New Hampshire 6 at Northeastern 3
BOSTON, MA - While at the helm of Northeastern’s squad, Greg Cronin was a one-goalie coach. Only four games into his tenure as interim head coach, Sebastien Laplante was forced to make a mid-game change in net as Chris Rawlings let in five of 31 shots he saw and Northeastern suffered only its second conference loss in six weeks. UNH’s first line shook off its struggles from the night before, scoring three times - and the members of the third line each earned two points.
Tyler McNeely registered his 100th career point on an assist of Wade MacLeod’s third-period goal during an impressive Northeastern comeback that was silenced by Stevie Moses’ second goal of the night, an empty-netter coming at 18:32 of the third period. Paul Thompson continued his pursuit of the Hobey Baker trophy, also scoring twice to put the game out of reach for the Huskies. Matt Di Girolamo stopped 33 shots to preserve the win, his 19th of the season. With Merrimack unable to earn a point over the weekend, UNH will face BC in a home-and-home on Friday and Saturday with first place in Hockey East at stake.
at Boston University 3, Vermont 1
BOSTON, MA - On Friday night, the Terriers took a 3-0 lead in the third period before letting the Catamounts score three unanswered goals to tie the game. They wouldn’t suffer a similar fate again on Saturday. Chris Connolly, Alex Chiasson and Matt Nieto scored for the Terriers to earn a measure of revenge following the Cats’ comeback in the previous night’s game, winning the weekend series and leapfrogging Merrimack to move into third place in Hockey East.
Kieran Millan continued his strong play of late, stopping 27 shots to backstop the Terriers to their ninth straight Hockey East game in which they earned a point. With the win, BU clinched home ice for the Hockey East quarterfinals.
at Boston College 2, UMass 1
CHESTNUT HILL, MA - The Eagles started hot and held on to earn two more points and stay within a point of first-place UNH as they head into their final weekend series with first place on the line. Barry Almeida and Pat Mullane scored for Boston College, and T.J. Syner tallied for the Minutemen, who maintained their tenuous grasp on eighth place with Providence’s loss to Lowell. John Muse stopped 24 shots for the Eagles to preserve the win and record his 21st win, which ties him with Merrimack’s Joe Cannata for first in Hockey East.
at Maine 7, Merrimack 1
ORONO, ME - After Mark Nemec scored 2:20 into the first period, the Black Bears used an even hotter start to the second period to put enough distance between them and Merrimack to pull away. Brian Flynn and Jeff Dimmen scored 34 seconds apart in the first 1:15 of the second period to put Maine up 3-1. Before the second period was over, Maine extended its lead to 5-1, and continued to pile on in the third.
Five Black Bears finished the night with multiple points, among them Dimmen (2-1=3) and Flynn (1-2=3) as Merrimack struggled to find its poise as the night - and its chances at a top-two seed in Hockey East - slipped away. Dan Sullivan didn’t allow a goal for the first 22:49 of the game, pushing his shutout streak to 202:49, besting the school shutout streak held by Jimmy Howard by nearly ten minutes.
at Lowell 7, Providence 2
LOWELL, MA - After a strong start to the season, Providence all but guaranteed themselves that they won’t be making an appearance in the Hockey East playoffs for yet another year. David Vallorani had a four-point night (2-2) and Riley Wetmore scored twice. Three other RiverHawks posted multiple-point nights as Doug Carr stopped 27 shots to preserve the win.
BOSTON, MA - While at the helm of Northeastern’s squad, Greg Cronin was a one-goalie coach. Only four games into his tenure as interim head coach, Sebastien Laplante was forced to make a mid-game change in net as Chris Rawlings let in five of 31 shots he saw and Northeastern suffered only its second conference loss in six weeks. UNH’s first line shook off its struggles from the night before, scoring three times - and the members of the third line each earned two points.
Tyler McNeely registered his 100th career point on an assist of Wade MacLeod’s third-period goal during an impressive Northeastern comeback that was silenced by Stevie Moses’ second goal of the night, an empty-netter coming at 18:32 of the third period. Paul Thompson continued his pursuit of the Hobey Baker trophy, also scoring twice to put the game out of reach for the Huskies. Matt Di Girolamo stopped 33 shots to preserve the win, his 19th of the season. With Merrimack unable to earn a point over the weekend, UNH will face BC in a home-and-home on Friday and Saturday with first place in Hockey East at stake.
at Boston University 3, Vermont 1
BOSTON, MA - On Friday night, the Terriers took a 3-0 lead in the third period before letting the Catamounts score three unanswered goals to tie the game. They wouldn’t suffer a similar fate again on Saturday. Chris Connolly, Alex Chiasson and Matt Nieto scored for the Terriers to earn a measure of revenge following the Cats’ comeback in the previous night’s game, winning the weekend series and leapfrogging Merrimack to move into third place in Hockey East.
Kieran Millan continued his strong play of late, stopping 27 shots to backstop the Terriers to their ninth straight Hockey East game in which they earned a point. With the win, BU clinched home ice for the Hockey East quarterfinals.
at Boston College 2, UMass 1
CHESTNUT HILL, MA - The Eagles started hot and held on to earn two more points and stay within a point of first-place UNH as they head into their final weekend series with first place on the line. Barry Almeida and Pat Mullane scored for Boston College, and T.J. Syner tallied for the Minutemen, who maintained their tenuous grasp on eighth place with Providence’s loss to Lowell. John Muse stopped 24 shots for the Eagles to preserve the win and record his 21st win, which ties him with Merrimack’s Joe Cannata for first in Hockey East.
at Maine 7, Merrimack 1
ORONO, ME - After Mark Nemec scored 2:20 into the first period, the Black Bears used an even hotter start to the second period to put enough distance between them and Merrimack to pull away. Brian Flynn and Jeff Dimmen scored 34 seconds apart in the first 1:15 of the second period to put Maine up 3-1. Before the second period was over, Maine extended its lead to 5-1, and continued to pile on in the third.
Five Black Bears finished the night with multiple points, among them Dimmen (2-1=3) and Flynn (1-2=3) as Merrimack struggled to find its poise as the night - and its chances at a top-two seed in Hockey East - slipped away. Dan Sullivan didn’t allow a goal for the first 22:49 of the game, pushing his shutout streak to 202:49, besting the school shutout streak held by Jimmy Howard by nearly ten minutes.
at Lowell 7, Providence 2
LOWELL, MA - After a strong start to the season, Providence all but guaranteed themselves that they won’t be making an appearance in the Hockey East playoffs for yet another year. David Vallorani had a four-point night (2-2) and Riley Wetmore scored twice. Three other RiverHawks posted multiple-point nights as Doug Carr stopped 27 shots to preserve the win.
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