Friday, January 8
Chestnut Hill, MA
7:00 p.m.
Boston College
5-2-0
3
vs
4
New Hampshire
3-3-1
1
2
3
OT 1
F
New Hampshire
2
0
1
1
4
BC
1
1
1
0
3
Photo by: John Quackenbos
No. 2 Eagles Fall 4-3 in Overtime to New Hampshire
January 08, 2021 | Men's Hockey
Colby Ambrosio, Nikita Nesterenko and Patrick Giles all scored in the loss
BOSTON – Kalle Eriksson scored a power play goal with 26 seconds remaining in 3-on-3 overtime on Friday night to lift New Hampshire past No. 2 Boston College 4-3 in the opening game of the second semester at Kelley Rink.
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The home loss to UNH was the Eagles' first since 2010 and snapped an 11-game unbeaten streak (9-0-2) against the Wildcats at Conte Forum. BC fell to 5-2-0 on the year but picked up a league point, while New Hampshire improved to 3-3-1 with two Hockey East points.
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Rookies Colby Ambrosio (5) and Nikita Nesterenko (4) scored for the Eagles in the first two periods as the game headed into the third tied 2-2. Patrick Giles' first of the year handed BC its first lead of the night 2:49 into the third, but a shorthanded goal from UNH knotted the score again four minutes later.
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Boston College was called for too many men on the ice with 1:10 remaining in overtime, leading to the game-winner from Eriksson.
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Alex Newhook, Matt Boldy and Drew Helleson all returned to the BC lineup after competing at the IIHF World Junior Championships, and all three posted assists. Spencer Knight got a night off for rest and was replaced for the third straight game by Henry Wilder (31 saves).
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The Eagles finished the night with a 38-35 edge in shots on goal as Mike Hardman led the team with five.
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SCORING SUMMARY
1st 10:40, UNH (0-1) | Kohei Sato gained the Boston College zone along the right wing and beat Wilder under the pads from the top of the right wing circle.
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1st 14:59, BC (1-1) | From the right goal line extended, Newhook directed a Boldy pass into the low slot for Ambrosio, who quickly finished inside the bottom left corner.
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1st 15:09, UNH (1-2) | Sato centered a pass to Eric MacAdams skating between the circles and the senior deked forehand to beat Wilder around his left pad.
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2nd 18:11, BC (2-2) | From the right point, Helleson picked out Nesterenko in the low left circle and the rookie tucked a shot high glove side to knot the score.
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3rd 2:49, BC (3-2) | Eamon Powell threw a weak angle shot on net that was kicked out by Mike Robinson, but Giles fired the rebound home after a deflection off Trevor Kuntar's skate.
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3rd 6:55, UNH (3-3) | During a shorthanded 2-on-1, Tyler Ward floated a pass to the right doorstep and Filip Engaras one-timed a shot top shelf past a sprawling Wilder.
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OT 4:34, UNH (3-4) | Jackson Pierson threaded a pass across the BC defensive zone and Eriksson directed a low shot five-hole from the left circle for the game-winner.
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UP NEXT
The schools close the series on Sunday (Jan. 10) at the Whittemore Center in Durham at 4 p.m. on SportsLive.
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The home loss to UNH was the Eagles' first since 2010 and snapped an 11-game unbeaten streak (9-0-2) against the Wildcats at Conte Forum. BC fell to 5-2-0 on the year but picked up a league point, while New Hampshire improved to 3-3-1 with two Hockey East points.
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Rookies Colby Ambrosio (5) and Nikita Nesterenko (4) scored for the Eagles in the first two periods as the game headed into the third tied 2-2. Patrick Giles' first of the year handed BC its first lead of the night 2:49 into the third, but a shorthanded goal from UNH knotted the score again four minutes later.
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Boston College was called for too many men on the ice with 1:10 remaining in overtime, leading to the game-winner from Eriksson.
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Alex Newhook, Matt Boldy and Drew Helleson all returned to the BC lineup after competing at the IIHF World Junior Championships, and all three posted assists. Spencer Knight got a night off for rest and was replaced for the third straight game by Henry Wilder (31 saves).
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The Eagles finished the night with a 38-35 edge in shots on goal as Mike Hardman led the team with five.
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SCORING SUMMARY
1st 10:40, UNH (0-1) | Kohei Sato gained the Boston College zone along the right wing and beat Wilder under the pads from the top of the right wing circle.
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1st 14:59, BC (1-1) | From the right goal line extended, Newhook directed a Boldy pass into the low slot for Ambrosio, who quickly finished inside the bottom left corner.
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1st 15:09, UNH (1-2) | Sato centered a pass to Eric MacAdams skating between the circles and the senior deked forehand to beat Wilder around his left pad.
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2nd 18:11, BC (2-2) | From the right point, Helleson picked out Nesterenko in the low left circle and the rookie tucked a shot high glove side to knot the score.
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3rd 2:49, BC (3-2) | Eamon Powell threw a weak angle shot on net that was kicked out by Mike Robinson, but Giles fired the rebound home after a deflection off Trevor Kuntar's skate.
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3rd 6:55, UNH (3-3) | During a shorthanded 2-on-1, Tyler Ward floated a pass to the right doorstep and Filip Engaras one-timed a shot top shelf past a sprawling Wilder.
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OT 4:34, UNH (3-4) | Jackson Pierson threaded a pass across the BC defensive zone and Eriksson directed a low shot five-hole from the left circle for the game-winner.
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UP NEXT
The schools close the series on Sunday (Jan. 10) at the Whittemore Center in Durham at 4 p.m. on SportsLive.
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Team Stats
Wildcats
BC
Shots
35
38
PPG
1
1
SHG
1
0
Penalties
5
4
Penalty Mins
10
8
Faceoffs Won
31
40
Game Leaders
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
-2
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
+2
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
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