Huskies fall at UMass, 6-4
Jan. 30, 2009
Mullins Center (Amherst, Mass.)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| #3 Northeastern (17-6-2, 13-4-1 Hockey East) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Massachusetts (11-11-3, 6-7-3 Hockey East) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Northeastern got two goals and an assist from senior Ryan Ginand, but it wasn't enough as the third-ranked Huskies took a 6-4 loss to Massachusetts on Friday night at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. Wade MacLeod had a goal and an assist and Rob Rassey also scored.
With the loss, Northeastern is 17-6-2 overall and 13-4-1 in Hockey East. Massachusetts got to .500 with the win and is at 11-11-3 overall and 6-7-3 in Hockey East. The Huskies are 6-3-0 in January.
Massachusetts got out to a quick 2-0 lead on goals by Alex Berry and Casey Wellman. Berry scored just 1:16 into the game on a two-on-one with James Marcou on his right. Marcou was coming down the slot and Berry elected to shoot the puck high and beat Huskies goaltender Brad Thiessen top shelf. Justin Braun also got an assist on the play. Wellman added to the lead at 10:11 in the first period with assists from Braun and Matt Irwin.
Northeastern cut the lead to one goal on Ginand's first on a power play at 1:03 in the second period. Joe Vitale passed the puck across the middle from the left to right and Ginand deposited it behind UMass goalie Paul Dainton.
UMass upped its lead to 3-1 on a four-on-three at 7:22 in the second. NU defenseman Denis Chisholm blocked a shot and broke his stick, and the Minutemen capitalized. Cory Quirk scored with assists from Marcou and Topher Bevis. The Huskies had a chance to get back within a goal with a five-on-three for 1:35 but couldn't find the back of the net.
Massachusetts opened up the lead to 5-1 on goals by Berry at 9:13 and Will Ortiz at 11:26 in the third period. Berry's goal came on a rebound and Ortiz's was the result of a three-on-none breakaway.
But the Huskies stormed back to make a game of it with under 10 minutes to play. MacLeod created a play when he carried the puck into five defenders and maintained control. Steve Silva got it and passed it to Ginand, who scored his second goal of the game at 15:27, cutting it to 5-2. UMass's Chris Davis scored at 16:01 to make it 6-2 before the Huskies' final push.
Less than a minute after Davis's goal, Rassey scored with assists from Mike McLaughlin and Louis Liotti to make it 6-3 at 16:54. It was Rassey's fourth goal in six games.
MacLeod then got the lead down to 6-4 when he scored in traffic in front of the net at 19:08. Ginand passed the puck from the right side to the front and Vitale got it to MacLeod. With his back to the goal, MacLeod put the puck between his legs and the puck cross the goal line just inside the far post. Northeastern pulled Thiessen for 36 seconds thereafter, but wasn't able to get another goal on the board.
Ginand and MacLeod have been racking up the points of late. With the two goals and assist, Ginand brought his season scoring line to 17-8-25, leading the team in goals and points. Ginand is tied with BC's Brock Bradford for the Hockey East lead in goals. MacLeod is close behind with 10 goals and 14 assists for 25 points. Vitale had a pair of assists for the third game in a row to bring his season line to 4-14-18.
Thiessen had 25 saves in the game while Dainton had 35. Northeastern went three-for-eight on power plays, the sixth game in a row NU scored on the power play.
The Huskies are back in action in the Beanpot semifinals against Boston College on Monday at 8 p.m. at the TD Banknorth Garden. The game will be broadcast live on 890 ESPN Boston and WRBB Radio and will be televised on NESN and Rogers Sportsnet in Canada.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Hockey
#3 Northeastern vs Massachusetts (Jan 30, 2009 at Amherst, Mass.)
Northeastern (17-6-2, 13-4-1 HEA) vs. Massachusetts (11-11-3, 6-7-3 HEA)
Date: Jan 30, 2009 Location: Amherst, Mass. Arena: Mullins Center
Attendance:7128 Start time:7:00 PM End time:9:28 PM Total time:2:28
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 01:16 UMAS EV Berry, Alex/9 Marcou, James/20 27,17,10,6,4 24,19,12,5,27
Braun, Justin/7
2 1st 10:11 UMAS PP Wellman, Casey/7 Braun, Justin/8 10,94,4,37 7,27,44,19,17
Irwin, Matt/6
3 2nd 01:03 NU PP Ginand, Ryan/16 Vitale, Joe/13 3,26,18,28,19 4,5,11,26
4 2nd 07:22 UMAS PP Quirk, Cory/8 Marcou, James/21 5,37,24,3 12,19,5,27,44
Bevis, Topher/7
5 3rd 09:13 UMAS EV Berry, Alex/10 Quirk, Cory/14 7,5,23,19,26 24,12,19,4,5
Marcou, James/22
6 3rd 11:26 UMAS EV Ortiz, Will/6 Syner, T.J./5 19,26,28,24,3 10,14,7,2,18
Nolet, Martin/5
7 3rd 15:27 NU PP Ginand, Ryan/17 Silva, Steve/14 3,17,7,19 16,5,27
MacLeod, Wade/14
8 3rd 16:01 UMAS EV Davis, Chris/9 Marcou, James/23 3,4,26,28,19 11,19,24,44,27
9 3rd 16:54 NU EV Rassey, Rob/7 McLaughlin, Mike/2 37,18,22,5,7 11,4,25,5
Liotti, Louis/5
10 3rd 19:08 NU PP MacLeod, Wade/10 Vitale, Joe/14 19,26,28,3,18 25,16,11,17
Ginand, Ryan/8
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Ginand, Ryan........ 4 3 3 10 -2
4 *Driscoll, Jim....... 0 0 0 0 -2
5 Liotti, Louis....... 0 0 1 1 0
6 *Strathman, David.... 1 0 0 1 -1
7 Nycholat, Dan....... 0 0 1 1 0
10 Quailer, Steve...... 1 1 2 4 -1
12 McCauley, Dennis.... 0 0 0 0 0
17 Silva, Steve........ 0 0 0 0 -1
18*McLaughlin, Mike.... 0 1 0 1 +1
19*MacLeod, Wade....... 4 1 3 8 -3
22 Costa, Greg......... 1 0 0 1 +1
23 Donovan, Chris...... 0 1 0 1 -1
24 Chisholm, Denis..... 0 0 0 0 -1
26*Vitale, Joe......... 1 0 1 2 -3
27 Tuckerman, Alex..... 2 1 1 4 -1
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 0 3 0 3 -2
29 Lipinski, Matt...... 0 0 0 0 0
37 Rassey, Rob......... 0 1 1 2 +1
94 McNeely, Tyler...... 0 0 0 0 0
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 14 12 13 39 -15
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Massachusetts 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 *Nolet, Martin....... 0 0 0 0 +1
4 Wessbecker, John.... 0 0 0 0 0
5 Bevis, Topher....... 0 1 0 1 +1
7 Wellman, Casey...... 1 0 0 1 +1
10 Ortiz, Will......... 1 1 1 3 +1
11*Davis, Chris........ 3 0 2 5 0
12 Quirk, Cory......... 1 1 2 4 +2
14 Syner, T.J.......... 0 2 0 2 +1
16 Crowder, Scott...... 0 0 0 0 0
17*Langeraap, Chase.... 1 1 0 2 0
18 Kublin, Doug........ 0 0 0 0 +1
19 Marcou, James....... 0 0 0 0 +3
23 Hobbs, Danny........ 1 0 0 1 0
24 Berry, Alex......... 1 0 2 3 +3
25*Lecomte, Michael.... 1 0 0 1 -1
26 Watson, Brett....... 1 1 0 2 0
27*Braun, Justin....... 2 3 0 5 +2
44 Irwin, Matt......... 1 0 0 1 +1
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
30 Moore, Kevin DNP
33 Meyers, Dan DNP
Totals.............. 14 10 7 31 +16
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 0 1 3 - 4
UMAS 2 1 3 - 6
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 14 12 13 - 39
UMAS 14 10 7 - 31
Power Play Goals-Attempts (Shots)
Prd NU UMASS
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1st 0-2 (9) 1-1 (2)
2nd 1-4 (6) 1-1 (2)
3rd 2-2 (3) 0-0 (0)
Total 3-8 (18) 2-2 (4)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd NU UMASS
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1st 1/2 3/6
2nd 2/4 4/8
3rd 4/8 6/12
Total 7/14 13/26
Three stars:
1. Berry, Alex
2. Marcou, James
3. Ginand, Ryan
Officials:
Referee:J. Andrews/S. Hansen
Linesman:Marc Sullivan
Linesman:Bob Bernard
GOALTENDERS
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... L 59:24 6 0 12 9 4 25
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:36 0 0 0 0 0 0
Massachusetts Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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31 Dainton, Paul....... W 60:00 4 0 14 11 10 35
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Marcou, James UMAS 2 TRIPPING 04:27 PP
1st Kublin, Doug UMAS 2 TRIPPING 07:20 PP
1st Tuckerman, Alex NU 2 HIGH STICKING 09:10
1st Braun, Justin UMAS 2 O-HOOKING 19:09 PP
2nd Irwin, Matt UMAS 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 05:21
2nd Ginand, Ryan NU 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 05:21
2nd Strathman, David NU 2 CROSS-CHECKING 06:00 PP
2nd Nolet, Martin UMAS 2 HIGH STICKING 09:18 PP
2nd Quirk, Cory UMAS 2 HOLDING 12:23 PP
2nd Davis, Chris UMAS 2 INTERFERENCE 12:48 PP
3rd Davis, Chris UMAS 2 ROUGHING 14:17
3rd Driscoll, Jim NU 2 ROUGHING 14:17
3rd Wessbecker, John UMAS 2 ROUGHING 14:41 PP
3rd Hobbs, Danny UMAS 2 HIGH STICKING 18:52 PP
3rd Ginand, Ryan NU 2 ROUGHING 19:08
3rd Lecomte, Michael UMAS 2 ROUGHING 19:08
3rd Crowder, Scott UMAS 2 ROUGHING 19:08
3rd Vitale, Joe NU 2 ROUGHING 19:08
3rd Nolet, Martin UMAS 2 ROUGHING 19:44
3rd Quailer, Steve NU 2 ROUGHING 19:44
Win-Dainton, Paul (8-6-1). Loss-Thiessen, Brad (17-6-2).
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Vitale, Joe 19 9
17 Silva, Steve 10 9
3 Ginand, Ryan 3 5
37 Rassey, Rob 3 5
6 Strathman, David 1 0
23 Donovan, Chris 1 1
22 Costa, Greg 1 1
19 MacLeod, Wade 1 4
94 McNeely, Tyler 0 1
10 Quailer, Steve 0 1
18 McLaughlin, Mike 0 1
27 Tuckerman, Alex 0 4
Totals......... 39 41
Massachusetts - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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7 Wellman, Casey 12 6
26 Watson, Brett 10 9
12 Quirk, Cory 10 11
25 Lecomte, Michael 6 10
17 Langeraap, Chase 2 0
14 Syner, T.J. 1 0
16 Crowder, Scott 0 1
24 Berry, Alex 0 2
Totals......... 41 39
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 04:27 06:27 02:00 3 1
1st 07:20 09:10 01:50 5 0
1st 19:09 01:03 01:54 3 1 PPG
2nd 09:18 11:18 02:00 1 0
2nd 12:23 12:48 00:25 1 0
2nd 12:48 14:48 02:00 2 0
3rd 14:41 16:41 02:00 2 0 PPG
3rd 18:52 19:08 00:16 1 0 PPG
SUMMARY: 8 opps, 18 shots, 3 goals, time 12:25
Massachusetts - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 09:20 10:11 00:51 2 0 PPG
2nd 06:00 07:22 01:22 2 0 PPG
SUMMARY: 2 opps, 4 shots, 2 goals, time 02:13
