No. 3 BU Falls Short at No. 9/10 UMass Lowell, 3-2

Friday, February 10

Lowell, MA

7:15 PM

Boston University

19-8-2, 11-5-2HEA

UMass Lowell

18-9-3, 10-7-1HEA

Boston University

UMass Lowell

Photo by: Rich Gagnon

No. 3 BU Falls Short at No. 9/10 UMass Lowell, 3-2

February 10, 2017 | Men's Ice Hockey

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LOWELL, Mass. - The No. 3 Boston University men's ice hockey team had a three-game win streak snapped on Friday evening, dropping a 3-2 road contest against No. 9/10 UMass Lowell.

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: #9/10 UMass Lowell 3, #3/3 Boston University 2
Records: BU (19-8-2, 11-5-2 HEA), UMass Lowell (18-9-3, 10-7-1 HEA)
Location: Tsongas Center – Lowell, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The River Hawks broke a 2-2 tie on a power play at 8:53 of the third period as a blocked shot redirected right to Kenny Hausinger's stick and the freshman scored the game winner.
BU quickly answered an early Lowell goal as both teams scored on their first shot of the contest.
Off an initial rush, Joe Gambardella gave the home team a 1-0 lead with a sharp wrister from the left circle that found the far corner just 1:35 into the contest.
Under two minutes later, freshman Patrick Harper stole a puck in the Lowell zone and created space in the slot before wristing home his ninth goal of the season.
With two Terriers in the penalty box, sophomore Bobo Carpenter gave the Terriers a 2-1 lead at 2:31 of the second when he picked off a pass to create a breakaway, which he scored on for an impressive 3-on-5 shorthanded goal.
Just past the midpoint of the game, Lowell's Ryan Lohin converted from the left slot to make it a 2-2 affair.
The Terriers could only muster a combined eight shots in the first two periods before putting 15 on goal in the third.
Freshman Jake Oettinger made 23 saves for the Terriers while fellow freshman Tyler Wall stopped 21 BU shots.

GAME NOTES

The teams split their season series as the Terriers earned a 4-2 home win over the River Hawks 13 days ago.
Freshman Clayton Keller brought a nation-best 15-game point streak (11g, 14a) into the contest but came up short in his attempt to tie BU's freshman record of 16 held by Tony Amonte (1989-90) and Mark Fidler (1977-78).
This was just the second time in nine starts that Oettinger allowed more than two goals.
UMass Lowell held a 26-23 shot advantage and went 1-of-6 on the power play while killing off all five of BU's chances with the man advantage.
BU is now 46-15-4 all-time in games that have taken place in between the two rounds of the Beanpot

NEXT UP

The Terriers will aim for their 31st Beanpot crown on Monday (Jan. 13) when they face No. 4/5 Harvard in the championship game at TD Garden,
Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. and it will be broadcast live on NESN, NESN National and TSN2.
This is the first time since 1998 that the Terriers and the Crimson are meeting in the Beanpot title game.