Terriers Win Shootout to Advance to Beanpot Title Game

Monday, February 2

Boston, MA (TD Garden)

8 PM

Boston University

12-13-2

Northeastern

12-12-1

Team	1	2	3	OT 1	OT 2	F
Northeastern	1	1	0	0	0	2
Boston University	0	2	0	0	0	2

Cole Hutson celebrates his shootout winner in the 2026 Beanpot semifinals

Photo by: Sheily Melgar

Terriers Win Shootout to Advance to Beanpot Title Game

February 2, 2026 | Men's Ice Hockey

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BOSTON - The Boston University men's ice hockey team took its first step towards defending its Dunkin' Beanpot title, earning a shootout win following a 2-2 draw with Northeastern in the semifinal round on Monday evening at TD Garden.

Freshman Jonathan Morello and sophomore Nick Roukounakis scored second-period goals for the Terriers to erase 1-0 and 2-1 deficits.

Junior Jack Harvey scored in the first round of the shootout before sophomore Cole Hutson sealed the 2-1 shootout win by converting in the third round.

Sophomore Mikhail Yegorov turned in a 24-save performance for the Terriers, who are now 12-13-2 on the year.

BU will attempt to win its 33rd Beanpot title next Monday (Feb. 9) when it takes on No. 11/13 Boston College in the 300th meeting between the archrivals.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Huskies earned the first power play of the game and took advantage of it, opening the scoring at 9:20 of the first on a one-timer from the left circle.
BU was unable to capitalize on a power-play chance later in the first.
The Terriers generate two opportunities off rushes late in the first but they resulted in a wide shot and then a pair of strong saves by NU netminder Lawton Zacher.
Down 1-0 entering the second, BU drew even just under two minutes into the frame when freshman Charlie Tretheway backhanded a pass from the left circle to Morello at the top of the crease.
The 1-1 score lasted only two minutes as the Huskies regained the lead at 4:55 on a shot off a rush from Jacob Mathieu.
The back-and-forth second continued as the Terriers created the second deadlock with 12:16 left in the period when Roukounakis buried a bid from the left side off a feed from Hutson.
Soon after BU's second tally, the Huskies generated a breakaway chance, but the shot sailed wide and Yegorov handled a second chance to keep it 2-2.
The Terriers nearly took the lead moments later but could not get a stick on a loose puck in the crease that got behind Zacher.
BU more than doubled the Huskies in shots during the third (15-7) but were unable to break the 2-2 tie.
In overtime, BU appeared to get a winner from freshman Ryder Ritchie but an interference call negated it, giving the Huskies a power-play chance with 33.6 seconds left.
The Terrier penalty kill was up to late task and the game went to a shootout.
After Yegorov denied the first Husky attempt, Harvey converted to give BU a 1-0 lead.
NU countered in the second, getting a conversion and then a stop to make it 1-1 entering the third round.
Yegorov denied a try from Mathieu to set up Hutson's opportunity.
The blue liner snuck the puck under Zacher to end the game and ignite a BU celebration.

GAME NOTES

BU outshot NU, 38-26, as Zacher turned in a 36-save effort for the Huskies.
The Terriers held a 35-26 advantage at the faceoff dot with freshman Tynan Lawrence winning 13 of his 21 draws.
Sophomore Sascha Boumedienne picked up an assist on the Morello goal.
NU blocked 22 shots on the night while the Terriers turned aside nine.
Roukounakis has notched one goal and three assists for four points in three Beanpot appearances.
Hutson now has six points (3g, 3a) in his three Beanpot tilts.

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