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University of Connecticut
9-9-0, 6-5-0
Boston University
10-9-3, 6-5-3
Huskies Clipped by BU in OT
1/14/2022 10:46:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
HARTFORD, Conn. – Boston University's Jay O'Brien scored eight seconds into the overtime to give the visiting Terriers a 2-1 win over the UConn Huskies Friday night from the XL Center.
The Huskies get one Hockey East point on the night and see their record come even at 9-9-0 overall and move to 6-5-0 in the league. BU remains unbeaten in their last seven (6-0-1) with the win and take the extra point as they move to 10-9-3 and 6-5-3 in the league.
BU's Matt Brown gave his team a 1-0 lead at 17:10 in the first period and the Terriers carried that into the third. UConn found the tying goal at the 13:00 minute mark as freshman Chase Bradley (St. Louis, Mo.) scored his second of the season.
Right off the face-off in overtime, BU got a 2-on-1 chance and O'Brien kept it and buried his shot for the game-winner just eight seconds in.
UConn goaltender Darion Hanson (East Bethel, Minn.) made 26 saves including a pair of highlight reel stops in the second period. The Huskies killed off all four BU power plays in the loss.
BU netminder Drew Commesso made 25 saves to earn the win. The Terriers held a 28-26 shot edge.
1st Period:
Both teams came up empty on their first power play chances of the night but BU made it a 1-0 game into the locker room with the first goal of the night at 17:10. Creating a turnover in the neutral zone, BU got a rush into the zone with Ethan Phillips leaving the puck for Brown who split UConn defenders and buried a backhander under the bar past Hanson, his fifth of the year.
2nd Period:
The game held at 1-0 in the second period thanks in big part to Uconn's Hanson who came up with a pair of incredible stops. Just after a BU power play ended, Cade Webber got a cross ice pass and had a one-timer chance on an empty net but Hanson just got his leg extended to made the pad stop with 3:33 left.
In the closing seconds of the period, BU's Jay O'Brien sprung free for a break-away chance with 20 seconds on the clock, but Hanson slammed the door and kept the game 1-0 heading to the third.
The frosh stays with it and buries the tying goal with seven to go!
— UConn Men's Hockey (@UConnMHOC) January 15, 2022
Bradley's 2nd on the season and we are all knotted at 1-1 #IceBus pic.twitter.com/6cCpue6lhD
3rd Period:
UConn finally broke through on Commesso with seven minutes to play in the period. Sophomore Nick Capone (East Haven, Conn.) dug the puck out of the right corner find senior Jachym Kondelik (Budejevoic, Czech Republic) who set up Bradley in front. His initial shot was stopped but he fought to his way to the rebound and buried it for his second on the season to tie it at 1-1.
The frosh stays with it and buries the tying goal with seven to go!
— UConn Men's Hockey (@UConnMHOC) January 15, 2022
Bradley's 2nd on the season and we are all knotted at 1-1 #IceBus pic.twitter.com/6cCpue6lhD
OT:
Coming off the opening face-off of overtime, BU's O'Brien grabbed a loose puck and flew in on a 2-on-1 chance, opting for a shot that he stuck past Hanson to send his team home 2-1 winners.
Up Next:
The Huskies will play host to New Hampshire next weekend for two Hockey East games at the XL Center.
