2007-08 Schedule/Results
2007-08 Statistics
Northeastern 4, Bowling Green 3
First Round, Badger Hockey Showdown
Dec. 28, 2007
Kohl Center (Madison, WI)
| Team |
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
Final
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| #11 Northeastern (8-4-2, 6-3-1 Hockey East) |
0
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
| #19 Bowling Green (8-7-0, 5-5-0 CCHA) |
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
Northeastern scored four unanswered goals in the second half of the game to beat No. 19 Bowling Green, 4-3, in the first round of the Badger Hockey Showdown at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisc., on Friday. After Bowling Green got out to a 3-0 lead, Dan Nycholat scored, Jimmy Russo scored twice and Louis Liotti scored the game-winning goal to lift the Huskies to victory.
The win improved 11th-ranked Northeastern to 8-4-2 overall and the Huskies stayed 6-3-1 in Hockey East. Bowling Green dropped to 8-7-0 overall and stayed 5-5-0 in the CCHA. The win extended Northeastern's unbeaten streak to nine games at 7-0-2. It was the Huskies' eighth comeback win of the season, as NU is 8-3-1 when scoring first.
After falling behind, 3-0, Northeastern came back with goals by Nycholat and Russo within 2:30 of each other in the second to make it 3-2. Bowling Green opened the second peirod with a Jacob Cepis goal at 2:24. The momentum swung in Northeastern's direction halfway through the second period when Nycholat scored his first collegiate goal and point at 11:19. Wade MacLeod passed the puck from the goal line to Nycholat, who was open in the slot and shot it just under the crossbar to get the Huskies on the board. Tyler McNeely also got an assist on the play.
Less than three minutes later, Northeastern put another goal on the board. A Nycholat shot was saved by Bowling Green goalie Jimmy Spratt and the rebound went to Greg Costa. Costa sent the puck out of the corner and Russo deflected it past Spratt to make it 3-2 at 13:49 in the second. Northeastern outshot Bowling Green, 16-7, in the second period with most of the shots coming in the later half of the period.
Russo's second goal tied the game 5:00 into the third period. David Strathman passed the puck to Randy Guzior, who took it up the right side into the corner. He centered it and the puck went off a Bowling Green defenseman and stopped at the top of the crease, where Russo shot it high past Spratt. It was Russo's fourth goal in as many games.
Liotti's game-winner came at 13:03 in the third. Ryan Ginand won a faceoff back to Liotti and Liotti shot the puck through traffic from the point to the back of the net, making it 4-3.
Northeastern outshot Bowling Green, 9-5, in the first period but it was the Falcons that ended the period with a 2-0 lead. Bowling Green's David Solway scored the first goal of the game 1:59 into it when he beat Huskies goalie Brad Thiessen from the left circle. Todd McIlrath had chipped the puck ahead to Solway, who beat a defenseman and got the shot off. The Falcons made it 2-0 when Dan Sexton scored at 14:46. He potted the rebound of a McIlrath shot from the right side.
The Huskies put several good shots in the fourth minute of play, including a crossbar by Joe Vitale, but NU couldn't find the back of the net. Northeastern had two power plays in the period when Derek Whitmore was called for tripping at 8:37 and Kai Kantola was whistled for slashing at 17:58. The latter penalty was neutralized when NU's Randy Guzior was called for interference at 18:22.
Thiessen made 23 saves for the win and Spratt made 29. Both teams went 0-for-3 on power plays.
Northeastern plays the winner of the Colgate vs. Wisconsin game in the final of the Badger Hockey Showdown on Saturday at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisc. If NU plays Colgate, the game will be at 5 p.m. (Eastern) and if it plays No. 13 Wisconsin, the game will be at 8 p.m. (Eastern). The game will be broadcasted on 890 ESPN Boston and WRBB Radio.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Hockey
#11 Northeastern vs #19 Bowling Green (Dec 28, 2007 at Madison, WI)
Northeastern (8-4-2,6-3-1) vs. Bowling Green (8-7-0,5-5-0)
Date: Dec 28, 2007 Location: Madison, WI Arena: Kohl Center
Attendance:13484 Start time:4:07 pm End time:6:15 pm Total time:2:08
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 01:59 BGSU EV David Solway/5 Todd McIlrath/8 13,7,11,22,6 5,24,12,8,10
Tim Maxwell/8
2 1st 14:46 BGSU EV Dan Sexton/4 Todd McIlrath/9 37,23,5,21,12 8,24,12,10,5
Tim Maxwell/9
3 2nd 02:24 BGSU EV Jacob Cepis/7 James Perkin/7 23,12,37,5,21 13,7,14,2,26
Kai Kantola/3
4 2nd 11:19 NU EV Nycholat, Dan/1 MacLeod, Wade/7 7,19,26,94,6 4,10,12,21,29
McNeely, Tyler/4
5 2nd 13:49 NU EV Russo, Jimmy/3 Costa, Greg/3 11,22,7,13,6 7,10,12,13,14
Nycholat, Dan/1
6 3rd 05:00 NU EV Russo, Jimmy/4 Guzior, Randy/5 11,13,6,22,21 5,8,10,12,24
Strathman, David/5
7 3rd 13:03 NU EV Liotti, Louis Ginand, Ryan 5,3,17,16,21 23,4,29,21,12
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Ginand, Ryan........ 0 2 2 4 +1
5 *Liotti, Louis....... 0 0 2 2 -1
6 Strathman, David.... 0 0 0 0 +2
7 Nycholat, Dan....... 0 2 0 2 +1
11 Russo, Jimmy........ 0 1 2 3 +1
12 McCauley, Dennis.... 1 1 0 2 -2
13 Guzior, Randy....... 0 1 0 1 +1
16 Kraemer, Kyle....... 1 0 0 1 +1
17 Silva, Steve........ 0 1 0 1 +1
19*MacLeod, Wade....... 2 1 0 3 +1
21*Muench, Drew........ 2 1 0 3 0
22 Costa, Greg......... 0 1 0 1 +1
23 Donovan, Chris...... 1 1 0 2 -2
24 Chisholm, Denis..... 0 0 1 1 0
26*Vitale, Joe......... 0 1 1 2 +1
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 0 0 0 0 0
37 Rassey, Rob......... 0 1 0 1 -2
94*McNeely, Tyler...... 2 2 0 4 +1
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 9 16 8 33 +5
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Bowling Green 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Michael Hodgson..... 0 0 0 0 +1
4 *Kyle Page........... 0 0 1 1 -2
5 David Solway........ 1 1 1 3 +1
7 James Perkin........ 0 1 2 3 0
8 Dan Sexton.......... 1 0 2 3 +1
10 Kevin Schmidt....... 0 1 1 2 -1
12 Tim Maxwell......... 0 0 1 1 -2
13 Jacob Cepis......... 1 1 1 3 0
14 Kai Kantola......... 1 1 2 4 0
15*Andrew Krelove...... 0 0 1 1 0
21*Derek Whitmore...... 0 0 0 0 -2
22 Ben Geelan.......... 0 1 0 1 0
23*Brandon Svendsen.... 0 0 0 0 -1
24 Todd McIlrath....... 1 0 1 2 +1
25 Patrick Tiesling.... 0 0 0 0 0
26 Mike Nesdill........ 0 1 0 1 +1
27 Tommy Dee........... 0 0 1 1 0
29*John Mazzei......... 0 0 0 0 -2
31 Nick Eno DNP
Totals.............. 5 7 14 26 -5
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 0 2 2 - 4
BGSU 2 1 0 - 3
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 9 16 8 - 33
BGSU 5 7 14 - 26
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd NU BGSU
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1st 0-2 (0) 0-0 (0)
2nd 0-0 (0) 0-3 (2)
3rd 0-1 (0) 0-0 (0)
Total 0-3 (0) 0-3 (2)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd NU BGSU
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1st 1/2 2/4
2nd 2/4 1/2
3rd 3/6 3/6
Total 6/12 6/12
Three stars:
1. None
2. None
3. None
Officials:
Referee:Derek Shepherd
Linesman:Dan Carey
Linesman:Dan Dineen
Scorer:Pete Giacomini
GOALTENDERS
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... W 60:00 3 0 3 6 14 23
Bowling Green Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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37 Jimmy Spratt........ L 58:36 4 0 9 14 6 29
TM EMPTY NET........... 01:24 0 0 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Derek Whitmore BGSU 2 TRIPPING 08:37 PP
1st Kai Kantola BGSU 2 SLASHING 17:58 PP
1st Guzior, Randy NU 2 INTERFERENCE 18:22 PP
2nd McNeely, Tyler NU 2 EH 02:59 PP
2nd Costa, Greg NU 2 INTERFERENCE 05:49 PP
2nd Tim Maxwell BGSU 2 TRIPPING 19:00 PP
3rd James Perkin BGSU 2 ROUGHING 13:32
3rd Guzior, Randy NU 2 ROUGHING 13:32
3rd Guzior, Randy NU 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 18:36
3rd Guzior, Randy NU 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 18:36
3rd James Perkin BGSU 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 18:36
3rd James Perkin BGSU 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 18:36
Win-Thiessen, Brad (8-4-2). Loss-Jimmy Spratt (3-5-0).
BOWLING GREEN TIMEOUT AT 18:36 IN THE THIRD PERIOD
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Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Vitale, Joe 13 5
22 Costa, Greg 6 2
37 Rassey, Rob 6 5
17 Silva, Steve 6 13
94 McNeely, Tyler 5 1
16 Kraemer, Kyle 1 0
3 Ginand, Ryan 1 0
11 Russo, Jimmy 0 1
Totals......... 38 27
Bowling Green - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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7 James Perkin 9 10
29 John Mazzei 7 8
23 Brandon Svendsen 3 2
24 Todd McIlrath 3 7
22 Ben Geelan 3 8
5 David Solway 2 2
27 Tommy Dee 0 1
Totals......... 27 38
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 08:37 10:37 02:00 0 0
1st 17:58 18:22 00:24 0 0
2nd 19:00 01:00 02:00 0 0
SUMMARY: 3 opps, 0 shots, 0 goals, time 04:24
Bowling Green - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 19:58 00:22 00:24 0 0
2nd 02:59 04:59 02:00 1 0
2nd 05:49 07:49 02:00 1 2
SUMMARY: 3 opps, 2 shots, 0 goals, time 04:24
