Late heroics lift Northeastern past BC
March 6, 2009
Matthews Arena (Boston, Mass.)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | Final |
| #20 Boston College (15-13-5, 10-11-5 HEA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| #4 Northeastern (23-8-4, 18-5-3 HEA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Randy Guzior scored an extra-attacker goal in with 25.8 seconds to go in the third period and Steve Quailer scored at 3:55 in overtime to lift Northeastern to a 2-1 win at Matthews Arena on Friday night. BC's Brock Bradford scored at 7:41 in the first period and the Eagles led for most of the game. Goaltender Brad Thiessen made 22 saves for his 23rd win while John Muse made 30 stops for the Eagles.
Northeastern improved to 23-8-4 overall and 18-5-3 in Hockey East, maintaining its one-point lead over Boston University in the Hockey East standings with one game to go. The Terriers ripped Providence, 8-2, on the road. Boston College fell to 15-13-5 overall and 10-11-5 in Hockey East with the loss.
Down, 1-0, in the final minute of the third period, Northeastern pulled Thiessen for the extra attacker. Ryan Ginand got the puck deep in the defensive zone and took it all the way up the ice. He dished a pass to Guzior on his right and Guzior ripped a one-timer into the corner on Muse's glove side to even the game at 1-1 with 25.8 seconds to go.
Late in overtime, Wade MacLeod had the puck beyond the goal line and sent it in front of the net, where Joe Vitale sticked it to Quailer in front. Quailer put it in the net to lift the Huskies to victory at 3:55 in overtime.
Boston College scored the only goal of the first period off the stick of Bradford. Just after a five-on-three ended, Tim Kunes passed the puck from the center point to Bradford at the top of the left circle and Bradford shot it into the corner of the net at 7:41, giving the Eagles the lead.
The Huskies had some chances in the first, including a MacLeod shot off the post down low, but the Eagles outshot NU 12-7 in the first.
The Huskies controlled most of the scoring chances in the second period, outshooting the Eagles 11-7, but NU couldn't find the back of the net. At the end of the second, Greg Costa, Guzior and Ginand fired quick shots on net.
The victory was Northeastern's second overtime win of the season. It was Quailer's first career game-winning goal. Thiessen extended his NU record for wins in a season to 22 and has allowed just five goals over the last five games, posting a 0.96 goals against average and .962 save percentage over that span.
The teams rematch on Saturday at Conte Forum at 7 p.m. It will be the final regular season game for both teams, and with a win the Huskies can clinch their first-ever Hockey East regular season championship. The game will be broadcast on 890 ESPN Boston and WRBB Radio.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Hockey
#20 Boston College vs #4 Northeastern (Mar 06, 2009 at Boston, MA)
Boston College (15-13-5, 10-11-5 HEA) vs. Northeastern (23-8-4, 18-5-3 HEA)
Date: Mar 06, 2009 Location: Boston, MA Arena: Matthews Arena
Attendance:3399 Start time:7:31 PM End time:10:04 Total time:2:33
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 07:41 BC PP Brock Bradford/22 Tim Kunes/6 19,6,21,18,13 22,37,4,6
Benn Ferriero/16
2 3rd 19:34 NU EX Guzior, Randy/2 Ginand, Ryan/12 17,19,6,26,18 13,3,6,10,19,26
3 OT 03:55 NU EV Quailer, Steve/9 Vitale, Joe/18 25,21,6,12,26 10,26,4,6,19
MacLeod, Wade/19
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Boston College 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Anthony Aiello...... 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 *Tim Filangieri...... 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 Tim Kunes........... 2 0 0 0 2 -2
7 Carl Sneep.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 *Edwin Shea.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Barry Almeida....... 0 1 0 0 1 0
10 Jimmy Hayes......... 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Ben Smith........... 1 0 1 0 2 -1
13 Cam Atkinson........ 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Joe Whitney......... 1 1 1 0 3 0
17*Brian Gibbons....... 0 1 0 0 1 -1
18*Kyle Kucharski...... 2 1 0 0 3 -1
19*Brock Bradford...... 2 0 2 0 4 -1
21 Benn Ferriero....... 1 1 0 0 2 -1
24 Matt Lombardi....... 0 1 0 0 1 0
25 Matt Price.......... 1 0 0 0 1 -1
26 Nick Petrecki....... 0 1 0 0 1 -2
27 Andrew Orpik........ 1 0 0 0 1 0
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Chris Murphy DNP
Totals.............. 12 7 4 0 23 -10
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Ginand, Ryan........ 1 3 0 0 4 +1
4 *Driscoll, Jim....... 0 0 0 0 0 +1
5 Liotti, Louis....... 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 *Strathman, David.... 1 0 2 0 3 +2
8 Maley, J.P.......... 1 1 1 0 3 0
10*Quailer, Steve...... 1 1 0 1 3 +2
12 McCauley, Dennis.... 0 0 1 1 2 0
13 Guzior, Randy....... 0 1 1 0 2 +1
17 Silva, Steve........ 0 0 1 0 1 0
18 McLaughlin, Mike.... 0 1 0 0 1 0
19*MacLeod, Wade....... 0 0 2 0 2 +2
22 Costa, Greg......... 0 1 1 0 2 0
23 Donovan, Chris...... 0 0 1 0 1 0
24 Chisholm, Denis..... 0 0 0 0 0 0
26*Vitale, Joe......... 0 1 1 0 2 +2
27 Tuckerman, Alex..... 0 1 0 0 1 0
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 1 0 0 0 1 0
37 Rassey, Rob......... 2 1 1 0 4 0
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 7 11 12 2 32 +11
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 OT Tot
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BC 1 0 0 0 - 1
NU 0 0 1 1 - 2
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 OT Tot
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BC 12 7 4 0 - 23
NU 7 11 12 2 - 32
Power Play Goals-Attempts (Shots)
Prd BC NU
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1st 1-2 (2) 0-0 (0)
2nd 0-0 (0) 0-2 (2)
3rd 0-3 (2) 0-2 (2)
OT 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0)
Total 1-5 (4) 0-4 (4)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd BC NU
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1st 0/0 2/4
2nd 2/4 0/0
3rd 2/4 3/6
OT 0/0 0/0
Total 4/8 5/10
Three stars:
1. Quailer, Steve
2. Guzior, Randy
3. John Muse
Officials:
Referee:Benedetto, Milea
Linesman:Chris Aughe
Linesman:Christopher Milea
GOALTENDERS
Boston College Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 OT Svs
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1 John Muse........... OTL 63:47 2 0 7 11 11 1 30
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 OT Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... W 63:08 1 0 11 7 4 0 22
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Costa, Greg NU 2 TRIPPING 05:38 PP
1st Hewkin, Mike NU 2 INTERFERENCE 07:15 PP
2nd Anthony Aiello BC 2 HOLDING 05:24 PP
2nd Matt Lombardi BC 2 INTERFERENCE 08:32 PP
3rd TEAM NU 2 TOO MANY PLAYERS ON 00:49 PP
3rd Benn Ferriero BC 2 TRIPPING 02:45 PP
3rd Liotti, Louis NU 2 HOLDING 05:16 PP
3rd MacLeod, Wade NU 2 HOOKING 06:39 PP
3rd Matt Price BC 2 TRIPPING 13:24 PP
Win-Thiessen, Brad (23-8-4). Loss-John Muse (15-13-5).
Boston College - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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27 Andrew Orpik 9 6
13 Cam Atkinson 6 11
12 Ben Smith 5 7
17 Brian Gibbons 5 13
25 Matt Price 3 4
21 Benn Ferriero 0 1
19 Brock Bradford 0 2
24 Matt Lombardi 0 3
Totals......... 28 47
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Vitale, Joe 16 5
37 Rassey, Rob 9 6
17 Silva, Steve 7 5
22 Costa, Greg 6 2
3 Ginand, Ryan 5 2
19 MacLeod, Wade 3 1
13 Guzior, Randy 1 0
23 Donovan, Chris 0 3
18 McLaughlin, Mike 0 4
Totals......... 47 28
Boston College - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 05:38 07:15 01:37 1 0
1st 07:15 07:41 00:26 1 0 PPG
3rd 00:49 02:45 01:56 1 0
3rd 05:16 06:39 01:23 0 0
3rd 06:39 08:39 02:00 1 0
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 4 shots, 1 goal, time 07:22
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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2nd 05:24 07:24 02:00 2 0
2nd 08:32 10:32 02:00 0 0
3rd 02:49 04:45 01:56 1 0
3rd 13:24 15:24 02:00 1 0
SUMMARY: 4 opps, 4 shots, 0 goals, time 07:56
