Terriers Hold Off Arizona State, 4-3, to Complete Weekend Sweep

Saturday, January 27

Tempe, AZ / Oceanside Ice Arena

9 PM ET

Boston University

13-11-2 9-7-2HEA

Arizona State

7-16-5

BOSTON U

ARIZONA STATE

Terriers Hold Off Arizona State, 4-3, to Complete Weekend Sweep

January 28, 2018 | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

TEMPE, Ariz. - The Boston University men's ice hockey team completed a weekend sweep of Arizona State with a 4-3 victory on Saturday evening at Oceanside Ice Arena.

Sophomore Dante Fabbro tallied a goal and two assists and was one of three defensemen who lit the lamp for the Terriers. Freshman Shane Bowers provided the eventual game-winner to help BU stretch its unbeaten streak to six games (5-0-1) and improve to 13-11-2 on the year. The Sun Devils 7-16-5.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After posting an 8-0 win in the series opener on Friday, BU picked up where it left off as senior captain Brandon Hickey scored a power-play goal 7:58 into the game before his d-partner, Fabbro, made it 2-0 less than four minutes later.
It took a 5-on-3 power play for the Sun Devils to finally solve BU netminder Jake Oettinger as Johnny Walker got the home team on the board 54 seconds into the second.
A shorthanded goal by ASU's Jacob Wilson made it a 2-2 affair at the 7:24 mark of the second but senior Brien Diffley gave BU the lead back for good just 19 seconds later.
A rebound attempt by Bowers that was initially ruled a no-goal ended up being overturned, giving the Terriers a 4-2 advantage with 11:19 left in regulation.
ASU made things interesting when a power-play shot from the top of the zone by David Norris bounced through traffic and in with 5:20 to play.
Oettinger and the Terrier defense held on to extend the team's win streak to four games.

GAME NOTES

The teams combined for 33 penalties and 117 penalty minutes, including five 10-minute misconducts and the Sun Devils' second game misconduct in as many nights.
BU held a 41-21 shot advantage but went just 1-for-8 on the power play.
ASU got a 37-save effort from Joey Daccord and scored on two of its seven chances with the man advantage.
Senior Drew Melanson had his first two-assist game as a Terrier.
Fabbro led all players in points (3) and rating (+3).
Wilson's tally for the Sun Devils marked the first time all season that BU gave up a shorthanded goal.
Oettinger has given up just one even-strength goal in the past 235 minutes of play.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will return to Hockey East play when they visit Amherst on Friday (Feb. 2) for their first meeting of the season with Massachusetts.
The game, which starts at 7 p.m., will be televised on NESN and ElevenSports.