No. 5 Terriers Fall at No. 12 Vermont, 4-2

Friday, December 9

Burlington, VT

7 PM

Boston University

8-5-2, 3-2-2HEA

Vermont

10-3-2, 5-2-1HEA

Boston University

Vermont

December 9, 2016 | Men's Ice Hockey

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BURLINGTON, Vt. - The No. 5 Boston University men's ice hockey team dropped a 4-2 contest to No. 12 Vermont on Friday evening in the opener of a weekend Hockey East series at Gutterson Fieldhouse.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: #12 Vermont 4, #5 Boston University 2
Records: BU (8-5-2, 3-2-2 Hockey East), Vermont (10-3-2, 5-2-1 HE)
Location: Gutterson Fieldhouse - Burlington, Vt.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Vermont's Tom Forgione knocked home a loose puck in the crease in a delayed-penalty situation to give the home team a 3-2 lead with 12:29 left in the third period.
BU scored a pair of power-play goals, including a strike from freshman Patrick Harper at 2:51 of the middle period to make it a 2-2 contest.
Sophomore Bobo Carpenter opened the scoring just 3:17 into the contest, taking advantage of a wide-open net on a power play with assists going to freshmen Kieffer Bellows and Chad Krys.
The Catamounts answered with two goals before the first intermission, including a power-play goal from Matt O'Donnell with 48 seconds left in the opening frame.
Harper's game-tying goal came from the right circle after the puck squirted out following a shot by freshman Clayton Keller and a tip-in attempt by sophomore Jordan Greenway.
Following a scuffle in front of the UVM bench at 4:49 of the third, BU was given its fourth power-play opportunity of the night, but was unable to convert.
Forgione's go-ahead goal came less than a minute after that power play expired and Ross Colton sealed the win for the Catamounts with an empty-netter at 18:55 of the third.

GAME NOTES

UVM held a 28-22 shot advantage and limited the Terriers to five third-period shots
Freshman Jake Oettinger recorded 24 saves in goal for BU while fellow rookie Stefanos Lekkas turned aside 20 shots to pick up the win for UVM
BU, which came into the game 1-of-24 on the power play in Hockey East play, scored on two of four chances with man advantage.
This marked the Terriers' first loss in Burlington since Feb. 28, 2010, as they had won six straight games in the building.
Keller returned to the lineup after missing seven games with a lower-body injury.

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