Huskies lose to UMass
Feb. 14, 2009
Matthews Arena (Boston, Mass.)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| Massachusetts (12-15-3, 7-11-3 Hockey East) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| No. 2/3 Northeastern (20-8-2, 15-5-1 Hockey East) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
UMass got a goal and an assist from Justin Braun and the game-winner from Casey Wellman en route to a 4-1 win over Northeastern on Saturday night at Matthews Arena. The Huskies got a goal from Chris Donovan and 24 saves from netminder Brad Thiessen. Junior goalie Dan Meyers made 21 saves for the Minutemen.
After the loss, Northeastern is 20-8-2 overall and 15-5-1 in Hockey East. Massachusetts improved to 12-15-3 overall and 7-11-3 in Hockey East. The Huskies topped the Minutemen, 5-3, Friday night at the Mullins Center.
For the second night in a row, the Minutemen got out to a 2-0 lead after the first period. Both came on power plays. NU defenseman Dan Nycholat took a penalty for contact to the head-high sticking and Braun scored the first goal of the game at 13:27. He got assists from Topher Bevis and James Marcou. Late in the period, NU's Joe Vitale took an interference penalty. UMass capitalized when Marcou passed the puck out from behind the goal line to Wellman, who fired an open shot into the top of the net at 19:55 in the first.
The Minutemen added to the lead in the second period on a Michael Lecomte goal at 10:27. He got the puck in the slot from Danny Hobbs and shot it into the top right corner to make it 3-0.
The Huskies had some good scoring opportunities in the second, including a Ryan Ginand shot off the pipe on a power play in the eighth minute, and two more power play opportunities later in the period.
Defenseman Matt Irwin made it 4-0 in favor of the Minutemen with a shot from the blueline at 12:03 in the third period.
Donovan got the Huskies on the board shortly after Irwin's goal. Greg Costa got the puck in the neutral zone and passed it to defenseman J.P. Maley, who took it beyond the UMass goal line. Maley passed it to Donovan at the goal line on the left side and Donovan roofed a shot over Meyers's shoulder to make it 4-1 at 13:44 in the third period.
Next weekend, the Huskies have a home-and-home series with Boston University. NU plays BU at Agganis Arena on Friday night at 7 p.m. and the teams rematch on Saturday at Matthews Arena at 8 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on 890 ESPN Boston. Saturday's game will also be broadcast on WRBB Radio and have live video on GoNU.TV.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Hockey
Massachusetts vs #2 Northeastern (Feb 14, 2009 at Boston, MA)
Massachusetts (12-15-3, 7-11-3 HEA) vs. Northeastern (20-8-2, 15-5-1 HEA)
Date: Feb 14, 2009 Location: Boston, MA Arena: Matthews Arena
Attendance:3587 Start time:7:05 PM End time:9:00 PM Total time:1:55
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 13:27 UMAS PP Braun, Justin/7 Bevis, Topher/8 27,5,19,17,7 22,23,24,4
Marcou, James/24
2 1st 19:55 UMAS PP Wellman, Casey/9 Marcou, James/25 7,19,27,17,44 19,28,10,7
Braun, Justin/12
3 2nd 10:27 UMAS EV Lecomte, Michael/5 Hobbs, Danny/1 25,23,17,5,6 16,37,8,24,22
Langeraap, Chase/10
4 3rd 12:03 UMAS EV Irwin, Matt/3 - 44,27,25,23,17 16,3,27,6,4
5 3rd 13:44 NU EV Donovan, Chris/8 Maley, J.P./1 12,19,24,2,6 23,8,26,94,24
Costa, Greg/7
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Massachusetts 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 *Nolet, Martin....... 0 0 0 0 -1
5 Bevis, Topher....... 1 1 0 2 +1
6 Kessler, Kevin...... 0 2 0 2 0
7 Wellman, Casey...... 4 0 0 4 0
8 *Virtue, Jordan...... 2 0 0 2 0
9 Saunders, Shawn..... 1 0 0 1 0
12 Quirk, Cory......... 0 0 0 0 -1
14 Syner, T.J.......... 0 0 0 0 0
15*Keane, Brian........ 0 0 0 0 0
17 Langeraap, Chase.... 0 0 0 0 +2
18 Kublin, Doug........ 0 0 1 1 0
19 Marcou, James....... 1 1 1 3 -1
23 Hobbs, Danny........ 0 1 1 2 +2
24 Berry, Alex......... 2 2 0 4 -1
25 Lecomte, Michael.... 0 1 0 1 +2
26*Watson, Brett....... 0 0 1 1 0
27*Braun, Justin....... 1 1 0 2 +1
44 Irwin, Matt......... 1 1 1 3 +1
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
30 Moore, Kevin DNP
Totals.............. 13 10 5 28 +5
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Ginand, Ryan........ 3 0 0 3 -1
4 *Driscoll, Jim....... 0 0 0 0 -1
6 *Strathman, David.... 1 0 0 1 -1
7 Nycholat, Dan....... 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maley, J.P.......... 0 0 0 0 0
10*Quailer, Steve...... 0 0 1 1 0
16 Kraemer, Kyle....... 0 0 0 0 -2
17 Silva, Steve........ 3 1 0 4 0
18 McLaughlin, Mike.... 0 2 2 4 0
19*MacLeod, Wade....... 1 0 1 2 0
22 Costa, Greg......... 0 0 0 0 -1
23 Donovan, Chris...... 0 0 1 1 +1
24 Chisholm, Denis..... 0 0 1 1 0
26*Vitale, Joe......... 1 1 0 2 +1
27 Tuckerman, Alex..... 1 0 0 1 -1
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 0 1 0 1 0
37 Rassey, Rob......... 0 0 0 0 -1
94 McNeely, Tyler...... 0 1 0 1 +1
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 10 6 6 22 -5
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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UMAS 2 1 1 - 4
NU 0 0 1 - 1
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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UMAS 13 10 5 - 28
NU 10 6 6 - 22
Power Play Goals-Attempts (Shots)
Prd UMASS NU
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1st 2-2 (4) 0-2 (7)
2nd 0-1 (4) 0-2 (3)
3rd 0-3 (0) 0-1 (0)
Total 2-6 (8) 0-5 (10)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd UMASS NU
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1st 2/4 2/4
2nd 3/6 1/2
3rd 0/0 3/6
Total 5/10 6/12
Three stars:
1. Meyers, Dan
2. Braun, Justin
3. Donovan, Chris
Officials:
Referee:Quinn, Keenan
Linesman:Chris Aughe
Linesman:Marc Sullivan
GOALTENDERS
Massachusetts Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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33 Meyers, Dan......... W 59:55 1 0 10 6 5 21
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:05 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... L 59:58 4 0 11 9 4 24
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:02 0 0 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Irwin, Matt UMAS 2 HOLDING 06:54 PP
1st Nycholat, Dan NU 2 CTH HIGH-STICKING 12:12 PP
1st Bevis, Topher UMAS 2 INTERFERENCE 15:39 PP
1st Vitale, Joe NU 2 INTERFERENCE 19:23 PP
2nd Bevis, Topher UMAS 2 INTERFERENCE 06:54 PP
2nd Vitale, Joe NU 2 HITTING FROM BEHIND 10:38 PP
2nd Wellman, Casey UMAS 2 CTH ROUGHING 13:53 PP
2nd Braun, Justin UMAS 2 CTH ROUGHING 19:39 PP
3rd Silva, Steve NU 2 BOARDING 05:10 PP
3rd Silva, Steve NU 2 TRIPPING 08:04 PP
3rd MacLeod, Wade NU 2 CROSS-CHECKING 08:54 PP
Win-Meyers, Dan (4-5-2). Loss-Thiessen, Brad (20-8-2).
Massachusetts - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Watson, Brett 8 10
12 Quirk, Cory 7 7
7 Wellman, Casey 4 7
17 Langeraap, Chase 2 1
14 Syner, T.J. 1 0
8 Virtue, Jordan 0 1
25 Lecomte, Michael 0 4
Totals......... 22 30
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Vitale, Joe 11 5
17 Silva, Steve 6 5
37 Rassey, Rob 5 3
3 Ginand, Ryan 4 2
19 MacLeod, Wade 2 4
18 McLaughlin, Mike 1 0
7 Nycholat, Dan 1 0
22 Costa, Greg 0 1
94 McNeely, Tyler 0 2
Totals......... 30 22
Massachusetts - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 12:12 13:27 01:15 3 0 PPG
1st 19:23 19:55 00:32 1 0 PPG
2nd 10:38 12:38 02:00 4 0
3rd 05:10 07:10 02:00 0 0
3rd 08:04 08:54 00:50 0 0
3rd 08:54 10:54 02:00 0 0
SUMMARY: 6 opps, 8 shots, 2 goals, time 08:37
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 06:54 08:54 02:00 1 0
1st 15:39 17:39 02:00 6 0
2nd 06:54 08:54 02:00 3 0
2nd 13:53 15:53 02:00 0 0
2nd 19:39 01:39 02:00 0 1
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 10 shots, 0 goals, time 10:0024
