NU shut out at BU
Nov. 16, 2008
Agganis Arena (Boston, Mass.)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| No. 7 Northeastern (7-2-2, 5-2-1 Hockey East) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 1 Boston University (7-2-0, 4-2-0 Hockey East) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Northeastern took a 3-0 loss to No. 1 Boston University on Sunday night at Agganis Arena. The seventh-ranked Huskies never got much momentum in the game and the Terriers scored twice in the second period and added a third goal in the third. Huskies goalie Brad Thiessen made 24 saves.
With the loss, Northeastern is 7-2-2 overall and 5-2-1 in Hockey East while Boston University improved to 7-2-0 overall and 4-2-0 in Hockey East. The Huskies remain atop the Hockey East standings.
The first period went scoreless with Boston University outshooting Northeastern 12-5. The Terriers had two power plays, including a short five-on-three, but the Huskies defended their zone well and Thiessen was excellent, stopping all 12 shots. The Huskies had a great scoring chance on a penalty kill when Tyler McNeely stole the puck and went up the ice for a two-one-one and crossed a pass to Joe Vitale. Vitale shot it but BU goaltender Kieran Millan came across to make a great save and keep NU off the board.
The Terriers got a pair of goals in the second period and took a 2-0 margin into the final set. Nick Bonino scored the first goal for the Terriers when he picked up a pass from Matt Gilroy in front of the net and got it past Thiessen. Greg Costa had made a good play to break up the pass but Bonino was in the right place at the right time to pick up the loose puck and score at 4:25 in the second. Andrew Glass scored the second Terrier goal of the game, the first of his collegiate career, at 6:22 in the second period.
The Huskies got some scoring chances in the third period and outshot the Terriers, 7-6, but couldn't find the back of the net. BU was able to put another goal on the board at 14:16 on a great play by Colin Wilson and Chris Higgins. Wilson took the puck in through the left circle and made a great pass to Higgins, who went from forehand to backhand and roofed a shot over the stick side of Thiessen to make it 3-0.
It was the first time this season Northeastern has been shut out and the first shutout for BU freshman goaltender Kieran Millan, who made 18 saves. Both teams went scoreless on four power plays.
Northeastern is back in action next weekend with a pair of Hockey East games. Northeastern hosts New Hampshire on Friday night at 7 p.m. in a game that will be broadcast on 890 ESPN Boston and WRBB Radio and will have live video on GoNU.TV. On Saturday, the Huskies will travel to UMass Lowell to play the River Hawks at Tsongas Arena. That game will be broadcast on 890 ESPN Boston.
Northeastern (7-2-2, 5-2-1) vs. Boston University (7-2-0, 4-2-0)
Date: Nov 16, 2008 Location: Boston, Mass. Arena: Agganis Arena
Attendance:5496 Start time:7:05 End time:9:04 Total time:1:59
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 2nd 04:25 BU EV Bonino, Nick/5 McCarthy, John/5 23,13,24,8,22 13,15,18,7,97
Gilroy, Matt/6
2 2nd 06:22 BU EV Glass, Andrew/1 Pereira, Joe/2 23,22,13,21,5 14,6,5,26,2
Popko, Luke/1
3 3rd 14:16 BU EV Higgins, Chris/5 Wilson, Colin/8 26,19,24,8,94 10,33,2,21,7
Gryba, Eric/1
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Ginand, Ryan........ 0 2 1 3 0
4 *Driscoll, Jim....... 0 0 0 0 0
5 Liotti, Louis....... 0 0 0 0 -1
6 *Strathman, David.... 2 0 1 3 0
8 Maley, J.P.......... 1 0 1 2 -2
10 Quailer, Steve...... 0 0 0 0 0
12 McCauley, Dennis.... 0 0 0 0 0
13*Guzior, Randy....... 0 1 0 1 -2
17 Silva, Steve........ 0 0 0 0 0
18 McLaughlin, Mike.... 1 0 1 2 0
19 MacLeod, Wade....... 0 1 0 1 -1
21 Muench, Drew........ 0 0 0 0 -1
22*Costa, Greg......... 0 0 0 0 -2
23*Donovan, Chris...... 0 0 1 1 -2
24 Chisholm, Denis..... 0 0 0 0 -2
26 Vitale, Joe......... 1 1 0 2 -1
27 Tuckerman, Alex..... 0 1 1 2 0
94 McNeely, Tyler...... 0 0 1 1 -1
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 5 6 7 18 -15
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Boston University 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Gryba, Eric......... 0 0 0 0 +2
3 Shattenkirk, Kevin.. 1 0 1 2 0
5 Warsofsky, David.... 0 0 0 0 +1
6 Pereira, Joe........ 0 0 0 0 +1
7 *Strait, Brian....... 0 0 0 0 +2
10*Higgins, Chris...... 0 2 1 3 +1
11 Cohen, Zach......... 1 1 1 3 0
12 Connolly, Chris..... 3 0 1 4 0
13 Bonino, Nick........ 1 2 2 5 +1
14 Glass, Andrew....... 0 1 0 1 +1
15 McCarthy, John...... 0 1 0 1 +1
18 Yip, Brandon........ 1 0 0 1 +1
21*Lawrence, Jason..... 1 0 0 1 +1
25 Cohen, Colby........ 0 0 0 0 0
26 Popko, Luke......... 2 0 0 2 +1
27 Saponari, Vinny..... 1 1 0 2 0
33*Wilson, Colin....... 1 0 0 1 +1
97*Gilroy, Matt........ 0 1 0 1 +1
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
32 Kraus, Adam DNP
35 Rollheiser, Grant DNP
Totals.............. 12 9 6 27 +15
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 0 0 0 - 0
BU 0 2 1 - 3
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 5 6 7 - 18
BU 12 9 6 - 27
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd NU BU
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1st 0-1 (0) 0-3 (5)
2nd 0-1 (0) 0-1 (0)
3rd 0-2 (0) 0-0 (0)
Total 0-4 (0) 0-4 (5)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd NU BU
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1st 5/10 3/6
2nd 1/2 1/2
3rd 0/0 2/4
Total 6/12 6/12
Three stars:
1. Bonino, Nick
2. Millan, Kieran
3. Glass, Andrew
Officials:
Referee:Gravallese, K. Shea
Linesman:Bob Bernard
Linesman:Chris Aughe
GOALTENDERS
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... L 60:00 3 0 12 7 5 24
Boston University Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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31 Millan, Kieran...... W 60:00 0 0 5 6 7 18
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Quailer, Steve NU 2 HOLDING 04:27 PP
1st Silva, Steve NU 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 07:52
1st Yip, Brandon BU 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 07:52
1st Guzior, Randy NU 2 ELBOWING 12:14 PP
1st McNeely, Tyler NU 2 TRIPPING 14:02 PP
1st Guzior, Randy NU 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 14:43
1st Higgins, Chris BU 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 14:43
1st Popko, Luke BU 2 ROUGHING 16:48 PP
2nd Yip, Brandon BU 2 OI 06:50 PP
2nd Chisholm, Denis NU 2 INTERFERENCE 15:32 PP
3rd Strait, Brian BU 2 INTERFERENCE 02:11 PP
3rd Gryba, Eric BU 2 INTERFERENCE 09:14 PP
Win-Millan, Kieran (5-0-0). Loss-Thiessen, Brad (7-2-2).
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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17 Silva, Steve 7 3
3 Ginand, Ryan 5 6
22 Costa, Greg 4 8
27 Tuckerman, Alex 3 1
26 Vitale, Joe 3 8
10 Quailer, Steve 1 0
23 Donovan, Chris 1 0
94 McNeely, Tyler 1 2
19 MacLeod, Wade 0 1
Totals......... 25 29
Boston University - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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13 Bonino, Nick 14 5
33 Wilson, Colin 6 5
26 Popko, Luke 4 4
12 Connolly, Chris 4 6
27 Saponari, Vinny 1 1
21 Lawrence, Jason 0 1
15 McCarthy, John 0 1
11 Cohen, Zach 0 1
10 Higgins, Chris 0 1
Totals......... 29 25
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 16:48 18:48 02:00 0 0
2nd 06:50 08:50 02:00 0 0
3rd 02:11 04:11 02:00 0 0
3rd 09:14 11:14 02:00 0 0
SUMMARY: 4 opps, 0 shots, 0 goals, time 08:00
Boston University - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 04:27 06:27 02:00 1 0
1st 12:14 14:02 01:48 0 1
1st 14:02 16:02 02:00 4 0
2nd 15:32 17:32 02:00 0 0
SUMMARY: 4 opps, 5 shots, 0 goals, time 07:48
