NU sweeps UMass Lowell with 3-1 win
Feb. 28, 2009
Tsongas Arena (Lowell, Mass.)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| Northeastern (22-8-4, 17-5-3 Hockey East) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| UMass Lowell (15-15-2, 12-11-2 Hockey East) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mike McLaughlin scored the game-winning goal for the second night in a row and goaltender Brad Thiessen made 32 saves as Northeastern beat UMass Lowell 3-1 on Saturday at Tsongas Arena. Dennis McCauley scored the first goal of the game and Joe Vitale scored an empty-netter for the Huskies.
Northeastern improved to 22-8-4 overall and 17-5-3 in Hockey East with the victory. The 22 wins is second-most in program history only to the 25-9-2 team of 1981-82. Northeastern swept UMass Lowell in the season series for the first time since 1994-95. UMass Lowell evened out to 15-15-2 and 12-11-2 in Hockey East.
McCauley scored the first goal of the game for the Huskies late in the first period. David Strathman passed the puck from the right point to Jim Driscoll on the left and Driscoll fired a shot on net. McCauley tipped it halfway to the crease and it went over UMass Lowell goaltender Carter Hutton's shoulder to make it 1-0 at 18:47.
UMass Lowell outshot Northeastern, 10-5, in the first period and Thiessen came up aces. He made a great stop on a rebound shot by Johnathan Maniff from the left side of the crease early in the first and another save on a Paul Worthington short-handed shot late in the period. NU sophomore Wade MacLeod had a good opportunity when he tried a wraparound with Hutton behind the net but he couldn't get the angle.
McLaughlin made it 2-0 Huskies with his second game-winning goal in as many nights. Mike Hewkin started the play along the boards when he poked the puck to McLaughlin and McLaughlin took it into the zone. He dropped a pass to Randy Guzior on his right, then went to the net. Guzior shot the puck and McLaughlin redirected it into the net at 5:35. He has six goals since Jan. 17.
The River Hawks got back within a goal when David Vallorani scored at 9:34. He was open down low on the right side and redirected a Nick Monroe shot for the score. Thiessen was peppered with 14 shots in the second and made 13 saves.
UMass Lowell started the third period on a power play for 1:53 with Vitale in the penalty box for cross checking. The River Hawks got several shots on goal, including two up close by Holstrom, but Thiessen stopped every one. The River Hawks outshot the Huskies 9-4 in the third period and 33-17 in the game.
UMass Lowell pulled Hutton with just over a minute to go and the Huskies stifled the River Hawks' efforts. Strathman got control of the puck in the neutral zone and sent it to Vitale, who took it into the zone and sealed the win with an empty-netter at 19:45.
Northeastern finishes off the regular season with a home-and-home series against Boston College next weekend. The Huskies host the Eagles in the first game on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in a game that will be televised on NESN. UMass Lowell hosts Maine for a pair on Friday and Saturday at Tsongas Arena.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Hockey
#4 Northeastern vs #20 UMass Lowell (Feb 28, 2009 at Lowell, Mass.)
Northeastern (22-8-4, 17-5-3) vs. UMass Lowell (15-15-2, 12-11-2)
Date: Feb 28, 2009 Location: Lowell, Mass. Arena: Tsongas Arena
Attendance:6007 Start time:7:00 End time:9:03 Total time:2:03
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 18:47 NU EV McCauley, Dennis/6 Driscoll, Jim/5 12,4,6,37,26 2,6,15,19,9
Strathman, David/14
2 2nd 05:35 NU EV McLaughlin, Mike/6 Guzior, Randy/3 18,13,16,12,24 3,6,20,21,12
Hewkin, Mike/6
3 2nd 09:34 UML EV Vallorani, David/8 Monroe, Nick/6 13,8,29,5,37 10,14,23,5,2
Maniff, Jonathan/4
4 3rd 19:45 NU EN Vitale, Joe/6 Strathman, David/15 26,6,4,10,23 15,9,2,22,7,21
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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4 *Driscoll, Jim....... 0 0 0 0 +2
5 Liotti, Louis....... 0 0 0 0 -1
6 *Strathman, David.... 1 1 0 2 +2
8 Maley, J.P.......... 0 0 0 0 -1
10*Quailer, Steve...... 0 1 1 2 +1
12 McCauley, Dennis.... 2 1 0 3 +2
13 Guzior, Randy....... 0 1 1 2 0
16 Kraemer, Kyle....... 0 0 0 0 +1
17 Silva, Steve........ 0 0 0 0 0
18 McLaughlin, Mike.... 1 1 1 3 +1
19*MacLeod, Wade....... 1 2 0 3 0
22 Costa, Greg......... 0 1 0 1 0
23 Donovan, Chris...... 0 0 0 0 +1
24 Chisholm, Denis..... 0 0 0 0 +1
26*Vitale, Joe......... 0 0 1 1 +2
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 0 0 0 0 0
29 Lipinski, Matt...... 0 0 0 0 -1
37 Rassey, Rob......... 0 0 0 0 0
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 5 8 4 17 +10
|-Shots by Prd-|
## UMass Lowell 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 *Dehner, Jeremy...... 0 0 0 0 -1
3 Capraro, Steve...... 0 0 0 0 -1
5 *Schaus, Nick........ 0 2 3 5 +1
6 Goers, Barry........ 0 0 0 0 -2
7 Edwards, Maury...... 0 1 0 1 -1
8 Ferreira, Matt...... 0 2 0 2 0
9 *Roebothan, Mark..... 2 0 0 2 -2
10 Vallorani, David.... 0 1 0 1 +1
12 Falite, Kory........ 2 1 1 4 -1
14 Monroe, Nick........ 0 1 0 1 +1
15*Campbell, Scott..... 0 0 0 0 -2
16 Auger, Chris........ 2 3 0 5 0
19*Potacco, Mike....... 0 2 0 2 -1
20 Scheu, Michael...... 1 0 0 1 -1
21 Holmstrom, Ben...... 1 0 2 3 -2
22 Worthington, Paul... 0 0 0 0 -1
23 Maniff, Jonathan.... 2 0 1 3 +1
26 Blair, Ryan......... 0 1 2 3 0
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
1 Hamilton, Nevin DNP
Totals.............. 10 14 9 33 -11
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 1 1 1 - 3
UML 0 1 0 - 1
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 5 8 4 - 17
UML 10 14 9 - 33
Power Play Goals-Attempts (Shots)
Prd NU UML
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1st 0-1 (0) 0-2 (3)
2nd 0-1 (2) 0-1 (0)
3rd 0-1 (0) 0-2 (5)
Total 0-3 (2) 0-5 (8)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd NU UML
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1st 2/4 1/2
2nd 3/6 2/4
3rd 1/2 1/2
Total 6/12 4/8
Three stars:
1. Thiessen, Brad
2. McLaughlin, Mike
3. Vallorani, David
Officials:
Referee:T. Low/K. Keenan
Linesman:Chris Federico
Linesman:Matt Smith
Goal judge:Jeff Ciano
Goal judge:Al Paynter
GOALTENDERS
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... W 59:29 1 0 10 13 9 32
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:31 0 0 0 0 0 0
UMass Lowell Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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30 Hutton, Carter...... L 58:52 2 0 4 7 3 14
TM EMPTY NET........... 01:08 0 1 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Chisholm, Denis NU 2 HOLDING 05:37 PP
1st Capraro, Steve UML 2 HOOKING 11:18 PP
1st Vitale, Joe NU 2 INTERFERENCE 15:40 PP
2nd Blair, Ryan UML 2 HOLDING 02:29 PP
2nd Liotti, Louis NU 2 HIGH STICKING 14:47 PP
2nd Donovan, Chris NU 2 HOOKING 16:33
2nd Potacco, Mike UML 2 EB 16:33
2nd Vitale, Joe NU 2 CROSS-CHECKING 19:53 PP
3rd MacLeod, Wade NU 2 ROUGHING 05:20 PP
3rd Potacco, Mike UML 2 HIGH STICKING 08:45 PP
Win-Thiessen, Brad (22-8-4). Loss-Hutton, Carter (6-8-1).
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Vitale, Joe 6 7
22 Costa, Greg 5 3
37 Rassey, Rob 5 4
17 Silva, Steve 5 4
23 Donovan, Chris 2 1
19 MacLeod, Wade 2 1
18 McLaughlin, Mike 1 7
13 Guzior, Randy 0 1
10 Quailer, Steve 0 1
Totals......... 26 29
UMass Lowell - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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21 Holmstrom, Ben 13 8
15 Campbell, Scott 7 7
10 Vallorani, David 5 5
8 Ferreira, Matt 2 3
16 Auger, Chris 1 0
14 Monroe, Nick 1 0
22 Worthington, Paul 0 1
23 Maniff, Jonathan 0 1
19 Potacco, Mike 0 1
Totals......... 29 26
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 11:18 13:18 02:00 0 0
2nd 02:29 04:29 02:00 2 0
3rd 08:45 10:45 02:00 0 1
SUMMARY: 3 opps, 2 shots, 0 goals, time 06:00
UMass Lowell - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 05:37 07:37 02:00 1 0
1st 15:40 17:40 02:00 2 0
2nd 14:47 16:47 02:00 0 0
2nd 19:53 01:47 01:54 5 0
3rd 05:20 07:20 02:00 0 0
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 8 shots, 0 goals, time 09:54
