{"id":28215,"date":"2021-10-09T09:58:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T13:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=28215"},"modified":"2021-10-09T10:27:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T14:27:21","slug":"mens-hockey-no-10-terriers-capture-regular-season-opener-in-come-from-behind-win-vs-uconn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2021\/10\/09\/mens-hockey-no-10-terriers-capture-regular-season-opener-in-come-from-behind-win-vs-uconn\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Hockey: No. 10 Terriers capture regular season opener in come-from-behind win vs. UConn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Alexandra Abrams<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HARTFORD, Conn. \u2013 Kicking off their 100<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> season with a come-from-behind win, the No. 10 Boston University Terriers (1-0-0, 1-0-0 HE) defeated the University of Connecticut Huskies (1-1-0, 0-1-0 HE) 2-1 at the XL Center Friday. Terrier head coach Albie O\u2019 Connell said he really liked the team\u2019s leadership and effort on the ice against a veteran team like UConn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c[We&#8217;re] very pleased and excited \u2013 anytime you can get those points in Hockey East, especially on the road, especially versus one of the better teams in our league,\u201d O\u2019Connell said. \u201cUConn was very hard to deal with tonight. It wasn\u2019t easy. It took a lot of effort.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Huskies took an early lead in the first period with a rush goal at 5:04 from junior forward Vlad Firstov. With a fast breakout, senior forward Jonny Evans passed the puck to senior forward Jachym Kondelik, who completed a tape-to-tape pass to Firstov, scoring his third goal of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UConn GOAL!!!<\/p>\n<p>Vlad Firstov uses his speed and skill to put the Huskies up 1-0 at 5:04.  His 3rd on the season! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IceBus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IceBus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CznAF1pEfv\">pic.twitter.com\/CznAF1pEfv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UConn Men&#39;s Hockey (@UConnMHOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UConnMHOC\/status\/1446615181874765824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey kind of caught us on a fast break there,\u201d O\u2019Connell said. \u201cThe guy made a really strong play at the net, not a lot Drew could have done.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terrier goaltender Drew Commesso made two crucial back-to-back stops at 15:08 in a successful penalty kill during the first period. At the end of the period, the Terriers had outshot the Huskies 19-10, but still trailed by one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m psyched for the way we started that game,\u201d O\u2019Connell said. \u201cWe came out in the first period, I wouldn\u2019t say we dominated, but we controlled the play for good portions of it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping the score 1-0, Commesso went post-to-post to save a shot by Huskies graduate forward Kevin O\u2019 Neil in the last three seconds of the second period. The Terriers still led in shots on goal 30-23.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SEE YOU ON SPORTSCENTER TONIGHT, DREW!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCtop10?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SCtop10<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UpQ2rkgdV3\">pic.twitter.com\/UpQ2rkgdV3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BU Men&#39;s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1446637111575134209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Late in the third, junior forward Sam Stevens scored the game-tying goal at 14:20. Junior defenseman Domenick Fensore attempted a shot that rebounded to Stevens, who was able to tuck it in with a backhand shot from behind the goal line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dom goes coast-to-coast and Sam tucks away the rebound to tie the game at 1-1! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SeyhsEZ5NE\">pic.twitter.com\/SeyhsEZ5NE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BU Men&#39;s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1446647088528257024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The game-winning goal for the Terriers came from junior forward Robert Mastrosimone during a key power play with 3:57 left. Junior defenseman Case McCarthy drove the puck to the goal and it shot off the end wall to junior forward Wilmer Skoog. With another attempt to score, Skoog\u2019s shot rebounded off Huskie\u2019s goalie Darion Hanson, setting up a backhanded shot for Mastrosimone securing a 2-1 lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#39;s a look at Mastro&#39;s go-ahead goal. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nhs5X9rFXH\">pic.twitter.com\/nhs5X9rFXH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BU Men&#39;s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1446648746788278273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a last-ditch effort, the Huskies pulled their goalie with two minutes left on the clock, but with the Terrier\u2019s defense standing tall they could not apply enough pressure to tie the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Terriers walked away with a win for their season opener, outshooting the Huskies 45-33. Commesso came out with 33 saves, while his opponent Darion Hanson walked away with 38 saves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Huskies and Terriers play again Saturday at 7 p.m., this time at Agganis Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured Image: Junior forward Robert Mastrosimone celebrates a goal during the second period of an exhibition game against Holy Cross at Walter Brown Arena on Oct. 2, 2021. Photo by Joe Eachus<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alexandra Abrams \u00a0HARTFORD, Conn. \u2013 Kicking off their 100th season with a come-from-behind win, the No. 10 Boston University Terriers (1-0-0, 1-0-0 HE) defeated the University of Connecticut Huskies (1-1-0, 0-1-0 HE) 2-1 at the XL Center Friday. 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