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Photo by: Alastair Ingram
Eagles Fall 6-5 at No. 17 UConn in Regular Season Finale
March 04, 2023 | Men's Hockey
STORRS, Conn. – Justin Pearson netted a hat trick for No. 17 UConn in the regular season finale as the Huskies held off a late surge to defeat Boston College 6-5 in Hockey East play on Saturday afternoon at the Toscano Family Ice Forum.
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The Eagles closed the regular season at 13-15-6 overall and 8-11-5 in Hockey East. BC is the No. 8 seed in the Hockey East Tournament and will host No. 9 seed UMass in the Opening Round next Wednesday night at Kelley Rink on NESN+.Â
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The Huskies improved to 20-11-3 (13-9-2 HEA) and clinched the three-game regular season series against the Eagles 2-1-0. Â
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Making his first start of the season, junior Henry Wilder made several impressive saves in the opening minute, but Pearson lifted a backhand over his glove from the low slot 1:31 into the contest to open the scoring.
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Captain Marshall Warren put the Eagles on the board with one second left on a power play, finding the bottom left corner from inside the right faceoff dot at 5:37 of the first.
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UConn went back ahead when Ty Amonte finished a rebound at the right post, but rookie Lukas Gustafsson knotted things up again as he picked the right corner glove side with five seconds remaining in the period.
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The Huskies took a major penalty in the second period but a Boston College minor negated two minutes of the power play. During the 4-on-4 situation, Matthew Wood finished a 2-on-1 with Hudson Schandor at 12:40 to put the Huskies back on top for good.Â
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Pearson added his second of the night on the power play with 2:11 left in the middle frame, sneaking a shot over Wilder's blocker from the low slot. Â
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On another UConn power play early in the third period, Pearson capped off his hat trick when he finished a centering pass from Samu Salminen high glove side from the slot.
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Andre Gasseau quickly pulled a goal back on the power play for the Eagles, firing a shot high blocker side from the right faceoff dot, but the Huskies restored their three-goal lead at 5:21 through Jake Black.
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Oskar Jellvik buried a right wing one-timer from Aidan Hreschuk to make it a 6-4 game at 12:27, and Gustafsson set up Colby Ambrosio at the right doorstep with Wilder pulled to cut the deficit to one with 2:05 remaining.
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Nikita Nesterenko then hit the left post from a weak angle but was called for tripping seconds later, and UConn held on for the victory.
Wilder closed the night with 27 saves.
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The Eagles closed the regular season at 13-15-6 overall and 8-11-5 in Hockey East. BC is the No. 8 seed in the Hockey East Tournament and will host No. 9 seed UMass in the Opening Round next Wednesday night at Kelley Rink on NESN+.Â
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The Huskies improved to 20-11-3 (13-9-2 HEA) and clinched the three-game regular season series against the Eagles 2-1-0. Â
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Making his first start of the season, junior Henry Wilder made several impressive saves in the opening minute, but Pearson lifted a backhand over his glove from the low slot 1:31 into the contest to open the scoring.
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Captain Marshall Warren put the Eagles on the board with one second left on a power play, finding the bottom left corner from inside the right faceoff dot at 5:37 of the first.
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UConn went back ahead when Ty Amonte finished a rebound at the right post, but rookie Lukas Gustafsson knotted things up again as he picked the right corner glove side with five seconds remaining in the period.
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The Huskies took a major penalty in the second period but a Boston College minor negated two minutes of the power play. During the 4-on-4 situation, Matthew Wood finished a 2-on-1 with Hudson Schandor at 12:40 to put the Huskies back on top for good.Â
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Pearson added his second of the night on the power play with 2:11 left in the middle frame, sneaking a shot over Wilder's blocker from the low slot. Â
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On another UConn power play early in the third period, Pearson capped off his hat trick when he finished a centering pass from Samu Salminen high glove side from the slot.
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Andre Gasseau quickly pulled a goal back on the power play for the Eagles, firing a shot high blocker side from the right faceoff dot, but the Huskies restored their three-goal lead at 5:21 through Jake Black.
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Oskar Jellvik buried a right wing one-timer from Aidan Hreschuk to make it a 6-4 game at 12:27, and Gustafsson set up Colby Ambrosio at the right doorstep with Wilder pulled to cut the deficit to one with 2:05 remaining.
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Nikita Nesterenko then hit the left post from a weak angle but was called for tripping seconds later, and UConn held on for the victory.
Wilder closed the night with 27 saves.
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Team Stats
BOS
UCo
Shots
24
33
PPG
2
2
SHG
0
0
Penalties
7
7
Penalty Mins
14
25
Faceoffs Won
26
30
Game Leaders
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
1
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
Players Mentioned
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