BURLINGTON, Vt. - Trevor Kuntar buried a one-timer with 3:19 left in the third period on Saturday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse to lift No. 9 Boston College to a 3-2 Hockey East victory over Vermont.
The Eagles moved back above .500 both overall and in the league at 4-3-1 (2-1-0 HEA) while securing four points over the weekend in Burlington. The Catamounts fell to 1-5-0 (1-1-0 HEA).
Jack McBain scored a pair of power play goals for BC, extending his career-high point streak to eight games to begin his senior season. Drew Helleson assisted on both of McBain's power play goals for a multi-point night.
UVM opened the scoring at 14:53 of the first period, capitalizing on a power play with a netfront tip from Simon Jellus.
McBain answered with 54 seconds left in the frame, redirecting a left wing shot from Helleson with his skate at the right post. Vermont followed McBain's tally by quickly regaining the lead on a rebound with just 1.3 seconds left in the first.
Midway through the second, McBain tipped another Helleson shot blocker side past Tyler Harmon (28 saves) from the low slot to knot the score at 2-2. Brandon Kruse posted his second assist of the series on the play.
The Eagles dominated possession in the third period and finally broke through for their first lead when Eamon Powell swung a centering pass to Kuntar from the left corner. Kuntar's heavy one-timer beat Harmon glove side as Colby Ambrosio collected the second assist.
BC once again heavily out-shot UVM 31-13, including a 10-2 edge in the third period. Eric Dop stopped 11 of the 13 shots he faced for his third win of the season.
Boston College faces Merrimack in a home-and-home series next weekend, beginning at Lawler Rink on Friday night at 7 p.m.
