2003-04 Schedule/Results
2003-04 Statistics
Northeastern 6, Boston University 3
Feb. 28, 2004
Walter Brown Arena (Boston, MA)
| Team |
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
Final
|
| Northeastern (9-16-7, 3-13-6 HEA) |
0
|
5
|
1
|
6
|
| Boston University (9-15-8, 5-13-4 HEA) |
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
Junior Jason Guerriero and sophomore Mike Morris both had two second-period goals to power Northeastern to a 6-3 win over Boston University in Hockey East action at Walter Brown Arena in front of 2805 fans Saturday night.
“We (the coaches) met with Jay and Mike (Morris) today and we told them that we thought they were non-factors last night (a 2-2 overtime tie with the Terriers at Northeastern),” said NU coach Bruce Crowder. “Tonight, the two of them answered the coaches’ bell."
The Huskies’ win, only their second victory on the road all season, keeps their postseason hopes alive. NU (9-16-6, 3-13-5 HEA) still needs to overcome a two-point deficit to the Terriers (9-15-7, 5-13-3) in the Hockey East standings with two games remaining on both teams’ slate. BU holds the tiebreaker by virtue of more conference wins, so NU needs at least three points in a two-game set with Massachusetts and New Hampshire to limit BU to one-point at most in a home-and-home series.
“We have a tough road ahead of us and we’ll need a little help from other teams,” Crowder said. “I thought we played well for 60 minutes and generated some offense from all four lines. Brian Tudrick’s goal in the third period was key and gave us a good cushion to work with.”
The Huskies trailed the Terriers, 1-0, going into the second period, but the lead didn’t last long. Guerriero scored 47 seconds into play to tie the game. He intercepted a pass in the neutral zone and carried the puck behind the BU net, before turning and skating back out into the right circle. Guerriero then wheeled around and wristed a shot past BU goalie Sean Fields (18 saves).
“I think the biggest thing was Jason’s goal 47 seconds into the second period,” Crowder said. “That was key. It tied things up and gave us some confidence.”
Guerriero’s goal opened the floodgates on a five-goal second period for the Huskies. Sophomore Brian Swiniarski scored at the six-minute mark, banging home a rebound off a shot by senior Eric Ortlip, who now has eight points in last four games. Morris then netted back-to-back goals at 9:12 and 9:44 for a 4-1 Husky advantage.
"We knew what was at stake," Guerriero said. "We've been battling adversity all season and we just wanted to play 60 minutes of solid hockey. Winning's contagious and we'll have another good week of practice and try to get things done next weekend."
BU’s Brian McConnell halved the NU lead to 4-2 midway through the second period, only to have Guerriero pot his second goal of the game with 31 seconds remaining before second intermission to regain a three-goal lead heading into the final stanza.
Guerriero tied his single-game, career-high of four points with two goals and two assists. A feat he accomplished earlier in the season with the same line in a 7-5 victory over Mercyhurst in the RPI tournament championship Dec. 29. It was the fourth four-point game of Guerriero’s career. Morris tallied three points for the fourth time in his career.
The Huskies chased Fields out in the third period after Tudrick scored his third goal of the season at the 2:54 mark. Tudrick carried the puck down the left wing and dropped a pass for Jon Awe, who unleashed a blast from the top of the circle. Tudrick was there to knock in the rebound and give NU a 6-2 edge.
The loss was the first for Fields against the Huskies. The BU goalie is now 7-1-1 against NU after making 18 saves on 24 shots in 47:13 minutes of work. The Huskies chased Fields out of the game last time NU was at Walter Brown, but the Terriers rallied for a 4-3 overtime victory with Stephen Siwiec between the pipes.
The six-goal effort by the Huskies is the most scored by NU at Walter Brown Arena since defeating the Terriers 6-2 on Nov. 19, 1985.
The Terriers jumped out to a 1-0 lead when freshman Kenny Roche took a rebound, spun and fired a shot of the right post and into the goal at the 1:28 mark of the first period. Brad Zancanaro started the play, taking the puck over the NU blue line down the left wing. Zancanaro slid a pass to David Van der Gulik in the left circle, which Gibson stopped, but couldn’t contain the rebound.
Gibson was tested numerous times in the first period. With BU on the power play and just over eight minutes remaining before first intermission, Van der Gulik and Kenny Magowan skated in on a 2-on-1. Van der Gulik chose to pass a nice pass to the far post, but Magowan couldn’t get a stick on the puck in time. A little over a minute later, BU’s John Laliberte picked up a turnover in the left face-off circle in the Husky end and skated in on Gibson uncontested. Gibson stoned his effort to keep NU within striking distance.
Gibson was solid, making 28 saves in net for his ninth victory of the season. Gibson has started 27 straight games. The Huskies are 9-12-6 during that stretch.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
2003-2004 Hockey East Association
Northeastern vs Boston University (Feb 28, 2004 at Boston, MA)
Northeastern (9-16-6, 3-13-5) vs. Boston University (9-15-7, 5-13-3)
Date: Feb 28, 2004 Location: Boston, MA Arena: Walter Brown
Attendance:2805 Start time:7:07 pm End time:9:40 pm Total time:2:33
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 01:28 BU EV Kenny Roche/7 David Van der Gu/6 3,13,15,16,4 6,7,12,11,3
Brad Zancanaro/10
2 2nd 00:47 NU EV Jason Guerriero/13 - 13,4,9,23,3 27,9,19,2,23
3 2nd 06:00 NU EV Brian Swiniarski/13 Eric Ortlip/14 23,11,9,4,28 19,2,15,16,17
Jared Mudryk/8
4 2nd 09:12 NU EV Mike Morris/9 Jason Guerriero/17 16,13,3,15,22 6,7,12,11,19
Bryan Cirullo/5
5 2nd 09:44 NU EV Mike Morris/10 Jason Guerriero/18 16,13,3,15,44 6,7,12,3,11
Ray Ortiz/5
6 2nd 10:21 BU EV Brian McConnell/10 Bryan Miller/14 44,5,9,11,23 9,27,23,14,21
Mark Mullen/9
7 2nd 19:29 NU EV Jason Guerriero/14 Mike Morris/18 13,44,16,5,4 5,7,27,19,12
8 3rd 02:54 NU EV Brian Tudrick/3 Trevor Reschny/1 25,17,2,3,28 19,2,27,23,9
Jon Awe/11
9 3rd 12:10 BU PP David Van der Gulik/10 John Laliberte/9 17,44,5,21 7,5,12,14,2
Brad Zancanaro/11
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Jon Awe............. 0 0 1 1 +1
3 Donny Grover........ 2 0 0 2 +3
4 Chuck Tomes......... 1 1 0 2 +2
5 Tim Judy............ 0 0 0 0 0
8 Bryan Esner......... 0 0 0 0 0
9 Jared Mudryk........ 1 0 0 1 +1
11 Eric Ortlip......... 1 1 0 2 0
13 Jason Guerriero..... 0 2 2 4 +3
15 Ray Ortiz........... 0 1 0 1 +1
16 Mike Morris......... 3 2 0 5 +2
17 Trevor Reschny...... 0 0 0 0 +1
20 Yale Lewis.......... 0 1 1 2 0
21 Aaron Moore......... 0 0 0 0 0
22 Bryan Cirullo....... 0 1 0 1 +1
23 Brian Swiniarski.... 1 1 0 2 +1
25 Brian Tudrick....... 0 0 1 1 +1
28 Jonathan Koop....... 0 0 0 0 +2
44 Steve Birnstill..... 1 0 1 2 +1
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.............. 10 10 6 26 +20
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Boston University 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Sean Sullivan....... 0 2 0 2 -3
3 Kevin Schaeffer..... 0 2 1 3 0
5 John Laliberte...... 1 1 0 2 -1
6 Kenny Roche......... 1 0 2 3 -1
7 David Van der Gulik. 1 2 2 5 -2
8 Steve Greeley....... 1 0 0 1 0
9 Brian McConnell..... 0 1 1 2 -1
11 Dan Spang........... 1 0 1 2 -1
12 Brad Zancanaro...... 0 0 0 0 -2
14 Jekabs Redlihs...... 0 0 1 1 +1
15 Ken Magowan......... 0 0 0 0 -1
16 Gregg Johnson....... 1 0 0 1 -1
17 Frantisek Skladany.. 0 0 2 2 -1
18 Matt Radoslovich.... 0 0 0 0 0
19 Ryan Whitney........ 2 2 1 5 -5
21 Thomas Morrow....... 0 0 0 0 +1
23 Mark Mullen......... 1 0 0 1 -1
27 Bryan Miller........ 1 0 0 1 -2
Totals.............. 10 10 11 31 -20
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 0 5 1 - 6
BU 1 1 1 - 3
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 10 10 6 - 26
BU 10 10 11 - 31
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd NU BU
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1st 0-2 (6) 0-1 (4)
2nd 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0)
3rd 0-1 (1) 1-2 (4)
Total 0-3 (7) 1-3 (8)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd NU BU
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1st 1/2 2/4
2nd 1/2 1/2
3rd 5/10 4/8
Total 7/14 7/14
ITECH Three stars:
1. Jason Guerriero
2. Mike Morris
3. David Van der Gulik
Officials:
Referee:Jeff Bunyon
Asst Ref:Bob Bernard
Asst Ref:Tim Low
GOALTENDERS
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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31 Keni Gibson......... W 60:00 3 0 9 9 10 28
Boston University Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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31 Sean Fields......... L 47:13 6 0 10 5 3 18
1 Stephan Siwiec...... 10:52 0 0 0 0 2 2
TM EMPTY NET........... 01:55 0 0 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st David Van der Gulik BU 2 ELBOWING 04:29 PP
1st Chuck Tomes NU 2 INTERFERENCE 06:59 PP
1st John Laliberte BU 2 INTERFERENCE 10:08 PP
2nd Chuck Tomes NU 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 13:09
2nd Thomas Morrow BU 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 13:09
3rd Bryan Esner NU 2 ROUGHING 05:14
3rd Gregg Johnson BU 2 ROUGHING 05:14
3rd Bryan Esner NU 2 BOARDING 10:19 PP
3rd Brian McConnell BU 2 CROSS-CHECKING 13:45 PP
3rd Bryan Cirullo NU 2 HOLDING 17:32 PP
3rd Bryan Miller BU 2 ROUGHING 19:15
3rd Eric Ortlip NU 2 ROUGHING 19:15
3rd Mark Mullen BU 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 19:15
3rd Tim Judy NU 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 19:15
Win-Keni Gibson (9-13-7). Loss-Sean Fields (7-14-6).
