BU, No. 18 Northeastern Battle to 2-2 Tie

Saturday, November 20

Boston, MA

7 PM

Boston University

4-8-2, 3-5-2

Northeastern

9-4-1, 5-3-1

OT 1

OT 2

Boston U.

Northeastern

The men's ice hockey team celebrates a goal

Photo by: Jim Pierce

November 20, 2021 | Men's Ice Hockey

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BOSTON - Junior Jay O'Brien and sophomore Dylan Peterson each lit the lamp to help the Boston University men's ice hockey team earn a 2-2 tie at No. 18 Northeastern on Saturday night at Matthews Arena.

After overtime, BU (4-8-2, 3-5-2 HE) and Northeastern (9-4-1, 5-3-1) dueled in an eight-round shootout, with the Huskies eventually earning the extra point in the Hockey East standings.

Juniors Domenick Fensore and Robert Mastrosimone assisted on O'Brien's first-period marker while juniors Ethan Phillips and Alex Vlasic provided the assists on Peterson's power-play strike in the second stanza. Sophomore Drew Commesso made 29 saves, including several nice stops during the shootout.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Northeastern opened the scoring at 13:40 of the first period but BU responded just 1:03 later.
Playing 4-on-4, Fensore raced up the left wing and fired a shot on target. Devon Levi (33 saves) kicked the attempt aside, but the rebound went right to O'Brien, who made no mistake for his second goal of the season.
Commesso made a great stop on a 2-on-1 chance with 12:30 remaining in the middle frame to keep the game tied.
The Terriers took a 2-1 lead at 15:50 of the second stanza thanks to a power-play goal. Vlasic and Philips combined to get the puck down low to Peterson at the left post. The sophomore forward's turnaround attempt kicked off a Northeastern skate and past Levi.
Like the Terriers, Northeastern took advantage of a lucky bounce to even the score at 2-2 with a power-play goal early in the third.
BU pressured the Northeastern end throughout the third period in search of a winner, but the Huskies and Levi were able to force overtime.
After a scoreless overtime, freshman Brian Carrabes rang the post to open the shootout, after which the Huskies scored on their first attempt.
Needing a goal to keep the shootout going, O'Brien roofed a shot past Levi to extend the contest.
Both goaltenders were on their game, but a Jack Hughes attempt somehow snuck under Commesso's pads in the eighth round to give Northeastern the extra point in the league standings.

GAME NOTES

This was the Terriers' fourth straight overtime game.
BU and Northeastern have required overtime in six of the teams' last nine meetings.
The Terriers outshot the Huskies for the second straight night, totaling 35 shots to just 31 for the Huskies.
Both squads were 1-for-3 on the power play.
O'Brien has recorded four points (2g, 2a) in four games since returning to the lineup on Nov. 12 against UMass.
Either Peterson or O'Brien has factored on each of the Terriers' last seven goals in regulation.
Fensore's helper was his team-leading eighth assist of the year.
Mastrosimone (5g, 6a) is now tied with classmate Wilmer Skoog (5g, 6a) for the team lead in both points and goals.
Peterson also has a team-high five goals.

UP NEXT

BU will travel to New York City to face No. 10/9 Cornell in the eighth edition of Red Hot Hockey at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Nov. 27.
Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m.
Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here.