DURHAM, N.H. - No. 1 Boston College skated to a 1-1 tie against New Hampshire on Saturday evening at the Whittemore Center. The Eagles won the ensuing shootout 3-2 to earn the extra point in the Hockey East standings with Lukas Gustafsson scoring the deciding goal in the fifth round. Jacob Fowler made 41 saves in net, while Gabe Perreault lit the lamp. Eamon Powell and Ryan Leonard each tallied an assist.
BC moves to 25-6-2 overall and 17-4-2 in Hockey East, while New Hampshire is now 11-15-6 overall and 3-14-5 in league play.
With the score tied at 1-1 at the end of regulation, and neither team finding the winner during overtime, the game went to a shootout. The shootout score was 2-2 after the initial three rounds, before Gustafsson provided the winner in the fifth round.
The Eagles were tested early by the UNH offense, including a one-on-one chance from Liam Devlin that Fowler stopped with a full extension toe save.
The Wildcats took the lead midway through the second period when a pass from Kristaps Skrastins took a deflection off a BC skater and went into the net.
Boston College nabbed the equalizer early in the third period with a power play goal. Leonard passed the puck to Powell from left to right across the blue line, before Powell found Perreault down near the net. Perreault lifted the puck and tucked it into the right side of the net between the pipe and UNH goaltender Rico DiMatteo.
SCORING
2nd 7:58 UNH Kristaps Skrastins (Robert Cronin, Cy LeClerc)
3rd 3:41 BC Gabe Perreault (Eamon Powell, Ryan Leonard) - PP
GAME NOTES
- The Eagles are 11-3-2 in true road games this season
- BC has 52 points in the league standings with one game remaining
- Boston College's unbeaten streak over UNH now sits at nine games
- BC scored its 17th power play goal of the season
- Eamon Powell recorded his 100th career point
- Ryan Leonard is now on a 14-game point streak
- Gabe Perreault tallied his 32nd assist of the year
UP NEXT
BC hosts Merrimack next Saturday for the final game of the regular season. Puck drop at Kelley Rink is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+.
