley Rink in November.

BC fell to 7-2-2 in Hockey East and 7-10-2 overall.

SCORING
9:07 1st, BC Goal (1-0) | Jack McBain's centering pass was deflected into the air, but Brown was able to bat the puck out of mid-air on his forehand to beat Mike Robinson (21 saves) and open the scoring

16:55 1st, BC Goal (2-0) | Brown set up Wahlstrom at the offensive blue line as the rookie cut into the high slot and fired a delayed wrist shot that trickled past Robinson's blocker for his fifth of the year

1:25 2nd, UNH Goal (2-1) | Richard Boyd's dump-in took an unexpected bounce off the end boards and deflected into the slot, where Grasso backhanded the puck into the net before Joseph Woll (30 saves) could recover

3:48 2nd, UNH Goal (2-2) | Angus Crookshank gained the Boston College line down the right wing on a 2-on-1 rush and snapped a shot low blocker side to pull the Wildcats even

5:50 2nd, BC Goal (3-2) | Marc McLaughlin drove down to the UNH goal line and backhanded a pass into the low slot, and Räsänen out-muscled a UNH defenseman to sneak a first-time shot five-hole on Robinson

8:18 2nd, UNH Goal (3-3) | Will MacKinnon's left point shot was deflected off Woll's right pad by Crookshank, but Blackburn was waiting at the back door to bury the rebound

9:59 2nd, BC Goal (4-3) | Chris Grando slid a pass to a cutting Dudek through the slot, and the senior deked to his forehand before lifting a shot into the upper right corner

11:13 2nd, UNH Goal (4-4) | With the Eagles on their second power play, Marcus Vela created a turnover below the BC goal line and set up Grasso for a blocker side one-timer from the right circle

10:53 3rd, UNH Goal (5-4) | Charlie Kelleher dropped a pass above the left faceoff dot for Nazarian, who stepped into a one-timer that found the lower right corner of the net for the eventual game-winner

19:35 3rd, UNH Goal (6-4) | Boston College pulled Woll at the tail-end of a penalty kill to even the manpower at five aside, but Miller guided a shot into the empty net from just outside the BC blue line

UP NEXT
Boston College begins a three-game homestand at Kelley Rink on Wednesday night (Jan. 16) against Maine at 7 p.m.

UNH Fights Back to Beat Eagles 6-4 in Durham

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Team Stats

Christopher Brown

Oliver Wahlstrom

JD Dudek

Aapeli Räsänen

Players Mentioned

Christopher Brown

JD Dudek

Jack McBain

Marc McLaughlin

Aapeli Räsänen

Oliver Wahlstrom

Joseph Woll

Players Mentioned

Christopher Brown

JD Dudek

Jack McBain

Marc McLaughlin

Aapeli Räsänen

Oliver Wahlstrom

Joseph Woll