Costa's hat trick lifts NU over UMass Lowell
Nov. 22, 2008
Tsongas Arena (Lowell, Mass.)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| #5 Northeastern (9-2-2, 7-2-1 Hockey East) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| UMass Lowell (6-5-0, 4-3-0 Hockey East) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Junior Greg Costa had a hat trick to lift No. 5 Northeastern to a 4-3 win over UMass Lowell on Saturday night at Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Mass. Ryan Ginand had a goal and two assists and was on the ice for all four of the Huskies' goals. Goaltender Brad Thiessen made 36 saves, including 13 in the third period.
Northeastern improved to 9-2-2 overall and 7-2-1 in Hockey East while UMass Lowell dropped to 6-5-0 overall and 4-3-0 in Hockey East. Northeastern leads Hockey East by four points heading into Thanksgiving.
The game was tied, 1-1, entering the third period and UMass Lowell's Paul Worthington scored just 20 seconds into it. Ben Holstrom and Patrick Cey got assists on the play.
The Huskies came right back with Costa's second goal of the game 25 seconds later at 0:45 in the third period. Ginand and Chris Donovan worked behind the net to get the puck to Costa, who put it past UMass Lowell goaltender Nevin Hamilton.
Ginand made it 3-2 when he scored from the slot at 7:39 in the third period. He took a pass from Tyler McNeely and shot a laser through traffic into the top left corner of the net. Wade MacLeod also got an assist on the play.
Costa completed the hat trick at 9:17 in the third, giving the Huskies a 4-2 advantage. Steve Silva stole the puck in the neutral zone and passed it ahead to Costa, who flew down the right side. He was almost to the goal line when he backhanded the puck toward the net and it just caught the inside of the crossbar for the score. It was Northeastern's first hat trick since Ginand's in a 6-4 loss to New Hampshire on Nov. 4, 2005.
The game waned into the final minutes and UMass Lowell pulled Hamilton with just over a minute to go. The River Hawks got an extra-attacker goal from David Vallorani at 19:35 when they crowded the front of the net, getting seveal shots on Thiessen before the puck finally went in. Maury Edwards and Holstrom got assists on the play. UMass Lowell kept Hamilton off the ice and made a last ditch effort to tie it but couldn't get another good scoring chance and the final was 4-3.
UMass Lowell struck first when Michael Budd scored at 10:53 in the first period. Nick Schaus and Nick Monroe got the puck to the front of the net where Thiessen saved a couple shots. The puck came loose in the crease and Thiessen swiped at it with his stick but couldn't clear it. Budd buried it to make it 1-0 River Hawks.
Northeastern was able to even it up at 14:18 in the first period. Costa won a faceoff to Ginand in the UMass Lowell zone and the Huskies went right to the net. Ginand passed it to Costa in front and Costa put the puck past Hamilton for the score and it was 1-1 going into the second period.
The second period was action packed but neither team found the back of the net. The Huskies started the second on a power play after Ryan Blair took a high sticking penalty at 19:55 in the first. The River Hawks were able to kill that one off but Maury Edwards went to the penalty box for slashing at 2:10. Northeastern had several scoring chances on that power play, including a post-shot by David Strathman at 3:30. UMass Lowell got a pair of power plays in the later half of the second period but came up scoreless. NU led the shot count, 14-10, in the second period.
Northeastern plays in the RPI Holiday Tournament next weekend in Troy, N.Y. The Huskies play No. 8 Princeton in the first round on Friday at 4 p.m. and play either RPI or Mercyhurst in the second round the next day. Both games will be broadcast on 890 ESPN Boston.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Hockey
#5 Northeastern vs UMass Lowell (Nov 22, 2008 at Lowell, Mass.)
Northeastern (9-2-2, 7-2-1 HE) vs. UMass Lowell (6-5-0, 4-3-0 HE)
Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Lowell, Mass. Arena: Tsongas Arena
Attendance:2948 Start time:7:00 End time:9:20 Total time:2:20
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 10:53 UML EV Budd, Michael/2 Monroe, Nick/3 23,22,6,21,28 28,14,5,26,10
Schaus, Nick/6
2 1st 14:18 NU EV Costa, Greg/2 Ginand, Ryan/3 22,3,4,6,23 10,14,28,26,7
3 3rd 00:20 UML EV Worthington, Paul/2 Holmstrom, Ben/6 19,94,5,21,26 22,21,18,2,5
Cey, Patrick/1
4 3rd 00:45 NU EV Costa, Greg/3 Ginand, Ryan/4 22,3,4,6,23 12,11,26,7,8
Donovan, Chris/3
5 3rd 07:39 NU EV Ginand, Ryan/8 McNeely, Tyler/5 26,3,94,19,4 11,2,21,22,7
MacLeod, Wade/6
6 3rd 09:17 NU EV Costa, Greg/4 Silva, Steve/7 22,6,4,23,3 19,15,12,2,5
7 3rd 19:35 UML EX Vallorani, David/2 Edwards, Maury/7 4,94,26,6,19 10,7,21,15,12,2
Holmstrom, Ben/7
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Ginand, Ryan........ 3 3 3 9 +4
4 Driscoll, Jim....... 0 0 0 0 +3
5 *Liotti, Louis....... 0 0 0 0 -1
6 Strathman, David.... 0 1 0 1 +1
10 Quailer, Steve...... 2 0 0 2 0
12 McCauley, Dennis.... 0 1 2 3 0
13 Guzior, Randy....... 1 0 0 1 0
17 Silva, Steve........ 1 0 0 1 0
19*MacLeod, Wade....... 1 2 0 3 -1
21*Muench, Drew........ 0 2 0 2 -2
22 Costa, Greg......... 1 0 2 3 +2
23 Donovan, Chris...... 0 2 0 2 +2
24 Chisholm, Denis..... 0 0 0 0 0
26*Vitale, Joe......... 1 1 0 2 -1
27 Tuckerman, Alex..... 0 0 0 0 0
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 0 0 0 0 -1
37 Rassey, Rob......... 0 0 0 0 0
94*McNeely, Tyler...... 1 2 0 3 -1
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 11 14 7 32 +5
|-Shots by Prd-|
## UMass Lowell 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 *Dehner, Jeremy...... 1 1 2 4 0
3 Capraro, Steve...... 0 0 0 0 0
5 *Schaus, Nick........ 0 1 2 3 +1
6 Goers, Barry........ 1 1 0 2 0
7 Edwards, Maury...... 2 0 2 4 -2
8 Ferreira, Matt...... 2 1 0 3 -1
9 *Roebothan, Mark..... 0 0 0 0 0
10 Vallorani, David.... 0 1 1 2 +1
11 D'Agostino, Sammy... 0 0 0 0 -2
12 Falite, Kory........ 3 1 2 6 -1
14 Monroe, Nick........ 1 0 0 1 0
15*Campbell, Scott..... 0 1 2 3 0
18 Cey, Patrick........ 0 0 0 0 +1
19*Potacco, Mike....... 1 1 1 3 -1
21 Holmstrom, Ben...... 1 2 1 4 +1
22 Worthington, Paul... 1 0 2 3 0
26 Blair, Ryan......... 0 0 0 0 -1
28 Budd, Michael....... 1 0 0 1 0
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
34 Massie, T.J. DNP
Totals.............. 14 10 15 39 -4
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 1 0 3 - 4
UML 1 0 2 - 3
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 11 14 7 - 32
UML 14 10 15 - 39
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd NU UML
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1st 0-0 (0) 0-3 (6)
2nd 0-4 (7) 0-0 (0)
3rd 0-1 (0) 0-3 (4)
Total 0-5 (7) 0-6 (10)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd NU UML
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1st 4/8 2/4
2nd 2/4 5/10
3rd 4/8 2/4
Total 10/20 9/18
Three stars:
1. Costa, Greg
2. Ginand, Ryan
3. Thiessen, Brad
Officials:
Referee:Fyrer/Shea
Linesman:Tim Low
Linesman:Frank Keough
Goal judge:Al Paynter
Goal judge:Matt McGoldrick
Game timekeeper:Bob Gamache
Scorer:Jonathan Albert
GOALTENDERS
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... W 60:00 3 0 13 10 13 36
UMass Lowell Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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1 Hamilton, Nevin..... L 58:16 4 0 10 14 4 28
TM EMPTY NET........... 01:44 0 0 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Hewkin, Mike NU 2 TRIPPING 02:23 PP
1st Strathman, David NU 2 HOLDING 08:44 PP
1st Driscoll, Jim NU 2 TRIPPING 15:09 PP
1st Potacco, Mike UML 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 18:09
1st Vitale, Joe NU 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 18:09
1st Blair, Ryan UML 2 HIGH STICKING 19:55 PP
2nd Edwards, Maury UML 2 SLASHING 02:10 PP
2nd McCauley, Dennis NU 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 05:29
2nd Holmstrom, Ben UML 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 05:29
2nd Capraro, Steve UML 2 CROSS-CHECKING 11:30 PP
2nd Holmstrom, Ben UML 2 HITTING FROM BEHIND 15:39 PP
2nd Tuckerman, Alex NU 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 16:24
2nd Potacco, Mike UML 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 16:24
3rd Costa, Greg NU 2 TRIPPING 04:25 PP
3rd Edwards, Maury UML 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 05:32
3rd Driscoll, Jim NU 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 05:32
3rd Edwards, Maury UML 2 SLASHING 05:32 PP
3rd Rassey, Rob NU 2 HITTING FROM BEHIND 11:13 PP
3rd McNeely, Tyler NU 2 INTERFERENCE 15:34 PP
Win-Thiessen, Brad (9-2-2). Loss-Hamilton, Nevin (3-2-0).
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Vitale, Joe 7 7
37 Rassey, Rob 6 3
3 Ginand, Ryan 6 6
27 Tuckerman, Alex 4 1
94 McNeely, Tyler 4 2
17 Silva, Steve 4 4
22 Costa, Greg 3 6
10 Quailer, Steve 0 1
Totals......... 34 30
UMass Lowell - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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15 Campbell, Scott 10 7
8 Ferreira, Matt 9 9
21 Holmstrom, Ben 7 7
10 Vallorani, David 4 7
14 Monroe, Nick 0 1
12 Falite, Kory 0 1
22 Worthington, Paul 0 2
Totals......... 30 34
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 19:55 01:55 02:00 2 0
2nd 02:10 04:10 02:00 1 0
2nd 11:30 13:30 02:00 2 0
2nd 15:39 17:39 02:00 2 0
3rd 06:25 07:32 01:07 0 1
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 7 shots, 0 goals, time 09:07
UMass Lowell - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 02:23 04:23 02:00 0 0
1st 08:44 10:44 02:00 5 0
1st 15:09 17:09 02:00 1 1
3rd 04:25 05:32 01:07 3 0
3rd 11:13 13:13 02:00 0 0
3rd 15:34 17:34 02:00 1 0
SUMMARY: 6 opps, 10 shots, 0 goals, time 11:07
