The Hockey East playoff picture got a little bit clearer Friday night, with Maine securing a berth and Northeastern moving a point away from getting in after another high-scoring affair with Number One Boston College.
Maine 4 at Lowell 0
LOWELL, MA - Brian Flynn scored twice and Dan Sullivan stopped all 21 RiverHawks shots he saw to earn Maine a berth in the Hockey East playoffs. It was Maine’s second shutout of the year and first since blanking Providence 5-0 on December 4th. It was Sullivan’s first shutout of the season. Matt Mangene scored the game-winning goal at 2:15 of the second period and Jeff Dimmen scored the other goal for the Black Bears.
at Boston University 2, Providence 1
BOSTON, MA - Adam Clendening scored the game-winning goal and Kieran Millan all but shut out the Friars as BU bounced back from a tough loss in the Beanpot consolation game against Harvard to earn two points. Millan stopped 36 shots to earn his 7th win and keep BU in line for home-ice advantage in the Hockey East quarterfinals. Ian O’Connor scored his eighth goal of the season to get the Friars on the board, but it wasn’t enough.
at Merrimack 4, UMass 3 (OT)
ANDOVER, MA - The Minutemen gave up two one-goal leads in the third period and Carter Madsen scored the game-winning goal on the first shift of overtime to keep Merrimack in third place in Hockey East. Playing without leading scorer Stephane Da Costa who was out with a knee injury, Merrimack still managed to generate enough offense to get the win, although it took them just over 48 minutes to net their first goal. Adam Phillips scored twice for Massachusetts, but it wasn’t enough as Joe Cannata stopped 27 UMass shots to earn his league-leading 20th win.
at Boston College 7, Northeastern 7 (OT)
CHESTNUT HILL, MA - Wade MacLeod extended his Hockey East point streak to eleven games, scoring twice for the Huskies. But he was hardly alone, as Cam Atkinson and Beanpot MVP Chris Kreider scored twice, leading six Eagles and five Huskies who had multi-point nights. Parker Milner stopped only five of nine shots before being lifted for John Muse midway through the second period. Robbie Vrolyk scored his first collegiate goal in the tie, and Chris Rawlings stopped 30 of 37 Eagles shots to move Northeastern a point away from clinching a playoff berth.
UNH 6 at Vermont 1
BURLINGTON, VT - Phil DeSimone scored twice and UNH scored six unanswered goals after spotting Vermont a 1-0 lead to blow the Catamounts out. DeSimone’s first goal at 10:37 of the first was his 100th career point. Matt Di Girolamo stopped 21 shots to earn his 18th win of the year, tying him for second with BC’s John Muse in Hockey East. Kevin Goumas and Stevie Moses each scored and tallied two assists for UNH. 6 at Vermont 1LOWELL, MA - Brian Flynn scored twice and Dan Sullivan stopped all 21 RiverHawks shots he saw to earn Maine a berth in the Hockey East playoffs. It was Maine’s second shutout of the year and first since blanking Providence 5-0 on December 4th. It was Sullivan’s first shutout of the season. Matt Mangene scored the game-winning goal at 2:15 of the second period and Jeff Dimmen scored the other goal for the Black Bears.
at Boston University 2, Providence 1
BOSTON, MA - Adam Clendening scored the game-winning goal and Kieran Millan all but shut out the Friars as BU bounced back from a tough loss in the Beanpot consolation game against Harvard to earn two points. Millan stopped 36 shots to earn his 7th win and keep BU in line for home-ice advantage in the Hockey East quarterfinals. Ian O’Connor scored his eighth goal of the season to get the Friars on the board, but it wasn’t enough.
at Merrimack 4, UMass 3 (OT)
ANDOVER, MA - The Minutemen gave up two one-goal leads in the third period and Carter Madsen scored the game-winning goal on the first shift of overtime to keep Merrimack in third place in Hockey East. Playing without leading scorer Stephane Da Costa who was out with a knee injury, Merrimack still managed to generate enough offense to get the win, although it took them just over 48 minutes to net their first goal. Adam Phillips scored twice for Massachusetts, but it wasn’t enough as Joe Cannata stopped 27 UMass shots to earn his league-leading 20th win.
at Boston College 7, Northeastern 7 (OT)
CHESTNUT HILL, MA - Wade MacLeod extended his Hockey East point streak to eleven games, scoring twice for the Huskies. But he was hardly alone, as Cam Atkinson and Beanpot MVP Chris Kreider scored twice, leading six Eagles and five Huskies who had multi-point nights. Parker Milner stopped only five of nine shots before being lifted for John Muse midway through the second period. Robbie Vrolyk scored his first collegiate goal in the tie, and Chris Rawlings stopped 30 of 37 Eagles shots to move Northeastern a point away from clinching a playoff berth.
UNH 6 at Vermont 1
BURLINGTON, VT - Phil DeSimone scored twice and UNH scored six unanswered goals after spotting Vermont a 1-0 lead to blow the Catamounts out. DeSimone’s first goal at 10:37 of the first was his 100th career point. Matt Di Girolamo stopped 21 shots to earn his 18th win of the year, tying him for second with BC’s John Muse in Hockey East. Kevin Goumas and Stevie Moses each scored and tallied two assists for UNH.
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