No. 18 Terriers Edged by Vermont, 3-2

Saturday, December 6

Boston, MA

6 PM

Boston University

8-8-1, 5-5-0

Vermont

5-9-0, 3-5-0

Vermont

Boston University

Photo by: Dan Koerner

December 6, 2025 | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score Highlights, Pandolfo Postgame

BOSTON - Sophomores Cole Eiserman and Nick Roukounakis each found the back of the net, but Vermont scored with 21.2 seconds remaining in regulation to escape with a 3-2 win over the No. 18 Boston University men's ice hockey team on Saturday night at Agganis Arena.

BU (8-8-1, 5-5-0 HE) twice erased one-goal deficits, with Eiserman scoring at 11:31 of the first period and Roukounakis tying the game at 2-2 midway through the final frame. Junior captain Gavin McCarthy assisted on both goals while sophomore Cole Hutson and freshman Jonathan Morello each added one assist. Sophomore Mikhail Yegorov made several grade-A stops as part of a 17-save performance.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Vermont struck first just 4:19 into the proceedings.
Eiserman leveled the score with 8:29 to play in the opening period when he collected the puck with speed up the left wing and zipped a shot past Aiden Wright (30 saves) for his eighth goal of the campaign.
BU outshout the Catamounts, 14-4, in the first 20 minutes.
Vermont took a 2-1 lead late in a second stanza that saw each team generate eight shots on goal apiece.
Roukounakis made it 2-2 with a great individual effort. Morello did well to keep the play alive at center ice, which is where Roukounakis gathered the puck. He brushed off a check as he took the puck up the right wing and to the net. Wright turned aside Roukounakis' first bid, but the sophomore made no mistake on the second attempt for his third goal of the year.
Thomas Sinclair was the hero for Vermont, as he parked in front of the net and knocked home a rebound in the final seconds.

GAME NOTES

Neither team was whistled for a penalty on Saturday night, marking the first time that happened since BU and Minnesota played a penalty-free contest in the 2024 NCAA Sioux Falls Regional final.
Eiserman now leads the Terriers with eight goals thanks to his second strike in the past three games.
Hutson became the first Terrier to reach 20 points with his team-leading 13th assist of the year.
McCarthy has recorded five assists over his last four games.

UP NEXT

BU will head to Northeastern on Saturday, Dec. 13, for the final game at Matthews Arena, which was the Terriers' home rink prior to Walter Brown Arena opening in 1971.
Game time is set for 7 p.m.