BURLINGTON, Vt. - No. 2 Boston College opened the weekend with a 6-3 come-from-behind victory over Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse on Friday evening. Five different players scored for the Eagles as Will Skahan, Eamon Powell, Ryan Leonard, James Hagens, Michael Hagens, and Andre Gasseau each lit the lamp. Powell and Gasseau each had two assists as well to finish with three points, while Jacob Fowler made 29 saves.
BC improves to 23-6-1 overall and 15-4-1 in Hockey East, while Vermont drops to 11-15-3 overall and 6-11-2 in league play.
Vermont opened the scoring midway through the frame on the power play. Isak Walther passed it across the front of the net for Joel Maatta to tap in.
The Eagles tied it up just minutes later when Skahan fired home a shot from the slot. Letourneau won the faceoff in the offensive zone, and Skahan had the opening to rip a shot through traffic into the top right corner of the net.
The Catamounts regained their lead with less than a minute remaining in the first period with their second power play goal, this time through Sebastian Törnqvist.
Boston College ripped off three unanswered goals in the second period, including two on the power play, to go ahead by a score of 4-2. Powell got things going when he scored on a shot from the slot to tie the game at 2-2.
After Vermont was handed a five-minute major, the Eagles took advantage with two goals on the ensuing power play. Leonard gave BC its first lead of the night with a shot from the slot through the Catamount defense and past the goaltender. Less than 90 seconds later, J. Hagens added to the lead with a goal coming from the right faceoff circle during a 5v3 advantage.
The Catamounts cut into the BC lead shortly before the end of the second period, but the Eagles regained its two-goal advantage early in the third with M. Hagens scoring his first collegiate on a one-timer from the left faceoff circle.
Gasseau scored the insurance goal with a short-handed, empty net goal after forcing a turnover to make it a 6-3 game.
SCORING
1st 12:28 UVM Joel Maatta (Isak Walther, Will Zapernick) - PP
1st 14:43 BC Will Skahan (Dean Letourneau)
1st 19:19 UVM Sebastian Törnqvist (Simon Jellus, Joel Maatta) - PP
2nd 8:14 BC Eamon Powell (Teddy Stiga)
2nd 12:06 BC Ryan Leonard (Eamon Powell, Andre Gasseau) - PP
2nd 13:30 BC James Hagens (Eamon Powell, Andre Gasseau) - PP
2nd 17:34 UVM Colin Kessler (Isak Walther, Joel Maatta)
3rd 2:31 BC Michael Hagens (Will Vote)
3rd 18:57 BC Andre Gasseau - SHG, EN
GAME NOTES
- The Eagles improve to 10-3-1 in true road games
- BC is now 6-3-1 in games in which the opposing team scores first
- Boston College scored two power plays for the second time this season
- Michael Hagens scored his first collegiate goal
- Ryan Leonard scored his nation-leading 26th goal of the season
- Ryan Leonard is now on an 11-game point streak
- Eamon Powell and Andre Gasseau both finished with three points, a season-high for both
- Will Skahan scored his second goal of the season
- Dean Letourneau tallied his third assist of the campaign
UP NEXT
BC and Vermont wrap up the season series tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at Gutterson Fieldhouse. The game will be available to stream on ESPN+.
