Men's Ice Hockey Falls to No. 2 Massachusetts, 4-2

Friday, February 8

Amherst, MA

7 PM

Boston University

10-13-3, 8-7-2HEA

Massachusetts

21-5-0, 13-3-0HEA

Boston University

Massachusetts

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

Men's Ice Hockey Falls to No. 2 Massachusetts, 4-2

February 8, 2019 | Men's Ice Hockey

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AMHERST, Mass. - The Boston University men's ice hockey team dropped a 4-2 road contest to No. 2 Massachusetts on Friday evening at Mullins Center.

Junior co-captain Dante Fabbro opened the scoring with a power-play goal before the home team reeled off four consecutive goals, including three in the second period. Sophomore Shane Bowers added a shorthanded goal in the final minute of play.

The Terriers dropped their fourth straight game and now stand at 10-13-3 overall with an 8-7-2 Hockey East mark. UMass improves to 21-5-0 and 13-3-0 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Terriers got an early power play and used it to open the scoring with a one-timer by Fabbro from the left circle at 6:54 of the first.
UMass responded with a big second period, getting goals from John Leonard, Jack Suter and Jake McLaughlin in the frame to take a 3-1 lead.
The Minutemen tacked on a power-play goal from the stick of Marc Del Gaizo with 8:04 left in regulation to go up 4-1.
With the Terriers' penalty kill on the ice in the final minute, sophomore Kasper Kotkansalo corralled a deflected a puck and pushed it up to Bowers, who eluded a pair of Minutemen before finding the back of the net for his second shorthanded goal of the season.

GAME NOTES

This marked the first time ever that BU was swept in a Hockey East season series with the Minutemen.
Sophomore Ty Amonte and freshman Joel Farabee assisted on Fabbro's goal while senior Ryan Cloonan caused the turnover that led to Bowers' goal.
Bowers' tally marked the 50th point of his BU career.
The Minutemen's power-play goal ended a streak of 26 consecutive successful penalty kills by the Terriers, their longest such run in nearly two years.
UMass held a 39-27 shot advantage as junior Jake Oettinger turned in a 35-save performance for BU.
Filip Lindberg made 25 saves for the Minutemen.
BU was 1-for-5 on the power play and killed off two of the Minutemen's three chances with the man advantage.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will return to action on Monday (Feb. 11) when they face No. 17 Harvard in the Beanpot consolation game.
The teams skated to a 2-2 draw on Jan. 8 at Harvard.
Monday's game at TD Garden will begin at 4:30 p.m.