No. 5/4 BU Holds Off UConn, 2-1

Friday, November 18

Hartford, CT

7 PM

Boston University

6-3-1,2-0-1HEA

Connecticut

3-4-5,1-2-1HEA

Boston University

UConn

Photo by: Rich Gagnon

November 18, 2016 | Men's Ice Hockey

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HARTFORD, Conn. - The No. 5/4 Boston University men's ice hockey team returned to Hockey East play and earned a 2-1 road victory over Connecticut in the opener of a home-and-home weekend with the Huskies.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: #5/4 Boston University 2, Connecticut 1
Records: BU (6-3-1, 2-0-1 HE), Connecticut (3-4-5, 1-2-1 HE)
Location: XL Center – Hartford, Conn.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First-period goals from sophomore Jordan Greenway and freshman Gabriel Chabot gave the Terriers a cushion they would not relinquish as junior goaltender Connor LaCouvee stopped 28 of the 29 shots he faced to pick up the win in his first start of the season.
Greenway's bid from the top of the right circle was redirected through traffic and sailed over the shoulder of UConn netminder Rob Nichols just 3:28 into the contest.
Just as freshman Patrick Curry drew a penalty in the slot, Chabot corralled the loose puck and wristed a shot from the right side that found the far corner of the net for his first collegiate goal at 16:01 of the opening period.
With 13:04 left in regulation, the Huskies spoiled LaCouvee's shutout bid when Spencer Naas converted from the left dot following a cross-ice pass by Benjamin Freeman.
Nichols made 24 stops for UConn.

GAME NOTES

BU is undefeated in its first three Hockey East games for just the second time since 2002 (2010-11 team went 4-0-4 in its first eight league games.)
The Terriers successfully killed off UConn's first five power-plays before Naas' tally occurred with just eight seconds left in BU's final penalty of the night. BU went 0-for-5 on the power play.
The Huskies held a 29-26 shot advantage.
BU is now 4-1-1 all-time against the Huskies.
Harper assisted on Greenway's tally to bump his team-best point total to 15 (5g, 10a).
Sophomore Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson, senior Tommy Kelley and freshman Patrick Curry also added assists.
Greenway now has a team-high six goals this season, surpassing his rookie total of five.

NEXT UP

The teams will close out their weekend home-and-home series on Saturday (Nov. 19) at Agganis Arena.
Game time is 7 p.m. and it will be streamed live at GoTerriers.com/TerrierTV.