Friday, February 14
Chestnut Hill, MA
7:00 PM
Boston College
21-6-1, 13-4-1
2
vs
3
UMass
16-11-2, 7-8-2
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2
3
F
Massachusetts
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3
Boston College
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0
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2
Photo by: Meg Kelly
No. 1 Eagles Fall to No. 16 UMass on Friday Night
February 14, 2025 | Men's Hockey
Gabe Perreault finished with two points; Ryan Leonard scored his 24th goal of the season
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – No. 1 Boston College suffered a 3-2 defeat to No. 16 UMass in Hockey East action on Friday evening at Kelley Rink. Gabe Perreault and Ryan Leonard each scored for the Eagles, while Jacob Fowler made 26 saves.
BC falls to 21-6-1 overall and 13-4-1 in Hockey East, while Massachusetts improves to 16-11-2 overall and 7-8-2 in league play.
UMass opened the scoring just 1:14 into the contest as Lucas Mercuri found Jack Musa in front of the net as Musa worked the puck around the crease and into the net for the early 1-0 lead.
BC scored the equalizer midway through the period on the power play. Andre Gasseau's initial shot was saved, but Teddy Stigaquickly found Perreault to take advantage of the goaltender leaving his left side open for the wrist shot from Perreault to tie the game.
The Minutemen regained the lead just seconds before time expired in the second period as Cole O'Hara was able to fire a shot past Fowler with just one second remaining in the period. UMass pushed the lead to two when Kenny Connors scored an empty net goal with just over 90 seconds remaining.
The Eagles made one final push to get back into the game as Leonard scored an extra attacker goal off a feed across the middle from Perreault with less than 30 seconds to go in the third to cut the deficit back down to one. The Minutemen were able to fend off the BC offense in the final few seconds to close out the game.
Michael Hrabal made 37 saves for the Minutemen.
SCORING
1st 1:14 UMA Jack Musa (Lucas Mercuri, Cole O'Hara)
1st 11:28 BC Gabe Perreault (Teddy Stiga, Andre Gasseau) - PP
2nd 19:58.9 UMA Cole O'Hara (Jack Musa)
3rd 18:24 UMA Kenny Connors - EN
3rd 19:33.5 BC Ryan Leonard (Gabe Perreault, James Hagens)
GAME NOTES
BC and UMass square off tomorrow evening at the Mullins Center at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
BC falls to 21-6-1 overall and 13-4-1 in Hockey East, while Massachusetts improves to 16-11-2 overall and 7-8-2 in league play.
UMass opened the scoring just 1:14 into the contest as Lucas Mercuri found Jack Musa in front of the net as Musa worked the puck around the crease and into the net for the early 1-0 lead.
BC scored the equalizer midway through the period on the power play. Andre Gasseau's initial shot was saved, but Teddy Stigaquickly found Perreault to take advantage of the goaltender leaving his left side open for the wrist shot from Perreault to tie the game.
The Minutemen regained the lead just seconds before time expired in the second period as Cole O'Hara was able to fire a shot past Fowler with just one second remaining in the period. UMass pushed the lead to two when Kenny Connors scored an empty net goal with just over 90 seconds remaining.
The Eagles made one final push to get back into the game as Leonard scored an extra attacker goal off a feed across the middle from Perreault with less than 30 seconds to go in the third to cut the deficit back down to one. The Minutemen were able to fend off the BC offense in the final few seconds to close out the game.
Michael Hrabal made 37 saves for the Minutemen.
SCORING
1st 1:14 UMA Jack Musa (Lucas Mercuri, Cole O'Hara)
1st 11:28 BC Gabe Perreault (Teddy Stiga, Andre Gasseau) - PP
2nd 19:58.9 UMA Cole O'Hara (Jack Musa)
3rd 18:24 UMA Kenny Connors - EN
3rd 19:33.5 BC Ryan Leonard (Gabe Perreault, James Hagens)
GAME NOTES
- BC is now 12-2-0 at Kelley Rink this season
- Boston College has now lost two games in a row for the first time since Feb. 24-25, 2023
- Gabe Perreault is on a five-game point streak, including scoring a goal in each of the last three
- Ryan Leonard scored his nation-leading 24th goal of the season
- Teddy Stiga recorded his 14th assist of the year
- Andre Gasseau reached the double digit mark for assists
- James Hagens tallied his 23rd assist of the campaign, tied for most by a freshman in Division I this season
BC and UMass square off tomorrow evening at the Mullins Center at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
Team Stats
UM
BC
Shots
29
39
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
5
5
Penalty Mins
10
10
Faceoffs Won
30
31
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
6
A
1
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
7
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
6
A
1
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
1
Players Mentioned
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