No. 19 Terriers Felled by UMass, 2-0

Saturday, January 10

Boston, MA

6 PM

Boston University

10-9-1, 7-6-0

UMass

10-10-0, 3-7-0

Massachusetts

Boston U.

Photo by: Eliza Nuestro

January 10, 2026 | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score Highlights / Jay Pandolfo Postgame

BOSTON — The No. 19 Boston University men's ice hockey team outshot the UMass Minutemen but never found the net in a 2-0 loss at Agganis Arena Saturday night.

The Terriers (10-9-1, 7-6-0 HE) were stymied by the Minutemen (10-10-0, 3-7-0 HE), who blocked 22 shots and capitalized on BU sophomore netminder Mikhail Yegorov's one mistake to come away with the win.

In the middle of the first period, Yegorov misplayed a puck behind the net and Václav Nestrašil was able to scoop it and tuck it into the Terriers' net, giving UMass a 1-0 lead that would hold for the remainder of the game. Jack Musa scored an empty-net goal as well.

Despite the mistake, Yegorov still saved 17-of-18 UMass shot. His efforts were matched on the other side, as UMass' Michael Hrabal posted a 26-save shutout. Both goaltenders only gave up one goal each all weekend.

HOW IT HAPPENED

At 7:37 in the first, freshman Jonathan Morello had a breakaway chance and deked around Hrabal, but the UMass goaltender was able to stretch just enough to rob Morello of a goal.
The Minutemen were called for two tripping penalties in the opening frame, with the first coming at 9:35 and the second coming with just a second remaining.
After UMass killed off the first penalty, Nestrašil scored the first goal of the game at 11:39.
BU outshot UMass 12-3 in the first period but could not find the back of the net.
The Minutemen killed the penalty to open the second and then in 4-on-4 action, appeared to score again at 3:56. A successful BU challenge found goaltender interference and the tally was erased.
UMass was more aggressive in the second, peppering Yegorov with 10 shots on goal, but he was up to the task.
BU went to the power play again with 1:04 remaining in the second but mustered just one shot on target and the Minutemen kept their 1-0 lead entering the third.
4:06 into the final stanza, Yegorov stood tall against a UMass attempt to double its lead, as he followed Matthew Wilde's move the whole way and used his pad to deflect the rubber.
At 7:13 in the third, junior Jack Harvey made a sweet move to free himself up in the slot and fired on net, but Hrabal got a shoulder on it.
BU pulled Yegorov with 1:51 to play, and Musa sent a loose puck all the way down and into the BU net.

GAME NOTES

This game marked the first time since Feb. 23-24, 2024 that the Terriers gave up two goals or fewer in a weekend series.
The Terriers had not been shutout since a 2-0 loss to Boston College on Jan. 25. 2025.
BU outshot UMass 26-18 and the Terriers had 68 shot attempts compared to 38 for the Minutemen.
Sophomore Cole Eiserman registered five shots on goal, a game high.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will play their third game in four days when they visit the Harvard Crimson on Monday (Jan. 12).
Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on both NESN and ESPN+