2003-04 Schedule/Results
2003-04 Statistics
Northeastern 3, No. 2 Boston College 0
Jan. 3, 2004
Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
| Team |
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
Final
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| Boston College (13-3-3, 6-1-2 HEA) |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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| Northeastern (5-9-2, 1-7-1 HEA) |
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
Junior goalie Keni Gibson made 34 saves and classmate Jason Guerriero registered three points, as Northeastern shut out second-ranked Boston College, 3-0, in Hockey East action before 3,326 fans at Matthews Arena Saturday night.
"It's a tremendous win for the kids, but again it's just one win in January and we have to get back out there," said Crowder, whose team is 5-0-1 when leading after two periods and 5-3-2 when scoring first.
The Huskies snapped BC's 12-game unbeaten streak, the longest in the nation, and extended their own win streak to five straight games, the longest NU win streak since the 1988-89 campaign. NU is now 5-9-2 and 1-7-1 in Hockey East play, while the Eagles fall to 13-3-3 and 6-1-2.
"[Gibson] made some huge saves for us. [Steve] Birnstill made a huge block, this team is coming around in all areas," said Husky head coach Bruce Crowder.
With the victory, Gibson tied both the Northeastern single-season shutout record with his third on the year and the NU career mark with his fourth career blanking. Marc Robitaille (1996-98) recorded four shutouts for the Huskies in two season, including three in 1996-97, while Gary Thornton (1964-67) also has four career shutouts.
"It feels pretty good. It's really a team record," said Gibson. "Our guys were all over blocking shots, clearing rebounds and letting me see the puck well."
However, Gibson wasn't the only player to come up with some heroics. Guerriero's game-winning goal and two assists gives him 12 points in the last four games, including a four-game, two assist streak. Sophomore Mike Morris had a goal and an assist and junior defenseman Jon Awe also had two points with two helpers. Birnstill, a freshman defenseman, cleared a puck off the goal line in the second period to preserve NU's 1-0 lead.
The shutout was Northeastern's third ever over BC. The most recent was a 0-0 tie on December 6, 2000. NU's first shutout over the Eagles was in the first round of the 1988 Beanpot tournament and the Huskies went on to win the title with a 6-3 victory over BU the following week.
After a scoreless first period in which the Huskies were outshot, 12-4, Guerriero scored scored the only goal the Huskies would need with 5:04 remaining in the second period. He was assisted by fellow first-liners Morris and Steve Sanders. Morris received a pass around center ice and skated deep into the Eagles' zone before sliding a perfect cross-ice pass to Guerriero for the finish.
"This team is getting better every time out," said Crowder. "We were getting stuff thrown at us a couple weeks ago and now we're turning it around."
NU senior Eric Ortlip banged home the puck as it was trickling over the goal line to give the Huskies a 2-0 lead 2:23 into the third. Awe had blasted a shot from the left point that BC goalie Matti Kaltiainen (15 saves) couldn't handle and Ortlip buried it at the far post for a power-play goal. The score came against BC's top-ranked, power-play unit that came into the game with a .911 success rate. NU went 1-for-4 with a man-advantage.
Late in the third, Morris added an insurance goal, scoring on a perfect pass from Guerriero with 3:28 remaining in the third period. Awe was also credited with an assist.
The Eagles outshot the Huskies, 34-18, for the game, including 11-4 in the final stanza, but they couldn't find a crack in Gibson's armor.
"We had some conversations after the first and I thought we just didn't come to play," said Crowder. "The kids just responded. We've got ourselves in a deep hole but we were able to take another step tonight."
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
2003-04 Northeastern Hockey
Boston College vs Northeastern (Jan 03, 2004 at Boston, MA)
Boston College (13-3-3, 6-1-2 HEA) vs. Northeastern (5-9-2, 1-7-1 HEA)
Date: Jan 03, 2004 Location: Boston, MA Arena: Matthews Arena
Attendance:3326 Start time:7:06 pm End time:9:20 pm Total time:2:14
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 2nd 14:56 NU EV Jason Guerriero/8 Mike Morris/10 2,12,18,19,23 13,16,10,55,2
Steve Sanders/2
2 3rd 02:23 NU PP Eric Ortlip/6 Jon Awe/4 19,17,6,7 11,2,13,5,16
Jason Guerriero/9
3 3rd 16:32 NU EV Mike Morris/3 Jason Guerriero/10 8,24,19,14,17 16,13,2,55,10
Jon Awe/5
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Boston College 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 *ALBERTS, Andrew..... 0 0 0 0 -1
6 ADAMS, John......... 0 0 0 0 0
7 HARROLD, Peter...... 1 1 1 3 0
8 LAUZE, Greg......... 0 0 0 0 -1
10 BOYLE, Brian........ 0 0 0 0 0
12 COLLINS, Chris...... 0 0 0 0 -1
13*VOCE, Tony.......... 1 4 1 6 0
14 HENNES, Ty.......... 0 1 0 1 -1
15*GIONTA, Stephen..... 2 1 2 5 0
17 ROONEY, Joe......... 0 1 2 3 -1
18 SHANNON, Ryan....... 0 1 0 1 -1
19 MURPHY, Ryan........ 2 1 0 3 -2
21 SPINA, Dave......... 1 0 1 2 0
22*EAVES, Ben.......... 2 0 0 2 0
23*FORREST, J.D........ 0 1 3 4 -1
24 PETERSON, Brett..... 2 0 0 2 -1
25 DZIAMA, Justin...... 1 0 1 2 0
27 HAVERN, Ned......... 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.............. 12 11 11 34 -10
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Jon Awe............. 0 3 0 3 +2
3 Donny Grover........ 0 0 0 0 0
5 *Tim Judy............ 1 0 0 1 0
8 Bryan Esner......... 0 0 0 0 0
9 Jared Mudryk........ 0 0 0 0 0
10*Steve Sanders....... 0 2 0 2 +2
11 Eric Ortlip......... 1 0 1 2 0
13*Jason Guerriero..... 0 1 0 1 +2
15 Ray Ortiz........... 0 0 0 0 0
16*Mike Morris......... 0 3 1 4 +2
17 Trevor Reschny...... 1 0 0 1 0
20 Yale Lewis.......... 0 0 2 2 0
21 Aaron Moore......... 0 0 0 0 0
22*Bryan Cirullo....... 0 0 0 0 0
23 Brian Swiniarski.... 0 1 0 1 0
25 Brian Tudrick....... 0 0 0 0 0
44 Steve Birnstill..... 1 0 0 1 0
55 Brian Deeth......... 0 0 0 0 +2
Totals.............. 4 10 4 18 +10
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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BC 0 0 0 - 0
NU 0 1 2 - 3
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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BC 12 11 11 - 34
NU 4 10 4 - 18
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd BC NU
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1st 0-1 (0) 0-1 (1)
2nd 0-1 (2) 0-1 (3)
3rd 0-1 (0) 1-2 (1)
Total 0-3 (2) 1-4 (5)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd BC NU
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1st 2/4 1/2
2nd 0/0 1/2
3rd 2/4 1/2
Total 4/8 3/6
Three stars:
1. Jason Guerriero
2. Keni Gibson
3. Mike Morris
Officials:
Referee:John Gravallese
Linesman:John Jones
Linesman:Steve Arnold
GOALTENDERS
Boston College Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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30 KALTIAINEN, Matti... L 60:00 3 0 4 9 2 15
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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31 Keni Gibson......... W 60:00 0 0 12 11 11 34
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st ALBERTS, Andrew BC 2 INTERFERENCE 06:57 PP
1st Jon Awe NU 2 HOLDING 18:01
1st BOYLE, Brian BC 2 INTERFERENCE 19:50
2nd Tim Judy NU 2 INTERFERENCE 16:20 PP
3rd ALBERTS, Andrew BC 2 Contact to the head 00:31 PP
3rd Tim Judy NU 2 HOLDING 07:28 PP
3rd GIONTA, Stephen BC 2 CROSS-CHECKING 11:05 PP
Win-Keni Gibson (5-7-2). Loss-KALTIAINEN, Matti (11-3-3).
