CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The second-ranked Boston College men's hockey team completed a weekend sweep over No. 5 Maine, defeating the Black Bears by a score of 3-0 on Sunday afternoon at Kelley Rink.
BC improves to 7-1-0 overall and 2-0-0 in Hockey East, while Maine drops to 6-2-1 overall and 3-2-1 in league play.
Jacob Fowler (Melbourne, Fla.) was a commanding presence all afternoon between the pipes, posting a 26-save shutout.
After a scoreless opening period, the Eagles tallied the first goal of the afternoon midway through the second frame. BC forced a turnover in its defensive zone and Gabe Perreault (Hindsale, Ill.) immediately passed the puck through the neutral zone to Ryan Leonard (Amherst, Mass.). Leonard skated around, finding the right spot before putting home the wrist shot from the point.
Andre Gasseau (Garden Grove, Calif.) scored twice in the third period, with his first goal coming midway through the period. Gasseau capitalized on a Maine turnover in their own defensive zone, taking the puck and going top shelf for his second goal of the weekend. The junior added an insurance goal in the final few seconds with an empty net goal.
SCORING
2nd 10:39 BC Ryan Leonard (Gabe Perreault)
3rd 8:36 BC Andre Gasseau
3rd 19:53 BC Gasseau (Teddy Stiga)
GAME NOTES
- The Eagles start Hockey East play 2-0-0
- BC is now on a six-game winning streak
- Jacob Fowler now has three shutouts this season
- Ryan Leonard scored both game-winning goals this weekend, bringing his total to three this year
- Leonard scored his fifth goal of the season
- Gabe Perreault recorded his eighth assist of the year
- Sunday was Andre Gasseau's second multi-point game of the season
- The Eagles went 1-1 on the penalty kill, having yet to allow a power-play goal this year
UP NEXT
BC travels to UConn on Friday to take on the Huskies in Hockey East play. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
