Friday, December 6
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
7:00 PM
Boston College
10-4-0, 5-2-0HEA
4
vs
0
Notre Dame
8-5-2, 4-2-2BIG 10
1
2
3
F
Notre Dame
0
0
0
0
Boston College
0
3
1
4
Photo by: John Quackenbos
No. 7 Eagles Blank Ninth-Ranked Irish 4-0 for Eighth Straight Win
December 06, 2019 | Men's Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Spencer Knight posted the fourth shutout in his first 14 starts and No. 7 Boston College broke away from ninth-ranked Notre Dame with three second period goals in a 4-0 shutout on Friday night in front of nearly 7,300 fans at Kelley Rink.
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The win was the Eagles' eighth straight, pushing their record to 10-4-0 (5-2-0 HEA) with one game remaining in the first half. The Fighting Irish lost its fourth consecutive game and fell to 8-5-2 (4-2-2 BIG 10).
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Knight made half of his 26 saves in the second period, including a right pad save to deny Cam Burke on a breakaway late in the frame. Early in the third, Knight flashed the right pad again to rob Jesse Lansdell on a point blank rebound.
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BC's top line of David Cotton (1-1-2), Logan Hutsko (1-1-2) and Julius Mattila (1-0-1) combined for five points in the victory. Hutsko's multi-point game extended his career-high point streak to 10 games, and Cotton came within one of his 50th career goal.
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Patrick Giles added his second shorthanded goal of the season and the Eagles' fifth as a team, which is tied for the national lead. In addition to the shorthanded goal, Boston College's penalty kill was perfect at 3-for-3 while the power play went 1-for-2.
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BC won the faceoff battle 28-22 over the Irish.
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SCORING SUMMARY
2nd 2:41, BC Goal (1-0) • Cotton deflected Hutsko's pass from the left corner into the slot, where Mattila lifted the stick of Matt Hellickson and whipped a low shot past Cale Morris (22 saves) glove side for his fifth of the season.
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2nd 14:27, BC Goal (2-0) • Along the left wing, Alex Newhook dropped a pass to Drew Helleson for a low shot from the high slot. Hutsko got a deflection at the top of the crease and located the rebound at the right post to double the lead.
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2nd 16:49, BC Goal (3-0) • Giles skated down the left wing on a shorthanded 2-on-1 and delayed before sniping the top left corner high blocker side to beat Morris.
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3rd 12:33, BC Goal (4-0) • From his own zone, Cotton stick-handled through neutral ice and deked his way into the left circle before snapping a shot that trickled over the shoulder of Morris inside the right post.
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UP NEXT
Boston College and Notre Dame close their home-and-home series on Sunday (Dec. 8) with a 5 p.m. faceoff at the Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend, Indiana.
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The win was the Eagles' eighth straight, pushing their record to 10-4-0 (5-2-0 HEA) with one game remaining in the first half. The Fighting Irish lost its fourth consecutive game and fell to 8-5-2 (4-2-2 BIG 10).
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Knight made half of his 26 saves in the second period, including a right pad save to deny Cam Burke on a breakaway late in the frame. Early in the third, Knight flashed the right pad again to rob Jesse Lansdell on a point blank rebound.
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BC's top line of David Cotton (1-1-2), Logan Hutsko (1-1-2) and Julius Mattila (1-0-1) combined for five points in the victory. Hutsko's multi-point game extended his career-high point streak to 10 games, and Cotton came within one of his 50th career goal.
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Patrick Giles added his second shorthanded goal of the season and the Eagles' fifth as a team, which is tied for the national lead. In addition to the shorthanded goal, Boston College's penalty kill was perfect at 3-for-3 while the power play went 1-for-2.
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BC won the faceoff battle 28-22 over the Irish.
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SCORING SUMMARY
2nd 2:41, BC Goal (1-0) • Cotton deflected Hutsko's pass from the left corner into the slot, where Mattila lifted the stick of Matt Hellickson and whipped a low shot past Cale Morris (22 saves) glove side for his fifth of the season.
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2nd 14:27, BC Goal (2-0) • Along the left wing, Alex Newhook dropped a pass to Drew Helleson for a low shot from the high slot. Hutsko got a deflection at the top of the crease and located the rebound at the right post to double the lead.
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2nd 16:49, BC Goal (3-0) • Giles skated down the left wing on a shorthanded 2-on-1 and delayed before sniping the top left corner high blocker side to beat Morris.
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3rd 12:33, BC Goal (4-0) • From his own zone, Cotton stick-handled through neutral ice and deked his way into the left circle before snapping a shot that trickled over the shoulder of Morris inside the right post.
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UP NEXT
Boston College and Notre Dame close their home-and-home series on Sunday (Dec. 8) with a 5 p.m. faceoff at the Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend, Indiana.
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Team Stats
ND
BC
Shots
26
26
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
1
Penalties
2
3
Penalty Mins
4
6
Faceoffs Won
22
28
Game Leaders
+/-
+2
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
1
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
Players Mentioned
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