Saturday, January 28
Chestnut Hill, MA
7:00 PM
Boston College
9-9-5, 5-6-4
1
vs
3
Boston University
19-6-0, 13-4-0
1
2
3
F
Boston U.
0
2
1
3
Boston College
0
1
0
1
Photo by: John Quackenbos
No. 4 Boston University Wins 290th Battle of Comm Ave 3-1
January 28, 2023 | Men's Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Despite a 41-25 shot advantage, Boston College fell by a 3-1 final on Saturday night to fourth-ranked Boston University in the 290th Battle of Comm Ave at a sold out Kelley Rink.
The Eagles dropped to 9-9-5 (5-6-4 HEA), snapping a five-game unbeaten streak at home against the Terriers (19-6-0, 13-4-0 HEA) which dated back to Dec. 1, 2017.
Drew Commesso finished the night with 40 saves in net for BU, which clinched the three-game Hockey East regular season series 2-1-0.
Boston University took the lead 1:25 into the second period when Wilmer Skoog took a cross-zone pass from Devin Kaplan below the left dot and snuck a shot under the crossbar short side.
Case McCarthy doubled the Terriers' lead midway through the frame when he snuck a left point drive over Mitch Benson's right shoulder through a screen.
Boston College pulled a goal back during a 5-on-3 power play at 14:46 as Nikita Nesterenko found Andre Gasseau popping to the back door for a first-time finish inside the right post. Eamon Powell collected the secondary assist on Gasseau's fifth of the year.
The Eagles applied heavy pressure in the third period, out-shooting the Terriers 22-8, but BU netted an insurance goal when Jeremy Wilmer tipped Quinn Hutson's left wing shot into the bottom right corner with 8:23 remaining.
BC's furious comeback attempt in the closing minutes was halted by Trevor Kuntar hitting the right post on the power play. The Eagles were 1-for-5 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the kill.
Boston College plays a pair of Hockey East road games next week, beginning on Tuesday night at Northeastern at 7 p.m. on NESN.
The Eagles dropped to 9-9-5 (5-6-4 HEA), snapping a five-game unbeaten streak at home against the Terriers (19-6-0, 13-4-0 HEA) which dated back to Dec. 1, 2017.
Drew Commesso finished the night with 40 saves in net for BU, which clinched the three-game Hockey East regular season series 2-1-0.
Boston University took the lead 1:25 into the second period when Wilmer Skoog took a cross-zone pass from Devin Kaplan below the left dot and snuck a shot under the crossbar short side.
Case McCarthy doubled the Terriers' lead midway through the frame when he snuck a left point drive over Mitch Benson's right shoulder through a screen.
Boston College pulled a goal back during a 5-on-3 power play at 14:46 as Nikita Nesterenko found Andre Gasseau popping to the back door for a first-time finish inside the right post. Eamon Powell collected the secondary assist on Gasseau's fifth of the year.
The Eagles applied heavy pressure in the third period, out-shooting the Terriers 22-8, but BU netted an insurance goal when Jeremy Wilmer tipped Quinn Hutson's left wing shot into the bottom right corner with 8:23 remaining.
BC's furious comeback attempt in the closing minutes was halted by Trevor Kuntar hitting the right post on the power play. The Eagles were 1-for-5 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the kill.
Boston College plays a pair of Hockey East road games next week, beginning on Tuesday night at Northeastern at 7 p.m. on NESN.
Team Stats
BU
BC
Shots
25
41
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
7
5
Penalty Mins
14
10
Faceoffs Won
28
28
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
10
A
0
Players Mentioned
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