{"id":33889,"date":"2022-10-21T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=33889"},"modified":"2022-10-21T01:00:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T05:00:37","slug":"mens-hockey-terriers-open-hockey-east-slate-vs-uconn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2022\/10\/21\/mens-hockey-terriers-open-hockey-east-slate-vs-uconn\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Hockey: Terriers open Hockey East slate vs. UConn"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Gracie Davenport<\/em><\/p>\n

After splitting a pair of games last weekend against No. 5 Michigan, No. 9\/No. 11 Boston University Men’s Hockey\u00a0 (2-1-0, 0-0-0 HE) will return to Agganis Arena this weekend for a pair of home games against the University of Connecticut Huskies (5-0-1, 2-0-0 HE) in their first Hockey East matchup of the season.<\/p>\n

Following a 9-2 blowout loss last week, BU won 3-2 over the Wolverines Sunday. This turnaround was made possible by strong goaltending, experience at the dot and a physical presence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just liked our compete,\u201d BU Head Coach Jay Pandolfo said. \u201cWe still weren\u2019t perfect. You\u2019re never going to be perfect, but the efforts from our guys to block shots and keep the puck away from our net was great, so it\u2019s just that commitment to the team. [It] was really promising to our group and a testament to them the way they kind of bounced back.\u201d<\/p>\n

The last time the Terriers and Huskies met was in the 2022 Hockey East Quarterfinals, where UConn eliminated BU with a 3-1 victory. UConn is coming off a 6-1 win against Ohio State and has yet to lose a game this season \u2013 its best start in program history.<\/p>\n

One key to UConn\u2019s success has been its special teams. Through 23 attempts, the Huskies remain just one of two teams in the nation to maintain a perfect penalty kill.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s going to be a shot volume thing against these guys,\u201d Pandolfo said. \u201cThey also don\u2019t take a ton of penalties, so we have to make sure when we do have a power play, even if we don\u2019t score, that [we] gain some momentum off of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

BU will face off against a familiar face in UConn graduate forward Ty Amonte. The Massachusetts native wore the Terrier crest for five seasons, as well as a letter in the final two. Capped off by last game\u2019s two-goal effort, including the game-winner, Amonte will be a player to watch this weekend.<\/p>\n

On the flip side, BU will have associate coach Joe Pereira on their side for the first time in this Hockey East rivalry. Pereira joined the Terriers this season following a nine-year stint as the Huskies\u2019 associate coach. Pereira is a BU alumnus himself and was a member of the Terriers\u2019 last NCAA Championship in 2009.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told Joe it\u2019s all on him. He\u2019s doing it all,\u201d Pandolfo said. \u201cHe obviously knows how they play. He\u2019s just trying to help out with any little adjustments we could make against some of the things they do. They\u2019re a very structured team. They really do that with how they play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Junior goaltender Drew Commesso remains day-to-day with a hamstring injury and is unlikely to play this weekend. Junior goaltender Vinny Duplessis came in relief of Commesso on Friday and stopped 31 of 33 shots in the win Sunday.<\/p>\n

Both Friday and Saturday\u2019s games will take place at Agganis Arena with puck drops set for 7 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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