NU tops BC before sellout crowd at Matthews Arena
Oct. 18, 2008
Matthews Arena (Boston, Mass.)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| No. 1 Boston College (2-1-0, 0-1-0 Hockey East) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Northeastern (3-0-1, 2-0-0 Hockey East) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Senior Joe Vitale scored twice, including the game-winner, and goaltender Brad Thiessen made 38 saves as Northeastern beat No. 1 Boston College, 4-3, before a sold-out crowd of 5,407 on Saturday night at Matthews Arena. Chris Donovan and Dennis McCauley also scored for the Huskies.
Northeastern improved to 3-0-1 overall and 2-0-0 in Hockey East after beating Providence, 4-0, on Friday night. It is the first time Northeastern has started the season with a four-game unbeaten streak since 1994-95, when the Huskies started 4-0-1. It was the first loss of the season for Boston College, which stands at 2-1-0 and 0-1-0 in Hockey East. It was the 200th meeting between the two schools and Northeastern is 4-3-1 in the last eight meetings.
A Greg Costa tripping penalty carried from the second to the third period, giving Boston College a power play with the scored tied 3-3. Vitale took a faceoff in the neutral zone and it drew back to the BC zone. Vitale chased a Boston College defenseman into the left circle, stripped the puck and scored on goaltender John Muse to make it 4-3 at 0:14 in the third. It was the fourth short-handed goal and the sixth game-winning goal of his career.
Boston College got on the board first at 7:41 in the first period. With BC on a power play, Joe Whitney took a shot from the left circle that Thiessen saved. The puck went out front, off a Northeastern player and into the open side of the net for the score.
The Huskies fired back just nine seconds after the ensuing faceoff. Ryan Ginand made a great pass from behind the net to McCauley, who was open in front. McCauley buried it top shelf to make it 1-1 at 7:50. Kyle Kraemer also got an assist on the play.
Northeastern took the lead with a five-on-three power-play goal. With Nick Petrecki and Brian Gibbons in the penalty box, the Huskies cycled the puck. Wade MacLeod passed it from the right point to David Strathman at the left. Strathman passed it to Vitale on the goal line and Vitale quickly snapped a shot off Muse's back for the score.
The Eagles were able to even the score at 2-2 before the first period was over. Ben Smith took the puck in through the left circle and shot it of an NU player and behind the net. The puck bounced out to Kyle Kucharski, who put it past Thiessen to tie the game at 19:17.
At 3:12 in the second period, Donovan gave the Huskies a lead again. With Mike Hewkin in the penalty box for cross checking and NU on the penalty kill, Dan Nycholat passed the puck behind the NU net around the boards to Costa. Costa passed it to Donovan, who took it in for a breakaway and a score.
Barry Almeida scored his first career goal for Boston College at 11:07 in the second period. He stole the puck at the Northeastern blueline and got ahead of the defense for a breakaway and shot the puck past Thiessen to make it 3-3. Vitale's second score of the game would put the Huskies on top for good.
Saturday's game was the first sellout for Northeastern hockey since Oct. 22, 2005, when Northeastern tied Boston College 1-1. It was the first advance sellout of any Northeastern Athletics event since the men's basketball team hosted Duke on Dec. 30, 1995.
Northeastern is back in action next weekend with a pair of games against Maine at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine. The football team also plays Maine on Saturday in Orono.
Boston College (2-1-0, 0-1-0 HEA) vs. Northeastern (3-0-1, 2-0-0 HEA)
Date: Oct 18, 2008 Location: Boston, MA Arena: Matthews Arena
Attendance:5407 Start time:7:05 PM End time:9:19 PM Total time:2:14
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 07:41 BC PP Joe Whitney/2 - 21,17,18,15 26,24,27,5
2 1st 07:50 NU EV McCauley, Dennis Ginand, Ryan 4,5,21,27,18 6,16,12,4,3
Kraemer, Kyle
3 1st 10:13 NU PP Vitale, Joe/1 Strathman, David/3 21,19,7 26,6,19,10,94
MacLeod, Wade/1
4 1st 19:17 BC EV Kyle Kucharski/2 Ben Smith/1 18,21,12,5,4 26,10,6,4,94
Tim Filangieri/3
5 2nd 03:12 NU SH Donovan, Chris/1 Costa, Greg/1 17,21,15,19,12 23,5,22,7
Nycholat, Dan/1
6 2nd 11:07 BC EV Barry Almeida/1 - 9,4,6,25,7 3,5,22,27,7
7 3rd 00:14 NU SH Vitale, Joe/2 - 15,19,6,7,17 26,4,5,19
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Boston College 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Anthony Aiello...... 0 0 0 0 0
4 Tommy Cross......... 1 1 1 3 +1
5 Tim Filangieri...... 0 1 1 2 0
6 Tim Kunes........... 0 1 0 1 0
7 *Carl Sneep.......... 2 0 1 3 0
9 Barry Almeida....... 1 2 0 3 +1
12 Ben Smith........... 1 1 1 3 0
13 Cam Atkinson........ 1 0 0 1 0
15*Joe Whitney......... 1 0 3 4 -2
17*Brian Gibbons....... 1 0 0 1 -2
18 Kyle Kucharski...... 1 0 1 2 0
19*Brock Bradford...... 0 1 2 3 -2
21 Benn Ferriero....... 0 1 1 2 -1
22 Paul Carey.......... 0 1 0 1 0
24 Matt Lombardi....... 2 0 1 3 0
25 Matt Price.......... 1 1 1 3 +1
26*Nick Petrecki....... 1 0 0 1 0
27 Andrew Orpik........ 1 1 3 5 -1
29 Alex Kremer DNP
Totals.............. 14 11 16 41 -5
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Ginand, Ryan........ 0 0 0 0 0
4 Driscoll, Jim....... 0 0 0 0 +1
5 *Liotti, Louis....... 0 0 0 0 +1
6 Strathman, David.... 0 0 2 2 0
7 Nycholat, Dan....... 0 0 1 1 0
10 Quailer, Steve...... 4 1 0 5 -1
12 McCauley, Dennis.... 2 2 0 4 +1
16 Kraemer, Kyle....... 1 0 0 1 +1
17 Silva, Steve........ 0 0 0 0 0
19*MacLeod, Wade....... 1 1 1 3 +1
22 Costa, Greg......... 0 0 0 0 0
23 Donovan, Chris...... 0 1 0 1 +1
24*Chisholm, Denis..... 0 0 0 0 0
26*Vitale, Joe......... 1 0 2 3 0
27*Tuckerman, Alex..... 0 0 0 0 -1
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 0 1 0 1 0
32 Wiwchar, Dylan...... 0 0 1 1 0
94 McNeely, Tyler...... 0 0 2 2 -1
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 9 6 9 24 +3
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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BC 2 1 0 - 3
NU 2 1 1 - 4
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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BC 14 11 16 - 41
NU 9 6 9 - 24
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd BC NU
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1st 1-1 (1) 1-4 (5)
2nd 0-2 (4) 0-1 (2)
3rd 0-2 (0) 0-0 (0)
Total 1-5 (5) 1-5 (7)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd BC NU
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1st 4/8 1/2
2nd 2/4 4/8
3rd 0/0 1/2
Total 6/12 6/12
Three stars:
1. Vitale, Joe
2. Thiessen, Brad
3. Barry Almeida
Officials:
Referee:D.Hansen, J. Millea
Linesman:Paul Scleparis
Linesman:Tom Cronin
GOALTENDERS
Boston College Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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1 John Muse........... L 58:36 4 0 7 5 8 20
TM EMPTY NET........... 01:24 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... W 60:00 3 0 12 10 16 38
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Benn Ferriero BC 2 HIGH STICKING 05:33 PP
1st Silva, Steve NU 2 HOOKING 06:36 PP
1st Nick Petrecki BC 2 BOARDING 09:48 PP
1st Brian Gibbons BC 2 INTERFERENCE 10:05 PP
1st Anthony Aiello BC 2 CROSS-CHECKING 13:30 PP
2nd Hewkin, Mike NU 2 CROSS-CHECKING 02:16 PP
2nd TEAM NU 2 TOO MANY ON ICE 05:14 PP
2nd Cam Atkinson BC 2 HOOKING 08:06 PP
2nd Joe Whitney BC 2 ROUGHING 12:22
2nd Donovan, Chris NU 2 ROUGHING 12:22
2nd Costa, Greg NU 2 TRIPPING 18:19 PP
3rd Liotti, Louis NU 2 TRIPPING 07:23 PP
Win-Thiessen, Brad (3-0-1). Loss-John Muse (2-1-0).
Boston College - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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17 Brian Gibbons 7 11
12 Ben Smith 6 9
25 Matt Price 5 5
24 Matt Lombardi 4 5
27 Andrew Orpik 3 1
13 Cam Atkinson 1 1
19 Brock Bradford 1 2
21 Benn Ferriero 0 1
Totals......... 27 35
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Vitale, Joe 19 12
22 Costa, Greg 9 4
3 Ginand, Ryan 3 6
17 Silva, Steve 1 0
16 Kraemer, Kyle 1 0
28 Hewkin, Mike 1 0
23 Donovan, Chris 1 1
12 McCauley, Dennis 0 1
94 McNeely, Tyler 0 3
Totals......... 35 27
Boston College - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 07:33 07:41 00:08 1 0 PPG
2nd 02:16 03:12 00:56 1 2 SHG
2nd 05:14 07:14 02:00 1 0
2nd 18:19 00:19 02:00 2 1 SHG
3rd 07:23 09:23 02:00 0 1
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 5 shots, 1 goal, time 07:04
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 05:33 06:36 01:03 1 0
1st 09:48 10:05 00:17 0 0
1st 10:05 10:13 00:08 1 0 PPG
1st 10:13 12:05 01:52 2 2
1st 13:30 15:30 02:00 1 1
2nd 08:06 10:06 02:00 2 0
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 7 shots, 1 goal, time 07:20
