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Photo by: Alastair Ingram
No. 4 Eagles and Wildcats Skate to 3-3 Tie in Regular Season Finale
March 07, 2020 | Men's Hockey
DURHAM, N.H. – Spencer Knight made a career-high 47 saves in a 3-3 tie with New Hampshire in the Eagles' regular season finale on Saturday night at the Whittemore Center as BC enters the playoffs on a nine-game unbeaten streak (8-0-1).
Boston College closes the regular season at 24-8-2 overall with a 17-6-1 Hockey East record. The fourth-ranked Eagles will host Providence in a Hockey East Quarterfinal rematch next weekend on the Heights.
For the second straight night against the Wildcats, rookie Mike Hardman opened the scoring in the early stages with his 12th of the year just 1:42 into the contest.
Logan Hutsko tied the team lead in goals with his 19th of the season four minutes later to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead after one. Julius Mattila registered his team-leading 32nd assist on the play.
New Hampshire roared back in the second period to tie the game through goals from Angus Crookshank and Justin Fregona. Liam Blackburn finished a centering pass early in the third to give UNH its first lead, but Aapeli Räsänen provided the game-tying goal with 5:05 remaining in regulation.
The Wildcats thought they had won the game with 21.1 seconds left in overtime, but Eric MacAdams was called for goalie interference after crashing into Knight on a net-drive at the left post.
Rookie Alex Newhook extended his point streak to 12 games with an assist on Hardman's opening goal, while sophomore Jack McBain collected a pair of assists on the night.
SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
1:42, BC Goal (1-0) • From the back wall, Matt Boldy swung a no-look backhand pass into the low slot and Hardman's first-time effort slipped through Mike Robinson's five-hole.
6:54, BC Goal (2-0) • McBain slipped a pass to Mattila drifting through the left wing circle and the senior centered the puck to Hutsko for a tap-in near the right post.
2nd Period
0:08, UNH Goal (2-1) • Patrick Grasso hit Crookshank with speed along the right wing and the forward cut inside to beat Knight low blocker side on the power play.
9:47, UNH Goal (2-2) • Knight stopped Will MacKinnon's center point wrist shot, but Fregona jabbed the rebound into the net with a backhand from the top of the crease.
3rd Period
4:29, UNH Goal (2-3) • Kohei Sato slipped a pass by the left post to front of the net and Blackburn quickly tucked a shot inside the right post along the ice.
14:55, BC Goal (3-3) • McBain took a touch pass from Luke McInnis and skated around the left faceoff dot, sliding the puck into the slot for Räsänen to one-time under Robinson's pads.
UP NEXT
Top seed Boston College hosts No. 8 seed Providence in the best-of-three Hockey East Quarterfinals next weekend at Kelley Rink. Game 1 will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday night with Game 2 on Saturday and Game 3 (if necessary) on Sunday both set for 4 p.m. Games 1 and 2 will air live on NESNplus, while Game 3 would be televised on NESN.
Boston College closes the regular season at 24-8-2 overall with a 17-6-1 Hockey East record. The fourth-ranked Eagles will host Providence in a Hockey East Quarterfinal rematch next weekend on the Heights.
For the second straight night against the Wildcats, rookie Mike Hardman opened the scoring in the early stages with his 12th of the year just 1:42 into the contest.
Logan Hutsko tied the team lead in goals with his 19th of the season four minutes later to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead after one. Julius Mattila registered his team-leading 32nd assist on the play.
New Hampshire roared back in the second period to tie the game through goals from Angus Crookshank and Justin Fregona. Liam Blackburn finished a centering pass early in the third to give UNH its first lead, but Aapeli Räsänen provided the game-tying goal with 5:05 remaining in regulation.
The Wildcats thought they had won the game with 21.1 seconds left in overtime, but Eric MacAdams was called for goalie interference after crashing into Knight on a net-drive at the left post.
Rookie Alex Newhook extended his point streak to 12 games with an assist on Hardman's opening goal, while sophomore Jack McBain collected a pair of assists on the night.
SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
1:42, BC Goal (1-0) • From the back wall, Matt Boldy swung a no-look backhand pass into the low slot and Hardman's first-time effort slipped through Mike Robinson's five-hole.
6:54, BC Goal (2-0) • McBain slipped a pass to Mattila drifting through the left wing circle and the senior centered the puck to Hutsko for a tap-in near the right post.
2nd Period
0:08, UNH Goal (2-1) • Patrick Grasso hit Crookshank with speed along the right wing and the forward cut inside to beat Knight low blocker side on the power play.
9:47, UNH Goal (2-2) • Knight stopped Will MacKinnon's center point wrist shot, but Fregona jabbed the rebound into the net with a backhand from the top of the crease.
3rd Period
4:29, UNH Goal (2-3) • Kohei Sato slipped a pass by the left post to front of the net and Blackburn quickly tucked a shot inside the right post along the ice.
14:55, BC Goal (3-3) • McBain took a touch pass from Luke McInnis and skated around the left faceoff dot, sliding the puck into the slot for Räsänen to one-time under Robinson's pads.
UP NEXT
Top seed Boston College hosts No. 8 seed Providence in the best-of-three Hockey East Quarterfinals next weekend at Kelley Rink. Game 1 will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday night with Game 2 on Saturday and Game 3 (if necessary) on Sunday both set for 4 p.m. Games 1 and 2 will air live on NESNplus, while Game 3 would be televised on NESN.
Team Stats
BC
UNH
Shots
27
50
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
3
Penalty Mins
8
6
Faceoffs Won
28
32
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+2
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
2
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
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