No. 19 UMass Lowell Fights Back for 4-4 Tie Against BC

LOWELL, Mass. – Boston College never trailed on Saturday night at Tsongas Center, but 19th-ranked UMass Lowell came back from numerous deficits to earn a point in a 4-4 tie to close a home-and-home series.

David Cotton had a goal and an assist playing in his 100th career game, while JD Dudek, Logan Hutsko, and Oliver Wahlstrom also posted multi-point performances. Joseph Woll made 33 saves, including a sprawling effort in the final seconds of overtime to preserve a point.

The Eagles (8-12-3) pulled even with Northeastern in a tie for second place in Hockey East at 8-4-3, while UMass Lowell (14-8-2, 8-4-2 HEA) remained a point back in fourth with a game in hand.

Wahlstrom and Cotton gave BC a 2-0 lead after one period, but Lowell responded in the second with a heavy shot advantage. Kenny Hausinger cut the lead to one on a breakaway early in the frame, but Christopher Brown netted his fifth goal in the last six games to restore the two-goal cushion heading into the third.

The River Hawks quickly turned the momentum and tied the game in the first 2:26 of the third period on goals from Ryan Dmowski and Chase Blackmun.

Dudek's one-timer into the upper right corner put BC ahead once again with five minutes left, but UMass Lowell quickly capitalized on a power play with 2:01 remaining as Dmowski's second of the night sent the game to overtime.

In the dying seconds of the extra session, Woll made a pad save in the crease and fell back to knock the puck away from the left post. BC out-shot UML 4-2 in overtime, including two attempts from Hutsko in the opening minute.

SCORING
8:54 1st, BC Goal (1-0) | At the tail-end of a major power play, Ben Finkelstein fed Wahlstrom at the top of the right wing circle and the rookie wristed a shot to beat Christoffer Hernberg (22 saves) short side for his sixth of the year

16:50 1st, BC Goal (2-0) | Dudek backhanded a pass to Hutsko at the left doorstep and his one-timer was kicked out by Hernberg's left pad, but Cotton found the rebound and ripped it home to double the lead with his 75th career point

3:00 2nd, UML Goal (2-1) | UMass Lowell picked out Hausinger as he snuck behind the defense at the Boston College blueline for a breakaway, and the winger lifted a forehand shot high glove side from the low right circle

15:43 2nd, BC Goal (3-1) | Cotton sent a pass to the left doorstep for Hutsko, who jammed the puck on net and Brown was waiting to tip in the rebound at the back post for his seventh of the year

1:15 3rd, UML Goal (3-2) | Seconds after killing off their fourth straight River Hawk power play, the Eagles lost track of Dmowski at the back door as he wristed a shot past a sprawling Woll to make it a one-goal game

2:26 3rd, UML Goal (3-3) | Blackmun fluttered a shot on target from the boards at the right point and the puck found its way through traffic inside the near post to knot the score

14:49 3rd, BC Goal (4-3) | Wahlstrom set up Dudek in the left circle for a one-timer as the senior sniped the upper right corner on his forehand

17:59 3rd, UML Goal (4-4) | Early in the River Hawks' sixth power play, Blackmun walked down the BC slot and set up Dmowski in the left circle as he whipped a shot inside the blocker side post

UP NEXT
Boston College travels to face UConn at the XL Center next Friday (Feb. 1) at 7 p.m. in its final pre-Beanpot contest. The Eagles face Harvard in the opening game of the 67th annual Beanpot on Monday, Feb. 4 at 5 p.m. on NESN.

No. 19 UMass Lowell Fights Back for 4-4 Tie Against BC

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Team Stats

Oliver Wahlstrom

David Cotton

JD Dudek

Logan Hutsko

Players Mentioned

Christopher Brown

David Cotton

JD Dudek

Ben Finkelstein

Logan Hutsko

Oliver Wahlstrom

Joseph Woll

Players Mentioned

Christopher Brown

David Cotton

JD Dudek

Ben Finkelstein

Logan Hutsko

Oliver Wahlstrom

Joseph Woll