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.