Huskies edged in playoff opener
March 13, 2009
Matthews Arena (Boston, Mass.)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| Massachusetts (16-18-3, 10-14-3 HEA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| #4 Northeastern (23-10-4, 18-6-3 HEA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Northeastern's Wade MacLeod scored the first goal of the game in the third period but Massachusetts came back with a pair of goals to beat the Huskies, 2-1, in the first game of the Hockey East Quarterfinals on Friday at Matthews Arena. Huskies goalie Brad Thiessen made 23 saves while UMass's Paul Dainton made 26.
The second game of the best-of-three series will be Saturday at Matthews Arena at 7:30 p.m. With the loss, Northeastern is 23-10-4 while Massachusetts improves to 16-18-3. Northeastern earned the No. 2 seed in the tournament with an 18-6-3 Hockey East and Massachusetts came in second at 10-14-3 Hockey East.
With the game scoreless, MacLeod scored short handed at 4:51 in the third period. Chris Donovan took the puck into the Massachusetts zone and fired a shot behind the net. A UMass defenseman got the puck but turned it over to MacLeod, who shot it from the left circle into the top right corner of the net.
Massachusetts came back with a score from defenseman Matt Irwin at 8:20. NU defenseman Denis Chisholm tried to clear it out behind the net but Minuteman Alex Berry intercepted it along the right side boards. He threaded a pass to Irwin at the point and Irwin shot it through traffic to tie it at 1-1.
Chris Davis scored the game winner just over four minutes later when he got the puck down low, shot it into Thiessen's pads, then shot the rebound under Thiessen to make it 2-1 at 12:30 in the third period.
The shots were even at 10-10 in the third period. The Huskies called a timeout and pulled Thiessen with 1:09 to go in the game but couldn't get the equalizer.
The first period went scoreless with UMass outshooting Northeastern 7-5. MacLeod had a great scoring chance at the nine-minute mark when he got the puck down low on the left side but Dainton made the save. Thiessen made a great poke save when Cory Quirk was open and got the puck at the corner of the crease at 13:30. Both teams took a pair of penalties in the first.
Northeastern outshot Massachusetts 12-8 in the second period but neither team found the back of the net. In the ninth minute, Dennis McCauley got a shot off in front but Dainton made the save. Shortly after, David Strathman took a slapshot from the point that was deflected behind the net. Massachusetts had a great scoring chance when Justin Braun got a shot off that Thiessen saved, and the rebound went to an open Quirk. Quirk couldn't get a shot off in time and the NU defense swept it away. Northeastern got a few solid shots from MacLeod, Joe Vitale and McCauley as the clock ran out in the second.
The series resumes at Matthews Arena on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised live on NESN and broadcast on 890 ESPN Boston and WRBB Radio.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Hockey
Massachusetts vs #4 Northeastern (Mar 13, 2009 at Boston, MA)
Massachusetts (16-18-3, 10-14-3 HEA) vs. Northeastern (23-10-4, 18-6-3 HEA)
Date: Mar 13, 2009 Location: Boston, MA Arena: Matthews Arena
Attendance:3755 Start time:7:05 PM End time:9:10 PM Total time:2:05
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 3rd 04:51 NU SH MacLeod, Wade/14 - 7,44,17,19,27 19,5,23,8
2 3rd 08:20 UMAS EV Irwin, Matt/5 Berry, Alex/19 44,24,12,16,27 3,19,28,26,24
Quirk, Cory/18
3 3rd 12:30 UMAS EV Davis, Chris/10 Virtue, Jordan/3 11,2,8,27,9 13,12,4,37,6
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Massachusetts 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 *Nolet, Martin....... 0 0 1 1 +1
4 Wessbecker, John.... 0 0 0 0 0
5 Bevis, Topher....... 0 0 0 0 0
7 *Wellman, Casey...... 1 0 3 4 -1
8 Virtue, Jordan...... 1 1 1 3 +1
9 Saunders, Shawn..... 0 0 0 0 +1
11 Davis, Chris........ 1 0 2 3 +1
12 Quirk, Cory......... 1 1 0 2 +1
14*Syner, T.J.......... 0 0 0 0 0
16 Crowder, Scott...... 0 0 1 1 +1
17 Langeraap, Chase.... 1 2 0 3 -1
18 Kublin, Doug........ 0 0 0 0 0
19 Marcou, James....... 0 0 0 0 -1
24 Berry, Alex......... 1 0 0 1 +1
25 Lecomte, Michael.... 0 1 0 1 0
26*Watson, Brett....... 0 1 0 1 0
27*Braun, Justin....... 1 2 0 3 +1
44 Irwin, Matt......... 0 0 2 2 0
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
33 Meyers, Dan DNP
Totals.............. 7 8 10 25 +5
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 *Ginand, Ryan........ 1 1 0 2 -1
4 *Driscoll, Jim....... 0 0 0 0 -1
5 Liotti, Louis....... 0 1 0 1 +1
6 *Strathman, David.... 2 1 2 5 -1
7 Nycholat, Dan....... 1 0 0 1 0
8 Maley, J.P.......... 0 0 0 0 +1
10 Quailer, Steve...... 0 0 1 1 0
12 McCauley, Dennis.... 0 2 0 2 -1
13 Guzior, Randy....... 0 0 0 0 -1
17 Silva, Steve........ 0 1 0 1 0
18 McLaughlin, Mike.... 0 1 1 2 0
19*MacLeod, Wade....... 1 2 3 6 0
22 Costa, Greg......... 0 0 2 2 0
23 Donovan, Chris...... 0 0 1 1 +1
24 Chisholm, Denis..... 0 0 0 0 -1
26*Vitale, Joe......... 0 1 0 1 -1
27 Tuckerman, Alex..... 0 1 0 1 0
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 0 1 0 1 -1
37 Rassey, Rob......... 0 0 0 0 -1
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 5 12 10 27 -6
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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UMAS 0 0 2 - 2
NU 0 0 1 - 1
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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UMAS 7 8 10 - 25
NU 5 12 10 - 27
Power Play Goals-Attempts (Shots)
Prd UMASS NU
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1st 0-1 (0) 0-1 (2)
2nd 0-0 (0) 0-1 (1)
3rd 0-1 (0) 0-0 (0)
Total 0-2 (0) 0-2 (3)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd UMASS NU
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1st 2/4 2/4
2nd 2/4 1/2
3rd 0/0 1/2
Total 4/8 4/8
Three stars:
1. Davis, Chris
2. Irwin, Matt
3. Thiessen, Brad
Officials:
Referee:T.Benedetto,K.Keenan
Linesman:Bob Bernard
Linesman:Chris Aughe
GOALTENDERS
Massachusetts Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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31 Dainton, Paul....... W 60:00 1 0 5 12 9 26
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... L 58:51 2 0 7 8 8 23
TM EMPTY NET........... 01:09 0 0 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Hewkin, Mike NU 2 HITTING AFTER WHISTL 04:41
1st Crowder, Scott UMAS 2 ROUGHING 04:41
1st TEAM UMAS 2 TOO MANY PLAYERS ON 05:39 PP
1st Hewkin, Mike NU 2 O-INTERFERENCE 13:55 PP
2nd Quirk, Cory UMAS 2 HITTING FROM BEHIND 11:39 PP
2nd McCauley, Dennis NU 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 17:48
2nd Nolet, Martin UMAS 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 17:48
3rd McCauley, Dennis NU 2 HOOKING 04:11 PP
Win-Dainton, Paul (12-12-1). Loss-Thiessen, Brad (23-10-4).
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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Hockey
Massachusetts vs #4 Northeastern (Mar 13, 2009 at Boston, MA)
Massachusetts - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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12 Quirk, Cory 13 13
26 Watson, Brett 7 4
8 Virtue, Jordan 7 6
25 Lecomte, Michael 6 8
7 Wellman, Casey 4 4
24 Berry, Alex 1 0
Totals......... 38 35
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Vitale, Joe 13 10
17 Silva, Steve 7 5
18 McLaughlin, Mike 7 11
37 Rassey, Rob 6 7
10 Quailer, Steve 1 0
27 Tuckerman, Alex 1 1
23 Donovan, Chris 0 1
22 Costa, Greg 0 1
19 MacLeod, Wade 0 1
7 Nycholat, Dan 0 1
Totals......... 35 38
Massachusetts - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 13:55 15:55 02:00 0 0
3rd 04:11 06:11 02:00 0 2 SHG
SUMMARY: 2 opps, 0 shots, 0 goals, time 04:00
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 05:39 07:39 02:00 2 0
2nd 11:39 13:39 02:00 1 0
SUMMARY: 2 opps, 3 shots, 0 goals, time 04:00
Penalty shots - None.
