Terriers Skate To A 2-2 Deadlock At Merrimack
November 14, 2003 | Men's Ice Hockey
November 14, 2003
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - The Boston University hockey Terriers gave up a pair of power-play goals, including the game-tying score midway through the third period, in a 2-2 Hockey East tie at Merrimack on Friday, Nov. 14.
Sophomore forward David Van der Gulik (Abbottsford, B. C.) had a hand in both Terrier goals, assisting on the team's first-period goal and scoring its second-period goal.
Trailing, 2-1, midway through the third period, Merrimack (2-6-2, 1-4-2 Hockey East) tied the game on its second power-play goal, a score by sophomore forward Brent Gough with 8:24 remaining in regulation to knot the score at 2-2.
B. U. (2-2-2, 1-2-1 Hockey East) had a number of opportunities to win the game late in the third period and the five-minute overtime.
The Terriers had two opportunities to win the game with under 45 seconds in regulation, as freshman forward Kenny Roche (South Boston, Mass.) spearheaded a two-on-one effort that didn't materialize, and senior forward Frantisek Skladany (Martin, Slovakia) had an open shot from just inside the blueline that went wide with 20 seconds left.
Both teams had scoring opportunities in the overtime. Merrimack had four quality shots in the extra session, but B. U. senior goalie Sean Fields (Edmonton, Alberta) stopped each of them.
B. U. had a power-play chance in the overtime, but failed to convert. The Terriers were credited with 10 power-play shots overall, but went 0-for-6 on the man advantage, extending their streak of unsuccessful power-play opportunities to 21.
"I like the way we battled and I liked the way we played," said Terrier head coach Jack Parker. "I didn't like the way we killed penalties.
Merrimack scored on two of its five power-play chances.
The Terriers opened the scoring as junior forward Matt Radoslovich (Wanaque, N. J.) tipped a loose puck into the Merrimack net 9:11 into the first period. Van der Gulik, along with junior forward David Klema (Roseau, Minn.), assisted in the score.
Merrimack tied the score at 14:29 of the first period with a power-play slapshot by freshman defenseman Jeff Caron, his first collegiate goal.
Van der Gulik provided the only scoring in the second period, putting the puck above Warriors' junior goalie Casey Guenther's right shoulder and into the net to give B.U. a 2-1 lead 3:21 into the period. Senior forward Gregg Johnson (Windsor, Conn.) and junior defenseman Ryan Whitney (Scituate, Mass.) were credited with assists.
Fields had 25 saves, while his counterpart, Guenther, made 35 stops. Van der Gulik led both teams with six shots on goal.
Merrimack senior defenseman Tony Johnson and sophomore defenseman Bryan Schmidt provided the assists on both Warrior goals.
Sophomore defenseman Adam Dunlap (Minnetonka, Minn.) saw his first action as a Terrier in the game.
The Terriers and Warriors meet for the back end of their home-and-home series tomorrow night, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at B. U.'s Walter Brown Arena. The game will be televised by Fox Sports New England.
