{"id":39879,"date":"2024-01-13T21:36:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T02:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=39879"},"modified":"2024-01-13T21:36:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T02:36:25","slug":"mens-hockey-terriers-conquer-demons-to-defeat-no-16-unh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2024\/01\/13\/mens-hockey-terriers-conquer-demons-to-defeat-no-16-unh\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Hockey: Terriers conquer demons to defeat No. 16 UNH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Joe Eachus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>O-ver-ra-ted?<\/p>\n<p>Not if No. 2 Boston University men\u2019s hockey has anything to say about it.<\/p>\n<p>After riding through two and a half scoreless periods against the team that knocked them down from the No. 1 ranking back in October, the Terriers (14-4-1, 9-1-1 HEA) scored twice in 39 seconds to knock off the sixteenth-ranked Wildcats (11-7-1, 4-4-1 HEA), adding the empty-netter to seal the game with two minutes remaining.<\/p>\n<p>BU has junior goaltender Mathieu Caron to largely thank for the win, as he turned away all 36 shots faced to notch his first shutout as a Terrier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had one guy ready to start the game\u2026 he was our goalie. [UNH] plays hard, and we weren\u2019t ready for it in the first period, but we found a way to win,\u201d coach Jay Pandolfo said.<\/p>\n<p>The penalty kill was also a huge factor, going a perfect 5-for-5 on the man-down, including a long 5-on-3 opportunity for UNH.<\/p>\n<p>BU\u2019s defensive prowess was on full display, with 25 blocked shots as a team. Graduate defenseman Cade Webber ate 8 shots, and Case McCarthy saved 7.<\/p>\n<p>The Wildcats\u2019 first major opportunity on the power play came as both Hutsons were simultaneously called, Lane serving a minor for tripping and Quinn receiving a five-minute major and game misconduct for spearing.<\/p>\n<p>BU, with some help from their netminder, kept the game scoreless. Caron had 18 saves in the first frame alone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WHAT A SAVE BY CHEWY!<\/p>\n<p>Watch on ESPN+: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qbdYyfOGFL\">https:\/\/t.co\/qbdYyfOGFL<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hockey_east?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hockey_east<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@espn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l90xElxtGl\">pic.twitter.com\/l90xElxtGl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BU Men&#8217;s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1746315549582528668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaron in the first period kept us in the game and gave us a chance to come back,\u201d Pandolfo added.<\/p>\n<p>Though the Terriers were able to generate some scoring chances, UNH junior goaltender Jakob Hellsten impressed between the pipes, turning away all eight shots he faced in the first frame.<\/p>\n<p>The second was much of the same, with both goaltenders remaining perfect. BU had three attempts on the power-play, but could not solve Hellsten or the UNH defense.<\/p>\n<p>Into the third, the arena had a palpable tension. UNH, off to their hottest start in recent memory, had a real chance at knocking off the highly-touted Terriers for the second straight matchup.<\/p>\n<p>And then came Sam Stevens.<\/p>\n<p>Just over halfway through the third period, a streaking Dylan Peterson threaded a pass to the graduate forward crossing the blue line, who fired it past Hellsten to give the Terriers the lead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2&#xfe0f;&#x20e3;5&#xfe0f;&#x20e3; has been on &#x1f525; lately, as he&#8217;s now got a point in five straight games!!<\/p>\n<p>Watch on ESPN+: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qbdYyfOGFL\">https:\/\/t.co\/qbdYyfOGFL<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hockey_east?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hockey_east<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@espn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tpeXjSvYfw\">pic.twitter.com\/tpeXjSvYfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BU Men&#8217;s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1746337482495685053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI obviously play with some really good players. In practice with my linemates, just working and getting in those spots that get rewarded, I\u2019m glad to see it pay off,\u201d Stevens said, who has now scored in two straight games. \u201cWe didn\u2019t forget the feeling of that night in October. They embarrassed us, outplayed us for 60 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>39 seconds later, freshman forward Macklin Celebrini found the back of the net, after senior forward Luke Tuch\u2019s effort on the forecheck against Hellsten, who was playing the puck behind the net, sent the puck right into the slot for a wide-open goal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tuchy forced the turnover and Mack finished the play for our second goal in 39 seconds!!<\/p>\n<p>Watch on ESPN+: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qbdYyfOGFL\">https:\/\/t.co\/qbdYyfOGFL<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hockey_east?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hockey_east<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@espn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yKBvgGCtZl\">pic.twitter.com\/yKBvgGCtZl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BU Men&#8217;s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierHockey\/status\/1746338005630214603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>From a tie game with nine minutes remaining to a two-goal lead with eight minutes remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrini\u2019s empty-netter at the two-minute mark sealed the game for the Terriers, and gave Caron his first shutout in the scarlet and white.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA big part of the college season is you keep getting better as the season goes on. Coming in, transferring\u2026 there\u2019s a lot of factors that make it that much more difficult. At this point I\u2019m very much comfortable, and I\u2019ve really settled down,\u201d Caron said.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 2 Terriers will be back in action next weekend as they travel up to Gutterson Fieldhouse to face the University of Vermont Catamounts on Friday and Saturday, with both games available to stream on ESPN+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joe Eachus O-ver-ra-ted? Not if No. 2 Boston University men\u2019s hockey has anything to say about it. After riding through two and a half scoreless periods against the team that knocked them down from the No. 1 ranking back in October, the Terriers (14-4-1, 9-1-1 HEA) scored twice in 39 seconds to knock off [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19139,"featured_media":39650,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1026,1028,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39879"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39879"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39880,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39879\/revisions\/39880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}