boston – 2nd grade ryan green Scored 2 goals, Junior Matthew Caron He made 32 saves to lead the No. 2 Boston University men's ice hockey team to a 4-1 victory over No. 7 University of Maine in a Hockey East semifinal matchup Friday night at TD Garden.
Green gave BU (26-8-2) a 1-0 lead midway through the first period before the sophomore Lane Hutson At 9:31 of the second round, the lead increased to two points. Maine (23-11-2) got within one run at 6:48 of the third, but Green's second strike of the game was the Terriers' second power-play goal of the night, giving BU nine points. This brought the lead back to 2 points. :17 regulations remaining.graduate student sam stevens An empty netter in the final seconds ended the game.
new student Macklin Celebrini Recorded 3 assists as a sophomore Quinn Hutson Two helpers were recorded.Senior luke touch and a new student Shane Lachance They each also recorded one assist.
Caron was great all night for the Terriers, especially in the final 40 minutes, making 13 saves in each of the final two periods.
The Terriers will face No. 1 Boston College in the Hockey East title game on Saturday at TD Garden.
how did it happen
- Green got BU on the board first just 8:59 into proceedings. He took a bad main pass off his own end boards and moved it to the right. Quinn Hutson. Quinn quickly found Green in the slot, and Green recovered the pass and ripped the puck past Alvin Boiha (14 saves).
- At 9:21 of the second round, Lane extended its lead to 2-0. He collected a pass from Celebrini, dragged the Maine defender on his toes, provided a nice screen for LaChance in front of Boyha, and fired a wrist shot into the back of the net for his 13th point of the season.
- Coach LaChance thought he had given the Terriers a 3-0 lead early in the third period, but although Mayne successfully contested the play, it was ultimately ruled offside.
- The Black Bears then regained momentum when Linden Breen scored on a power play to cut the deficit to 2-1 at the 6:48 mark.
- But Green gave BU a big insurance goal at 10:43 of the third. LaChance outran his defender along the wall, won the puck, and slipped it across the zone to Celebrini, who then found a wide-open green between the circles. Green converted the puck once past Voyager for his 11th goal of the year.
- Caron continued to shine until the final minutes, when Stevens' empty netter ended the game with 27.6 ticks to play.
game memo
- It was the Terriers' first win in seven tries against Maine State in the Hockey East semifinals.
- Green has scored at least one point in all five Hockey East playoff games he has played, and has two goals, three assists, and five points in three career Hockey East tournament games played at TD Garden. There is.
- Caron is 7-0-1 with a 1.38 goals-against average and .950 save percentage since February 16th.
- Celebrini scored 58 points (30g, 28a) with 3 assists.
- The 17-year-old Hobey Baker finalist ranks third in the nation in points.
- Lane HutsonThe Hobey Baker finalist scored his 28th career goal on Friday and is just one point behind the current career leader in points by defensemen with 93 (28g, 65a).
next
- No. 2 BU and No. 1 BC will face off on Saturday for the right to hoist the Lamoriello Trophy.
- Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
- This will be the third time the longtime rivals have met in the Hockey East title game, with BU defeating BC in 1986 and 2006.
