Terriers Close 2018 with 4-1 Win over Dartmouth

Friday, December 14

Boston, MA

7:30 PM

Boston University

6-8-2

Dartmouth

4-6-1

Dartmouth

Boston University

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

Terriers Close 2018 with 4-1 Win over Dartmouth

December 14, 2018 | Men's Ice Hockey

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BOSTON – The Boston University men's ice hockey team closed out the first half of its season with a 4-1 home victory over Dartmouth on Friday evening at Agganis Arena.

Junior Patrick Harper scored the game-winning goal while classmate Jake Oettinger turned in a 33-save performance. Sophomores Cam Crotty and Ty Amonte added goals and freshman Joel Farabee sealed it with an empty-netter.

The Terriers will enter 2019 with a record of 6-8-2 while the Big Green falls to 4-6-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Crotty, who started the day across the continent in British Columbia, opened the scoring with a nifty move through the right circle to the crease, where he deposited a backhand to the back of the net just 4:52 into the contest.
Junior Patrick Curry set up Crotty and freshman Jack DeBoer picked up the secondary assist for his first collegiate point.
Just past the midpoint of the game, Dartmouth got an equalizer off a rush as Kevan Kilistoff sent home a pass from Cam Strong at the 10:06 mark of the second period.
The game-winner came off a turnover as Harper used his body to block a pass in the BU zone before skating in all alone and tucking in a shot past Dartmouth netminder Adrian Clark at the left post just 1:04 after the Big Green got on the board.
Harper helped provide an insurance goal when he set up Amonte for a one-timer off a 2-on-1 with 3:22 left in regulation.
With Clark pulled in favor of an extra attacker, Farabee capped the scoring with 1:23 to play when he won a race to the puck along the right side following a pass from graduate student Max Willman and knocked it into the empty net.

GAME NOTES

Crotty spent the week at Canada's World Junior Selection Camp and was among the cuts to the roster on Thursday evening.
Dartmouth held a 34-22 shot advantage and got 18 saves from Clark.
Each team went 0-for-3 on the power play.
In addition to DeBoer earning his first point as a Terrier, classmate Matthew Quercia did the same by picking up a helper on Farabee's tally.
Sophomore David Farrance earned his eighth assist of the season on Amonte's goal.
Crotty and Willman tied for the game high with plus-3 rating.
Farrance, Quercia and junior Dante Fabbro each blocked three shots.

UP NEXT

Following a 25-day for finals and the holidays, the Terriers will return to action on Tuesday, Jan. 8, when they make the shortest trip in college hockey to face Harvard.
Game time is set for 7 p.m.