Friday, December 30
Tempe, AZ
9:00 PM (ET)
Boston College
7-5-4
5
at
2
Arizona State
9-11-0
1
2
3
F
Boston College
3
1
1
5
Arizona St.
1
1
0
2
Eagles Open Weekend with 5-2 Victory Over Arizona State
December 31, 2022 | Men's Hockey
TEMPE, Ariz. – Five different Eagles scored goals on Friday night as Boston College began the second half with a 5-2 non-conference victory over Arizona State at Mullett Arena to open a two-game series.
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The Eagles pushed their unbeaten streak to five games (3-0-2) and improved to 7-5-4 (5-3-3 HEA), while the Sun Devils dropped to 9-11-0.
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Colby Ambrosio and Matt Argentina each had a goal and an assist in the victory, while Nikita Nesterenko collected two assists. Nesterenko extended his career-high point streak to six games (3-6-9) and Argentina pushed his point streak to three games.
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Boston College out-shot Arizona State 50-28, firing at least 50 shots on net for the first time since piling up 59 shots against Maine on Feb. 20, 2021.
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BC took an early 2-0 lead on goals from Mike Posma and Andre Gasseau in the first five minutes. Pomsa converted a rebound following a right point shot from Eamon Powell at 2:29, and Gasseau finished a shorthanded 3-on-2 rush from the left wing from Aidan Hreschuk at 4:22.
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Dylan Jackson pulled a goal back for ASU on the power play at 5:41, beating Mitch Benson (26 saves) high blocker side through traffic from the right wing side.
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The Eagles nearly extended their 2-1 lead, but TJ Semptimphelter denied Nesterenko and Gentry Shamburger on partial breakaways later in the first period.
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Nesterenko was the catalyst late in the first, putting the puck between his skates to his backhand through the right wing circle. Ambrosio followed Nesterenko's weak-angle attempt and Argentina finished at the top of the crease for a 3-1 cushion.
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ASU's Ryan O'Reilly skated down the slot to finish a rebound off a left wing shot to make it a 3-2 game just 20 seconds into the middle frame.
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Following a right wing shot from Cam Burke, Liam Izyk threw the puck back to the net-front and Christian O'Neill batted it out of mid-air to restore the two-goal lead at 12:56.
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Ambrosio sealed the win at 13:35 of the third period, whacking a backhand centering pass from Nesterenko from mid-air inside the right post. Argentina posted the second assist on the play.Â
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The teams close their weekend series on New Year's Eve at 5 p.m. (ET) in Tempe.
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The Eagles pushed their unbeaten streak to five games (3-0-2) and improved to 7-5-4 (5-3-3 HEA), while the Sun Devils dropped to 9-11-0.
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Colby Ambrosio and Matt Argentina each had a goal and an assist in the victory, while Nikita Nesterenko collected two assists. Nesterenko extended his career-high point streak to six games (3-6-9) and Argentina pushed his point streak to three games.
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Boston College out-shot Arizona State 50-28, firing at least 50 shots on net for the first time since piling up 59 shots against Maine on Feb. 20, 2021.
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BC took an early 2-0 lead on goals from Mike Posma and Andre Gasseau in the first five minutes. Pomsa converted a rebound following a right point shot from Eamon Powell at 2:29, and Gasseau finished a shorthanded 3-on-2 rush from the left wing from Aidan Hreschuk at 4:22.
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Dylan Jackson pulled a goal back for ASU on the power play at 5:41, beating Mitch Benson (26 saves) high blocker side through traffic from the right wing side.
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The Eagles nearly extended their 2-1 lead, but TJ Semptimphelter denied Nesterenko and Gentry Shamburger on partial breakaways later in the first period.
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Nesterenko was the catalyst late in the first, putting the puck between his skates to his backhand through the right wing circle. Ambrosio followed Nesterenko's weak-angle attempt and Argentina finished at the top of the crease for a 3-1 cushion.
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ASU's Ryan O'Reilly skated down the slot to finish a rebound off a left wing shot to make it a 3-2 game just 20 seconds into the middle frame.
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Following a right wing shot from Cam Burke, Liam Izyk threw the puck back to the net-front and Christian O'Neill batted it out of mid-air to restore the two-goal lead at 12:56.
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Ambrosio sealed the win at 13:35 of the third period, whacking a backhand centering pass from Nesterenko from mid-air inside the right post. Argentina posted the second assist on the play.Â
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The teams close their weekend series on New Year's Eve at 5 p.m. (ET) in Tempe.
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Team Stats
Bos
ASU
Shots
50
28
PPG
0
1
SHG
1
0
Penalties
6
5
Penalty Mins
12
10
Faceoffs Won
32
33
Game Leaders
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
1
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
2
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
2
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
Players Mentioned
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