Thursday, November 18
Chestnut Hill, MA
7:00 p.m.
Boston College
7-5-1, 5-3-0
6
vs
2
Maine
1-9-1, 1-6-0
1
2
3
F
Maine
1
1
0
2
Boston College
3
2
1
6
Photo by: John Quackenbos
McBain Nets Hat Trick in 6-2 Victory Over Maine
November 18, 2021 | Men's Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Senior assistant captain Jack McBain registered his first career hat trick and 19th-ranked Boston College skated past Maine 6-2 on Thursday night at Kelley Rink to open a two-game series.
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The Eagles improved to 7-5-1 overall and 5-3-0 in Hockey East play, while the Black Bears fell to 1-9-1 (1-6-0 HEA).
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McBain scored twice in the first period and completed his hat trick in the final minute of the second, increasing his league-leading point total to 19 on nine goals and 10 assists. Graduate student Brandon Kruse had the primary assist on all three goals, extending his point streak to seven games.
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Colby Ambrosio and Jack St. Ivany each had a pair of assists in the victory. Marc McLaughlin buried his NCAA-best fifth power play goal of the year, while Casey Carreau and Mike Posma netted goals.
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Eric Dop stopped 23 of the 25 Black Bear shots he faced for his sixth win of the season.
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Carreau and McBain scored 52 seconds apart less than three minutes into the contest to put Boston College up 2-0. Kruse then slid a centering pass from behind the net for a McBain one-timer at 10:25 for a 3-0 cushion.
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After a Maine goal from Grant Hebert, McLaughlin pushed the lead back to three at 7:06 of the second when his snap shot beat Victor Ostman blocker side from the slot.
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McBain's third tally of the night came just with 32 seconds left in the second period on another Kruse centering feed from below the goal line. Posma capped the scoring on a rebound following a net drive from Ambrosio at 12:26 of the final frame.
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The teams close the series on Friday night at 7 p.m. on NESNplus from Conte Forum.
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The Eagles improved to 7-5-1 overall and 5-3-0 in Hockey East play, while the Black Bears fell to 1-9-1 (1-6-0 HEA).
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McBain scored twice in the first period and completed his hat trick in the final minute of the second, increasing his league-leading point total to 19 on nine goals and 10 assists. Graduate student Brandon Kruse had the primary assist on all three goals, extending his point streak to seven games.
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Colby Ambrosio and Jack St. Ivany each had a pair of assists in the victory. Marc McLaughlin buried his NCAA-best fifth power play goal of the year, while Casey Carreau and Mike Posma netted goals.
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Eric Dop stopped 23 of the 25 Black Bear shots he faced for his sixth win of the season.
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Carreau and McBain scored 52 seconds apart less than three minutes into the contest to put Boston College up 2-0. Kruse then slid a centering pass from behind the net for a McBain one-timer at 10:25 for a 3-0 cushion.
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After a Maine goal from Grant Hebert, McLaughlin pushed the lead back to three at 7:06 of the second when his snap shot beat Victor Ostman blocker side from the slot.
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McBain's third tally of the night came just with 32 seconds left in the second period on another Kruse centering feed from below the goal line. Posma capped the scoring on a rebound following a net drive from Ambrosio at 12:26 of the final frame.
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The teams close the series on Friday night at 7 p.m. on NESNplus from Conte Forum.
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Team Stats
ME
BC
Shots
25
28
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
2
Penalty Mins
6
4
Faceoffs Won
32
33
Game Leaders
+/-
1
Goals
3
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
3
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
2
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
2
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