Huskies even series with 4-1 win
March 14, 2009
Matthews Arena (Boston, Mass.)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| Massachusetts (16-19-3, 10-14-3 HEA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| #4 Northeastern (24-10-4, 18-6-3 HEA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Freshmen Alex Tuckerman and Steve Quailer each had a goal and an assist and junior Kyle Kraemer scored his first goal of the season to lead Northeastern to a 4-1 win over Massachusetts in the second game of the Hockey East Quarterfinals on Saturday night at Matthews Arena. The Northeastern win evens the series at a game a piece, with the deciding matchup on Sunday at 7 p.m.
Northeastern improved to 24-10-4 overall with the win while Massachusetts dropped to 16-19-3. 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.
Kraemer scored the first goal of the game at 4:13 in the second period. Joe Vitale passed the puck from beyond the goal line to David Strathman at the point and Strathman fired a shot wide left. The puck bounced off the boards to Kraemer down low and Kraemer put it in the net.
The Huskies made it 2-0 on Quailer's game-winner at 15:20 in the second. Mike McLaughlin passed the puck to Alex Tuckerman in the corner on the right and Tuckerman sent it to the front of the net, where Quailer deflected it slowly past UMass goaltender Paul Dainton.
Massachusetts got within a goal when defenseman Matt Irwin scored his second goal in as many nights at 5:20 in the third period. Justin Braun sent a pass across the ice to James Marcou on the left side and Marcou passed it to Irwin at the center point. Irwin shot it top shelf to make it 2-1.
The game stayed close until Tuckerman scored a goal of his own at 14:10 in the third. Louis Liotti backhanded a pass to Quailer at the point and Quailer shot it on net. Tuckerman buried the rebound to make it 3-1.
The Minutemen pulled Dainton with just over a minute to go in a final attempt to score. They were able to generate some scoring opportunities and kept the puck in the Northeastern zone but couldn't get anything past Huskies goalie Brad Thiessen. Chris Donovan broke up a play near the blueline and the puck went back to Liotti, who darted a pass to Greg Costa. Costa fired the puck into the net to make the final 4-1 at 19:11 in the third.
The first period went scoreless with Massachusetts leading the shots, 6-5. The Huskies had some good scoring chances, including three power plays. Kraemer hit the post from the right circle in the seventh minute. Prior to that, Thiessen had made two good saves on close-range shots by UMass's Braun.
Thiessen made 32 saves for the victory, his 24th of the season. It was his 16th game allowing one goal or less. Dainton made 22 saves for Massachusetts.
The series resumes for the deciding game on Sunday at 7 p.m. at Matthews Arena. It will be broadcast on 890 ESPN Boston and WRBB Radio and will have live video on B2 Networks.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Hockey
Massachusetts vs #4 Northeastern (Mar 14, 2009 at Boston, MA)
Massachusetts (16-19-3, 10-14-3 HEA) vs. Northeastern (24-10-4, 18-6-3 HEA)
Date: Mar 14, 2009 Location: Boston, MA Arena: Matthews Arena
Attendance:4049 Start time:7:31 PM End time:10:01 PM Total time:2:30
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 2nd 04:13 NU EV Kraemer, Kyle/1 Strathman, David/16 5,44,19,25,17 16,6,26,4,19
Vitale, Joe/20
2 2nd 15:20 NU EV Quailer, Steve/10 Tuckerman, Alex/14 11,5,4,8,9 10,27,18,5,8
McLaughlin, Mike/4
3 3rd 05:20 UMAS PP Irwin, Matt/6 Marcou, James/31 44,19,12,27,7 28,18,22,5
Braun, Justin/16
4 3rd 14:10 NU PP Tuckerman, Alex/6 Quailer, Steve/14 12,2,26,27 27,10,5,8,18
Liotti, Louis/8
5 3rd 19:11 NU EN Costa, Greg/8 Liotti, Louis/9 12,19,24,27,7,44 22,23,8,17,5
Donovan, Chris/9
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Massachusetts 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 *Nolet, Martin....... 0 1 0 1 0
4 Wessbecker, John.... 0 0 0 0 -1
5 Bevis, Topher....... 0 2 0 2 -2
7 Wellman, Casey...... 0 3 2 5 -1
8 *Virtue, Jordan...... 0 3 0 3 -1
9 *Saunders, Shawn..... 0 0 2 2 -1
11*Davis, Chris........ 1 1 1 3 -1
12 Quirk, Cory......... 0 0 0 0 -1
14 Syner, T.J.......... 1 0 1 2 0
16 Crowder, Scott...... 0 0 1 1 0
17 Langeraap, Chase.... 0 0 1 1 -1
18 Kublin, Doug........ 0 0 0 0 0
19 Marcou, James....... 0 1 0 1 -2
24 Berry, Alex......... 1 1 1 3 -1
25 Lecomte, Michael.... 0 1 1 2 -1
26 Watson, Brett....... 0 0 0 0 0
27*Braun, Justin....... 3 1 1 5 -1
44 Irwin, Matt......... 0 1 1 2 -2
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
33 Meyers, Dan DNP
Totals.............. 6 15 12 33 -16
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Ginand, Ryan........ 0 1 0 1 0
4 *Driscoll, Jim....... 0 0 0 0 +1
5 Liotti, Louis....... 0 0 0 0 +2
6 *Strathman, David.... 1 0 0 1 +1
8 Maley, J.P.......... 0 0 0 0 +2
10 Quailer, Steve...... 1 4 2 7 +1
12 McCauley, Dennis.... 1 0 0 1 0
16 Kraemer, Kyle....... 0 1 1 2 +1
17*Silva, Steve........ 0 0 0 0 +1
18 McLaughlin, Mike.... 0 0 0 0 +1
19 MacLeod, Wade....... 1 3 1 5 +1
22*Costa, Greg......... 0 2 1 3 +1
23*Donovan, Chris...... 0 1 0 1 +1
24 Chisholm, Denis..... 0 0 0 0 0
26 Vitale, Joe......... 0 0 1 1 +1
27 Tuckerman, Alex..... 1 0 2 3 +1
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 0 0 1 1 0
37 Rassey, Rob......... 0 0 0 0 0
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 5 12 9 26 +15
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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UMAS 0 0 1 - 1
NU 0 2 2 - 4
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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UMAS 6 15 12 - 33
NU 5 12 9 - 26
Power Play Goals-Attempts (Shots)
Prd UMASS NU
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1st 0-1 (2) 0-3 (2)
2nd 0-2 (5) 0-2 (1)
3rd 1-2 (2) 1-2 (3)
Total 1-5 (9) 1-7 (6)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd UMASS NU
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1st 4/8 1/2
2nd 2/4 3/6
3rd 4/8 4/8
Total 10/20 8/16
Three stars:
1. Tuckerman, Alex
2. Kraemer, Kyle
3. Irwin, Matt
Officials:
Referee:J.Gravallese,T.Quinn
Linesman:Tim Low
Linesman:Chris Federico
GOALTENDERS
Massachusetts Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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31 Dainton, Paul....... L 58:43 3 0 5 10 7 22
TM EMPTY NET........... 01:17 0 1 0 0 0 0
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... W 59:42 1 0 6 15 11 32
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:18 0 0 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Davis, Chris UMAS 2 INTERFERENCE 00:48 PP
1st Chisholm, Denis NU 2 CROSS-CHECKING 04:09 PP
1st Berry, Alex UMAS 2 HOOKING 08:51 PP
1st Syner, T.J. UMAS 2 BOARDING 14:36 PP
1st Bevis, Topher UMAS 2 INTERFERENCE 18:28 PP
2nd Bevis, Topher UMAS 2 TRIPPING 07:24 PP
2nd Wellman, Casey UMAS 2 ROUGHING 10:22
2nd Silva, Steve NU 2 ROUGHING 10:22
2nd Chisholm, Denis NU 2 CROSS-CHECKING 12:52 PP
2nd Chisholm, Denis NU 2 HOLDING 16:42 PP
3rd Driscoll, Jim NU 2 ROUGHING 03:06
3rd Wellman, Casey UMAS 2 ROUGHING 03:06
3rd Donovan, Chris NU 2 HOOKING 04:24 PP
3rd Donovan, Chris NU 2 SLASHING 07:25 PP
3rd Bevis, Topher UMAS 2 HOLDING THE STICK 13:48 PP
3rd Virtue, Jordan UMAS 2 INTERFERENCE 15:32 PP
3rd Driscoll, Jim NU 2 ROUGHING 19:30
3rd Wellman, Casey UMAS 2 ROUGHING 19:30
Win-Thiessen, Brad (24-10-4). Loss-Dainton, Paul (12-13-1).
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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Hockey
Massachusetts vs #4 Northeastern (Mar 14, 2009 at Boston, MA)
Massachusetts - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Watson, Brett 7 12
12 Quirk, Cory 6 8
7 Wellman, Casey 5 4
17 Langeraap, Chase 4 2
8 Virtue, Jordan 4 2
25 Lecomte, Michael 3 4
11 Davis, Chris 2 1
16 Crowder, Scott 1 0
Totals......... 32 33
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Vitale, Joe 13 8
17 Silva, Steve 6 7
37 Rassey, Rob 5 3
22 Costa, Greg 3 1
18 McLaughlin, Mike 3 5
3 Ginand, Ryan 2 4
19 MacLeod, Wade 1 2
27 Tuckerman, Alex 0 1
23 Donovan, Chris 0 1
Totals......... 33 32
Massachusetts - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 04:09 06:09 02:00 2 0
2nd 12:52 14:52 02:00 2 0
2nd 16:42 18:42 02:00 3 1
3rd 04:24 05:20 00:56 2 0 PPG
3rd 07:25 09:25 02:00 0 0
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 9 shots, 1 goal, time 08:56
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 00:48 02:48 02:00 1 0
1st 08:51 10:51 02:00 1 0
1st 14:36 16:36 02:00 0 1
1st 18:28 00:28 02:00 0 0
2nd 07:24 09:24 02:00 1 1
3rd 13:48 14:10 00:22 2 0 PPG
3rd 15:32 17:32 02:00 1 0
SUMMARY: 7 opps, 6 shots, 1 goal, time 12:22
Penalty shots - None.
