EAST LANSING, Mich. - The second-ranked Boston College men's hockey team scored three goals during the second period en route to a 3-0 victory over No. 4 Michigan State in its season opener on Friday evening at Munn Ice Arena.
Will Vote (Arlington, Mass.) opened the scoring less than two minutes into the second period. Lukas Gustafsson (Atlanta, Ga.) took a shot from the point and Vote tipped the puck from the front of the net to put the Eagles ahead 1-0.
BC pushed the lead to two midway through the second when Vote tallied his second goal of the night. James Hagens (Hauppauge, N.Y.) forced a turnover in the neutral zone with Vote picking up the loose puck. Vote and Hagens did a quick give-and-go and Vote fired in his second goal of the game.
Oskar Jellvik (Täby, Sweden) made it 3-0 with under 30 seconds to go in the second frame. Ryan Leonard (Amherst, Mass.) found Gabe Perreault (Hinsdale, Ill.), who immediately found Jellvik in front on the right side of the net to smash it home for his first goal of the season.
Jacob Fowler (Melbourne, Fla.) made 24 saves in the contest to earn the shutout while Trey Augustine made 26 for the Spartans.
BC stifled the Michigan State power play as the Spartans went 0-2.
SCORING
2nd 1:56 BC Will Vote (Lukas Gustafsson, Michael Hagens)
2nd 7:27 BC Vote (James Hagens)
2nd 19:31.2 BC Oskar Jellvik (Gabe Perreault, Ryan Leonard)
GAME NOTES
- Will Vote scored twice in the second period. He is the first Eagle to score two goals in the season opener since Jack McBain did so against UMass on Nov. 27, 2020
- Freshmen James Hagens and Michael Hagens both registered their first collegiate points with one assist each
- Fowler made 24 saves to earn his first shutout of the season, bringing his career total to four
- The 3-0 season-opening victory is the first BC shutout to open the season since a 2-0 win over Northeastern on Oct. 10, 2010
- Tonight's win marks the second-straight season that the Eagles opened the campaign with a top-five win
UP NEXT
Boston College and Michigan State meet again tomorrow night at Munn Ice Arena at 6 p.m. on B1G+.
