Saturday, December 31
Tempe, AZ
5:00 PM (ET)
Boston College
7-6-4
1
at
2
Arizona State
10-11-0
1
2
3
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Boston College
0
1
0
1
Arizona St.
0
1
1
2
Sun Devils Edge Eagles 2-1 on New Year's Eve
December 31, 2022 | Men's Hockey
TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State snapped a 1-1 tie on a point shot through traffic six minutes into the third period and held on for a 2-1 non-conference victory over Boston College on New Year's Eve at Mullett Arena to earn a weekend series split.
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The Eagles dropped to 7-6-4 (5-3-3 HEA) and saw their unbeaten streak halted at five games (3-0-2). The Sun Devils improved to 10-11-0 to close out 2022.
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BC finished the night with a 43-18 edge in shots on goal and ASU blocked another 23 Eagle attempts. TJ Semptimphelter made 42 saves for the Sun Devils, who killed off all five Boston College power plays.
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After a scoreless first, Arizona State took the lead at the 8:54 mark of the second period on the power play. Lukas Sillinger sent a pass inside the left faceoff dot for Josh Doan, who quickly snapped a low shot through the five-hole of Mitch Benson.
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The Eagles equalized late in the middle frame on a 2-on-2 rush involving Colby Ambrosio and Nikita Nesterenko. The latter slipped a pass to the former just over the blue line and Ambrosio closed in on net before flipping a forehand shot into the roof of the net glove side.
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Charlie Leddy collected the secondary assist on the tying tally at 17:21, which extended Nesterenko's career-high point streak to seven games.
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ASU went back ahead for good six minutes into the third when Ethan Szmagaj sent a fluttering wrist shot from the right point into the net through a screen on Benson at the edge of the crease. The play was reviewed for goalie interference but the call on the ice stood.
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BC out-shot Arizona State 17-1 in the third period and pulled Benson with 1:35 remaining in regulation, but the Eagles couldn't force overtime.
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Boston College will face UMass at Frozen Fenway next Saturday at 6 p.m.
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The Eagles dropped to 7-6-4 (5-3-3 HEA) and saw their unbeaten streak halted at five games (3-0-2). The Sun Devils improved to 10-11-0 to close out 2022.
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BC finished the night with a 43-18 edge in shots on goal and ASU blocked another 23 Eagle attempts. TJ Semptimphelter made 42 saves for the Sun Devils, who killed off all five Boston College power plays.
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After a scoreless first, Arizona State took the lead at the 8:54 mark of the second period on the power play. Lukas Sillinger sent a pass inside the left faceoff dot for Josh Doan, who quickly snapped a low shot through the five-hole of Mitch Benson.
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The Eagles equalized late in the middle frame on a 2-on-2 rush involving Colby Ambrosio and Nikita Nesterenko. The latter slipped a pass to the former just over the blue line and Ambrosio closed in on net before flipping a forehand shot into the roof of the net glove side.
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Charlie Leddy collected the secondary assist on the tying tally at 17:21, which extended Nesterenko's career-high point streak to seven games.
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ASU went back ahead for good six minutes into the third when Ethan Szmagaj sent a fluttering wrist shot from the right point into the net through a screen on Benson at the edge of the crease. The play was reviewed for goalie interference but the call on the ice stood.
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BC out-shot Arizona State 17-1 in the third period and pulled Benson with 1:35 remaining in regulation, but the Eagles couldn't force overtime.
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Boston College will face UMass at Frozen Fenway next Saturday at 6 p.m.
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Team Stats
BOS
ASU
Shots
43
18
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
8
Penalty Mins
6
43
Faceoffs Won
30
26
Game Leaders
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
6
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
6
A
0
Players Mentioned
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