No. 1 Men's Ice Hockey Falls at No. 2 BC, 4-1

Friday, January 26

Chestnut Hill, MA

7 PM

Boston University

16-5-1, 11-2-1

Boston College

17-4-1, 10-3-1

Boston U.

Boston College

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

No. 1 Men's Ice Hockey Falls at No. 2 BC, 4-1

January 26, 2024 | Men's Ice Hockey

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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Junior Jack Hughes scored his fourth goal of the season and classmate Mathieu Caron made 28 saves, but the top-ranked Boston University men's ice hockey team fell at No. 2 Boston College, 4-1, on Friday night at Conte Forum.

BU (16-5-1, 11-2-1 HE) got within one of BC (17-4-1, 10-3-1 HE) with 6:37 remaining in regulation, but a pair of empty-net goals sealed the win for the Eagles and snapped the Terriers' seven-game win streak. Senior Dylan Peterson and freshman Aiden Celebrini assisted on Hughes' goal.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Shots were even at 13 apiece after 20 minutes, with Caron in particular playing well during the first frame.
BC opened the scoring 3:34 into the second stanza. The officials missed Peterson having his stick lifted out of his hands and BC took advantage, lighting the lamp just seconds later to grab a 1-0 lead.
The Terriers hit three posts in the middle frame in an attempt to find an equalizer before BC doubled its lead with 2:45 on the clock.
Graduate student Cade Webber made two sensational blocks with just under 8:00 left to keep BU within striking distance.
Those blocks proved to be important because about a minute later Hughes got the Terriers on the board. Peterson's centering feed caromed to Hughes in the left circle, and he uncorked a wrist shot past Jacob Fowler.
BU pulled Caron in favor of an extra attacker with 2:11 remaining in regulation and an offensive-zone faceoff, but the Eagles scored an empty-netter with 1:54 to play and added another one 51 seconds later to create the 4-1 final.

GAME NOTES

The 292nd Battle of Comm. Ave was the first to feature the top two teams in the country according to the national polls.
Peterson pushed his point streak to four games with his seventh assist of the season.
Hughes has recorded a point in three straight games and has lit the lamp in each of the last two tilts.
Since Dec. 1, Caron owns a 1.50 goals-against average and a .945 save percentage.
This was the first league loss for BU since its Hockey East opener on Oct. 13 at New Hampshire.

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