CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The third-ranked Boston College men's hockey team scored two goals inside the opening 10:12 of the game en route to a 3-0 victory over Northeastern in Hockey East action on Friday evening at Kelley Rink.
BC improves to 9-2-0 overall and 4-1-0 in Hockey East, while Northeastern drops to 1-6-3 overall and 0-4-3 in league play.
The Eagles opened the scoring less than five minutes into the contest when Ryan Leonard (Amherst, Mass.) found the back of the net off a feed from Gabe Perreault (Hinsdale, Ill.).
Boston College added to its lead midway through the opening period when Andre Gasseau (Garden Grove, Calif.) followed up on a rebound from close range after a shot from Lukas Gustafsson (Atlanta, Ga.), scoring his sixth goal of the season.
Leonard scored his second goal of the night early into the final frame, putting his shot to the bottom right corner of the goal after being set up by Perreault and James Hagens (Hauppauge, N.Y.) in the offensive zone.
Jacob Fowler (Melbourne, Fla.) earned the shutout with 28 saves.
SCORING
1st 4:18 BC Ryan Leonard (Gabe Perreault, James Hagens)
1st 10:12 BC Andre Gasseau (Lukas Gustafsson, Oskar Jellvik)
3rd 1:07 BC Leonard (J. Hagens, Perreault)
GAME NOTES
- The Boston College penalty kill was 2-2 tonight, bringing the Eagles to 24-24 this season
- Ryan Leonard has scored in five straight games, the longest streak in his career
- Andre Gasseau has now scored five goals in the last five games
- Jacob Fowler now has four shutouts this season, surpassing his total of three during his freshman season
- The Eagles scored two goals in the first period for the third time this season
- Leonard now has seven goals in the last five games
- James Hagens and Gabe Perreault both recorded two assists for the second straight game
UP NEXT
BC and Northeastern square off on Saturday evening at Matthews Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be available to stream on ESPN+ along with a radio broadcast on WEEI 850 AM beginning 15 minutes before the start of the game.
