{"id":29808,"date":"2022-01-30T20:50:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T01:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=29808"},"modified":"2022-03-03T09:02:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T14:02:28","slug":"mens-hockey-terriers-stay-hot-with-upset-win-over-no-17-providene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2022\/01\/30\/mens-hockey-terriers-stay-hot-with-upset-win-over-no-17-providene\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s Hockey: Terriers stay hot with upset win over No. 17 Providence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Patrick Donnelly<\/em><\/p>\n<p>BOSTON, Mass. &#8212; Junior forwards Wilmer Skoog scored twice and Jay O&#8217;Brien had a goal and an assist for Boston University in a 5-2 win against Providence College at Agganis Arena on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Junior forward Ethan Phillips and junior defenseman Dom Fensore also scored the Terriers (13-10-3, 9-6-3 HE), and freshman forward Tristan Amonte had an assist. Sophomore goaltender Drew Commesso made 36 saves in his final start before catching a plane to join Team USA for the Winter Olympics in Beijing. BU is 9-1-1 in their last 11 games, and ended the month of January 6-1.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Very pleased with the result,&#8221; BU head coach Albie O&#8217;Connell said. &#8220;I like our hockey club. We&#8217;ve said it all year. We just got to keep getting better, and we&#8217;re almost there. If we can play 60 minutes, I think we&#8217;re tough out \u2013 if we can get to the point where we play a full 60. We didn&#8217;t have that tonight, but we had enough to win the hockey game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Junior forward Patrick Moynihan and sophomore forward Nick Poisson each scored, and sophomore forward Brett Berard had two assists for the Friars (<span>17-10-2, 8-8-1 HEA).<\/span> Sophomore goaltender Jaxson Stauber made 20 saves.<\/p>\n<p>Skoog scored with a wrist shot under Stauber&#8217;s glove to make it 1-0 just 1:29 into the game on a 2-on-1 with junior forward Robert Mastrosimone.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a start at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AgganisArena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AgganisArena<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iIvHbM0Uk5\">pic.twitter.com\/iIvHbM0Uk5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BU Men&#39;s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1487881666232295431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Honestly, I tried to go short-side, high, but it went low,&#8221; Skoog said. &#8220;That&#8217;s something I practice during the weeks, just trying to give a little look over to the other side and get a shot off.<\/p>\n<p>The play started with Amonte chipping it to space for Skoog to pick up. O&#8217;Connell was impressed with how the freshman handled his elevated role after filling in for the absent Matt Brown on the second line.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought he played great,&#8221; O&#8217;Connell said. &#8220;He was really effective. His skating seems like it continues to improve from the start of the year to now. He&#8217;s won a lot of foot races. He&#8217;s a tough kid. He&#8217;s smart player. He just brings a lot of value to the team&#8230; and his intelligence. For a young guy and a freshman, he plays the right way. So, he&#8217;s done a really good job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Skoog echoed O&#8217;Connell&#8217;s praise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Tristan was great, especially in the first period, he made a couple really good plays,&#8221; he said. &#8220;On that first goal, he took responsibility in the defensive zone and got a chip to me before we scored on the 2-on-1. Overall, I think he worked really hard, playing the right way. I&#8217;m happy he was on our line when Brown was gone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Phillips doubled BU&#8217;s lead at 13:04 with a wrist shot to the top right corner after picking off a Providence pass in the slot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steal \u2705<br \/>Score \u2705<br \/>Celly \u2705 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7hul7ERbMO\">pic.twitter.com\/7hul7ERbMO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BU Men&#39;s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1487887368032067591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Moynihan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriarsHockey\/status\/1487899434813775873?s=20&amp;t=x9mxKyyBh75de2y7srghpQ\">got the Friars on the board<\/a> at 14:24 of the second period with a backhand off a pass from fifth-year defenseman Davis Bunz.<\/p>\n<p>Commesso made 15 saves in the second period as Providence made a push to get back into the game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Providence is a good hockey team, one of the better teams we&#8217;ve faced all year, and we knew that they were going to make a push,&#8221; O&#8217;Connell said. &#8220;I thought we got a little sloppy with the puck, and they did a very good job of transitioning in that second period and hemming us in. I thought what saved us was obviously the goalie made some saves, but we also had some key block shots in that second stanza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Skoog restored BU&#8217;s two-goal lead at 5:42 of the third with a shot right off the face-off that beat Stauber to the five hole, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1487910579465510912?s=20&amp;t=x9mxKyyBh75de2y7srghpQ\">Fensore made it 4-1<\/a> with a wrist shot from the point on the power play 1:09 later. Junior forward Sam Stevens <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1449520905558843393?s=20&amp;t=PpbUT_ky8QylEgHiof34VQ\">scored<\/a> a nearly identical goal to Skoog&#8217;s in a 4-1 win against Sacred Heart at Agganis on Oct. 16.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were talking about what plays to run off the face-off, and I know Stevens has done the same thing before and scored,&#8221; Skoog said. &#8220;I saw their centerman lining up a little off, and I had a clear lane to the net. So, I gave it a try, and it went in. It was fun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wilmer Skoog already has a lacrosse goal on his resum\u00e9, now he&#39;s got a goal directly off a faceoff! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCtop10?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SCtop10<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNAssignDesk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ESPNAssignDesk<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/collegehockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@collegehockey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D2OYP5FXqr\">pic.twitter.com\/D2OYP5FXqr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BU Men&#39;s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1487908993481818116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Connell was pleased to see Skoog bounce back from a quiet game against UMass earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was fighting the puck the other night, and he didn&#8217;t quite have his edge. He was physical tonight, and he had his hands,&#8217; O&#8217;Connell said. &#8220;When Skoog plays well, normally we have a pretty good opportunity to win. He&#8217;s a big factor when he can give us, not only offense, but play with that edge. &#8230; He can really be a difference maker, and when he&#8217;s on, he&#8217;s as good as anyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Poisson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriarsHockey\/status\/1487909798238572547?s=20&amp;t=x9mxKyyBh75de2y7srghpQ\">cut it to 4-2<\/a> at 9:44 on the power play, redirecting Berard&#8217;s pass in front of the crease.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Brien iced it with an empty-netter with 1:50 remaining for the 5-2 final after forcing a turnover at his defensive blue line. The former Friar had a game-high seven shots on goal.<\/p>\n<p>He had two goals and an assist in two games against PC last season. The Hingham, Mass., native is BU&#8217;s only point per game player this season with 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in 15 games this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jay O&#39;Brien with 1g, 1a and a game-high seven shots vs. Providence today. <\/p>\n<p>Had pace and intensity, and deserved to get one. Can tell the empty-netter to ice it vs. his old team meant a lot. Had 2g, 1a in two games vs. PC last year.<\/p>\n<p>6-9-15 in 15 games for BU this year. Gamer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v4zuSGgU4o\">pic.twitter.com\/v4zuSGgU4o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Donnelly (@PatDonn12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatDonn12\/status\/1487966339553656833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Connell thought the Terriers responded well in the third after aa tough middle period.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought it was a big moment for us, you know to have to try to close a team out, win a hockey game, and do it in the right fashion,&#8221; O&#8217;Connell said. &#8220;The bench was good. The leadership was good, and and we closed the game. We did a good job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Junior forward Markus Boguslavsky drew into the lineup for the second time since Oct. 30, skating in five games this season. O&#8217;Connell was complimentary of junior forwards Boguslavsky, Sam Stevens and Jamie Armstrong&#8217;s line.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were great. All three of them are big. They&#8217;re strong. They played heavy,&#8221; O&#8217;Connell said. &#8220;[Armstrong] after sitting a game and getting plugged in against UMass after the injury [to Nick Zabaneh], I thought he was terrific. I thought [Boguslavsky], for not playing for a long time, played really well. Stevens has been really consistent this year, especially in the face off dot. They gave us a lot of really good shifts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Terriers will return to action when they host Maine on Friday at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured Image: Junior forwards Wilmer Skoog (32) and Robert Mastrosimone (16) celebrate Skoog&#8217;s first period goal in a 5-2 win for Boston University against No. 17 Providence College at Agganis Arena on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. 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