Friday, November 10
Orono, ME
7:00 PM
Boston College
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Maine
6-1-0, 3-0-0
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Boston College
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Photo by: Alastair Ingram
No. 13 Black Bears Hold Off No. 1 Boston College 4-2 in Series Opener
November 10, 2023 | Men's Hockey
ORONO, Maine – No. 13 Maine scored a pair of goals early in the third period and held off a late surge from top-ranked Boston College for a 4-2 Hockey East victory on Friday night at sold out Alfond Arena.
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The Eagles dropped to 7-2-0 (2-1-0 HEA), while the Black Bears improved to 6-1-0 (3-0-0 HEA).
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After a scoreless first period, Maine took the lead when Lynden Breen followed a right wing shot that trickled through Jacob Fowler's pads at 4:26 of the second.
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Jack Malone quickly answered for the Eagles on the power play at 5:57, finishing a tic-tac-toe passing play with Gabe Perreault and Cutter Gauthier at the left doorstep. The goal was the fourth of the season for the graduate transfer.
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Maine restored its lead less than 90 seconds into the third directly off an offensive zone faceoff. The draw came to Donovan Villeneuve-Houle at the top of the left circle and he ripped a shot into the bottom right corner through a screen.
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The Black Bears doubled their advantage two minutes later on a left wing one-timer from Bradly Nadeau that beat Fowler (34 saves) high blocker side.
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Boston College cut the deficit in half with 8:33 remaining when Perreault deked around the left dot and slipped a centering pass for Ryan Leonard to finish between Victor Ostman's pads. Perreault added two assists to his team-high total (12) on the night and extended his point streak to seven games.
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The Eagles pulled Fowler for an extra skater with 2:35 remaining in regulation, but a Grayson Arnott empty-netter from his own zone sealed the Maine victory with 1:02 on the clock.
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The teams close the series on Saturday night at 7 p.m. on ESPN+ and TSN+ in Canada.
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The Eagles dropped to 7-2-0 (2-1-0 HEA), while the Black Bears improved to 6-1-0 (3-0-0 HEA).
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After a scoreless first period, Maine took the lead when Lynden Breen followed a right wing shot that trickled through Jacob Fowler's pads at 4:26 of the second.
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Jack Malone quickly answered for the Eagles on the power play at 5:57, finishing a tic-tac-toe passing play with Gabe Perreault and Cutter Gauthier at the left doorstep. The goal was the fourth of the season for the graduate transfer.
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Maine restored its lead less than 90 seconds into the third directly off an offensive zone faceoff. The draw came to Donovan Villeneuve-Houle at the top of the left circle and he ripped a shot into the bottom right corner through a screen.
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The Black Bears doubled their advantage two minutes later on a left wing one-timer from Bradly Nadeau that beat Fowler (34 saves) high blocker side.
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Boston College cut the deficit in half with 8:33 remaining when Perreault deked around the left dot and slipped a centering pass for Ryan Leonard to finish between Victor Ostman's pads. Perreault added two assists to his team-high total (12) on the night and extended his point streak to seven games.
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The Eagles pulled Fowler for an extra skater with 2:35 remaining in regulation, but a Grayson Arnott empty-netter from his own zone sealed the Maine victory with 1:02 on the clock.
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The teams close the series on Saturday night at 7 p.m. on ESPN+ and TSN+ in Canada.
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Team Stats
BCU
MNE
Shots
28
38
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
2
2
Penalty Mins
4
4
Faceoffs Won
18
46
Game Leaders
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
-4
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
1
Players Mentioned
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