Jake Oettinger vs. Acadia - 2018
Rich Gagnon
0
Boston University BU 4-7-2, 4-4-2 HEA
0
Boston College BC 4-6-2, 4-1-2 HEA
Boston University BU
4-7-2, 4-4-2 HEA
0
Final
0
Boston College BC
4-6-2, 4-1-2 HEA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 F
Boston University BU 0 0 0 0 0
Boston College BC 0 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Terriers, Eagles Play to First Scoreless Draw in Series History

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Junior Jake Oettinger stopped all 42 shots he faced as the Boston University men's ice hockey team and Boston College played to the first scoreless draw of their 279-game storied rivalry on Saturday evening at Conte Forum.

The Terriers got a point out of the weekend home-and-home series with their archrival to move to 4-7-2 overall and 4-4-2 in Hockey East play. BC, which got a 26-save shutout from Joseph Woll, now stands at 4-6-2 with a 4-1-2 conference mark.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Defense ruled the night and the respective penalty kill units were strong as the teams combined for just nine shots on seven unsuccessful power plays.
  • A back-and-forth opening period was penalty-free and Oettinger was forced to make 16 saves before the first intermission.
  • Each team had two power-play opportunities in the middle stanza but could not solve the netminders.
  • After coming off last weekend's trip to Northern Ireland, BU found a reserve tank of energy in the third and held a 10-9 shot advantage and created a handful of strong scoring chances in the period before the game headed to overtime.
  • A nifty move by freshman Joel Farabee in the closing seconds of overtime gave him a good look from the slot, but his shot hit Woll and the final horn sounded.

GAME NOTES

  • Oettinger is three shutouts away from BU's career record of 13 shared by John Curry (2003-07) and Jack Ferreira (1963-66). 
  • Woll stopped all 26 of BU's shots to earn the fourth shutout of his career.
  • BU went 0-for-4 on the power play while the Eagles came up empty on three chances with the man advantage.
  • This was the fourth scoreless tie in program history and the first since the 2006-07 season, when the Terriers had two, both at home (1/6/07 vs. Northeastern, 2/2/07 vs. UMass Lowell). 
  • The Terriers and Eagles played a scoreless regulation in just one previous meeting as BC came out on top in the 2016 Beanpot final with a goal in the second minute of overtime. 

UP NEXT

  • BU returns to action on Friday (Dec. 7) when it hosts UMass Lowell in the opener of a home-and-home weekend.
  • Game time at Agganis Arena is set for 7:30 p.m.
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