Vermont takes 4-2 win over Huskies
Jan. 17, 2009
Matthews Arena (Boston, Mass.)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| #7/8 Vermont (13-5-3, 8-4-2 Hockey East) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| #3 Northeastern (15-5-2, 11-3-1 Hockey East) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Northeastern University freshman Mike McLaughlin tied the game at 2-2 in the third period but Vermont's Peter Lenes scored the game-winner at 10:28 and the Catamounts won, 4-2, on Saturday night at Matthews Arena. The teams split the weekend series after Northeastern topped Vermont, 3-1, on Friday night. Rob Rassey also scored for Northeastern and Vermont junior Viktor Stalberg had two goals and an assist.
The loss snapped Northeastern's six-game Hockey East winning streak, which dated back to Nov. 21. With the loss, the third-ranked Huskies are 15-5-2 overall and 12-3-1 in Hockey East. The No. 7/8 Catamounts are 13-5-3 overall and 8-4-2 in the league.
Vermont scored the first goal of the game at 18:37 in the first period. Defenseman Kevan Miller stopped the puck in the defensive zone and passed it to Stalberg, who took it all the way to the Northeastern goal line on the left side. He passed the puck into the slot and it went off a Northeastern defenseman and past Thiessen to make it 1-0.
Northeastern had several good scoring chances on a power play when Kyle Medvec was called for interference at 15:39 in the first period. Sophomore defenseman Mike Hewkin had three good one-timers and Ryan Ginand had a good wraparound shot up close that Rob Madore saved. Vermont's Wahsontiio Stacey hit the post earlier in the period.
Northeastern evened it up with Rassey's power-play goal at 16:31 in the second. Patrick Cullity was whistled for roughing at 13:43 and Miller was called for contact to the head-roughing at 15:08,setting up an NU five-on-three for 37 seconds. Northeastern didn't score on that, but did score on the five-on-four. Wade MacLeod passed the puck from the left point to Ginand in the right circle. Ginand put a shot on net and David Strathman and Rassey both were in front for the rebound. Rassey put it in to make it 1-1.
Vermont got the lead back just 15 seconds later when Kyle Medvec scored. Just after a faceoff in the Northeastern zone, Stalberg passed the puck to Medvec in the high slot and Medvec shot the puck on net. Medvec's shot hit a defender in front and bounced just inside the right post to make it 2-1 at 16:46. Vermont outshot Northeastern 16-6 in the second period.
The Huskies were able to make it 2-2 on McLaughlin's first career goal. Vermont took a too many men penalty at 6:09, giving the Huskies an advantage. Alex Tuckerman passed the puck from the right circle to an open McLaughlin on the far side and McLaughlin put it in for the score at 6:19.
Peter Lenes scored the game-winner for the Catamounts at 10:28 in the third period. He got the puck from Brayden Irwin and took it in all alone through the right circle. Huskies goalie Brad Thiessen saved Lenes's first shot, but Lenes got the rebound back and put it past Thiessen to put the Catamounts ahead for good.
Tyler McNeely took a penalty for goaltender interference at 17:39 in the third period, but the Huskies still tried to generate scoring opportunities to tie it up. With a faceoff in the Vermont zone and the Huskies short handed, they still pulled goalie Brad Thiessen to make it five-on-five. Northeastern couldn't get any shots on goal, however, and Stalberg was able to steal the puck in the neutral zone and put it in the empty net at 19:29, making the final 4-2.
Northeastern is back in action with a home-and-home series against Providence next weekend. The Huskies travel to Schneider Arena to take on the Friars on Friday at 7 p.m., then host Providence on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Matthews Arena. Both games will be broadcast on 890 ESPN Boston and WRBB Radio and Saturday's game will have live video on GoNU.TV.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Hockey
#7 Vermont vs #3 Northeastern (Jan 17, 2009 at Boston, MA)
Vermont (13-5-3, 8-4-2 HEA) vs. Northeastern (15-5-2, 11-3-1 HEA)
Date: Jan 17, 2009 Location: Boston, MA Arena: Matthews Arena
Attendance:4538 Start time:7:05 PM End time:9:16 PM Total time:2:11
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 18:37 VERM EV Stalberg, Viktor/12 Miller, Kevan/3 18,14,28,5,4 22,23,3,28,24
2 2nd 16:31 NU PP Rassey, Rob/5 Strathman, David/9 28,8,13,4 6,3,19,37,10
Ginand, Ryan/6
3 2nd 16:46 VERM EV Medvec, Kyle/1 Stalberg, Viktor/11 6,18,14,5,22 22,3,23,5,7
Roloff, Brian/11
4 3rd 06:19 NU PP McLaughlin, Mike/1 Tuckerman, Alex/11 6,22,17,8 18,27,10,6,4
Quailer, Steve/9
5 3rd 10:28 VERM EV Lenes, Peter/10 Irwin, Brayden/2 3,5,28,8,4 4,6,12,94,37
Lawson, Dan/7
6 3rd 19:29 VERM EN Stalberg, Viktor/13 - 18,13,15,4,8 6,5,26,19,10
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Vermont 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 MacKenzie, Drew..... 0 0 0 0 0
3 Lenes, Peter........ 0 1 2 3 +1
4 *Cullity, Patrick.... 0 0 0 0 +2
5 *Irwin, Brayden...... 0 1 0 1 +3
6 Medvec, Kyle........ 0 1 1 2 +1
7 Milo, Justin........ 2 0 2 4 0
8 Strong, Dean........ 0 4 1 5 +1
9 Stacey, Wahsontiio.. 0 1 2 3 0
11 Atkinson, Chris..... 0 0 1 1 0
13 Carlson, Corey...... 0 2 1 3 0
14*Roloff, Brian....... 0 1 0 1 +2
15 Miller, Kevan....... 1 0 0 1 0
17 Marshall, Matt...... 0 1 0 1 0
18*Stalberg, Viktor.... 3 2 5 10 +2
21 Downing, Jack....... 0 0 0 0 0
22 Burrows, Josh....... 0 0 0 0 +1
25 Higgins, Jonathan... 1 1 0 2 0
28*Lawson, Dan......... 2 1 0 3 +2
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
1 Vazzano, John DNP
31 Spillane, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 9 16 15 40 +15
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Ginand, Ryan........ 1 2 0 3 -2
4 *Driscoll, Jim....... 0 0 0 0 -1
5 Liotti, Louis....... 0 0 1 1 -1
6 *Strathman, David.... 0 0 1 1 -1
7 Nycholat, Dan....... 0 0 0 0 -1
10 Quailer, Steve...... 0 0 1 1 0
12 McCauley, Dennis.... 1 0 0 1 -1
13*Guzior, Randy....... 0 0 0 0 0
18 McLaughlin, Mike.... 0 1 2 3 0
19*MacLeod, Wade....... 1 0 1 2 0
22 Costa, Greg......... 0 0 0 0 -2
23 Donovan, Chris...... 1 1 1 3 -2
24 Chisholm, Denis..... 0 0 0 0 -1
26*Vitale, Joe......... 0 0 2 2 0
27 Tuckerman, Alex..... 0 0 0 0 0
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 0 0 0 0 -1
37 Rassey, Rob......... 0 1 2 3 -1
94 McNeely, Tyler...... 1 1 0 2 -1
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 5 6 11 22 -15
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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VERM 1 1 2 - 4
NU 0 1 1 - 2
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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VERM 9 16 15 - 40
NU 5 6 11 - 22
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd VERMONT NU
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1st 0-1 (2) 0-2 (2)
2nd 0-1 (2) 1-2 (2)
3rd 1-2 (3) 1-1 (1)
Total 1-4 (7) 2-5 (5)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd VERMONT NU
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1st 2/4 1/2
2nd 2/4 1/2
3rd 3/14 4/19
Total 7/22 6/23
Three stars:
1. Stalberg, Viktor
2. Lenes, Peter
3. McLaughlin, Mike
Officials:
Referee:Tim Low,Scott Hansen
Linesman:James Brown
Linesman:Frank Keough
GOALTENDERS
Vermont Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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29 Madore, Rob......... W 60:00 2 0 5 5 10 20
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... L 59:36 3 0 8 15 13 36
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:24 0 1 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Atkinson, Chris VERM 2 INTERFERENCE 05:42 PP
1st Vitale, Joe NU 2 ELBOWING 12:58 PP
1st Medvec, Kyle VERM 2 INTERFERENCE 15:39 PP
2nd Ginand, Ryan NU 2 HIGH STICKING 06:15 PP
2nd Cullity, Patrick VERM 2 CONTACT TO THE HEAD 13:43 PP
2nd Miller, Kevan VERM 2 CONTACT TO THE HEAD 15:08 PP
3rd Guzior, Randy NU 2 INTERFERENCE 00:28 PP
3rd TEAM VERM 2 TOO MANY ON ICE 06:09 PP
3rd McNeely, Tyler NU 2 GOALTENDER INTERFERE 17:39 PP
3rd Tuckerman, Alex NU 5 CROSS-CHECKING 19:53
3rd Cullity, Patrick VERM 2 ROUGHING 19:53
3rd McCauley, Dennis NU 10 10-MINUTE MISCONDUCT 19:53
3rd Cullity, Patrick VERM 10 10-MINUTE MISCONDUCT 19:53
Win-Madore, Rob (7-3-2). Loss-Thiessen, Brad (15-5-2).
Vermont - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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8 Strong, Dean 11 8
7 Milo, Justin 9 6
14 Roloff, Brian 6 13
25 Higgins, Jonathan 2 2
13 Carlson, Corey 1 0
9 Stacey, Wahsontiio 0 1
Totals......... 29 30
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Vitale, Joe 12 10
18 McLaughlin, Mike 9 2
37 Rassey, Rob 4 4
94 McNeely, Tyler 1 0
27 Tuckerman, Alex 1 1
19 MacLeod, Wade 1 1
3 Ginand, Ryan 1 4
22 Costa, Greg 1 6
10 Quailer, Steve 0 1
Totals......... 30 29
Vermont - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 12:58 14:58 02:00 2 0
2nd 06:15 08:15 02:00 2 0
3rd 00:28 02:28 02:00 1 0
3rd 17:39 19:29 01:50 2 0 PPG
SUMMARY: 4 opps, 7 shots, 1 goal, time 07:50
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 05:42 07:42 02:00 0 1
1st 15:39 17:39 02:00 2 0
2nd 13:43 15:08 01:25 0 0
2nd 15:08 16:31 01:23 2 0 PPG
3rd 06:09 06:19 00:10 1 0 PPG
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 5 shots, 2 goals, time 06:58
