NU rally stuns BC in overtime
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With its first Hockey East regular-season title in reach, Northeastern didn't mind having to work a little overtime.
Randy Guzior scored with 26 seconds left in regulation to force the extra session and Steve Quailer connected with 1:05 left in overtime, giving the fourth-ranked Huskies a 2-1 win over No. 20 Boston College last night at Matthews Arena.
The Huskies (23-8-4, 18-5-3), who will host a Hockey East quarterfinal series for the first time since 1997-98, can clinch the regular-season crown with a win over the Eagles (15-13-5, 10-11-5) tonight at Conte Forum or with a loss by second-place Boston University against Providence.
NU looked like it might fall out of the Hockey East lead last night before Guzior finally solved John Muse, ripping a one-timer glove side past the BC netminder.
Brock Bradford beat NU goalie Brad Thiessen at 7:41 of the first period and Muse (30 saves) made it stand up nearly until the end.
The loss ended BC's hopes of passing UMass-Lowell for fifth place.
Vermont 6, UNH 4 - Brian Roloff had a hat trick and the No. 7 Catamounts (20-8-5, 15-7-4) downed the ninth-ranked Wildcats (18-10-5, 14-8-4) in Burlington, Vt., to take over sole possession of third place in Hockey East.
UMass-Lowell 5, Maine 3 - Scott Campbell had a goal and an assist and Nick Schaus added three assists to rally the River Hawks (16-15-2, 13-11-2) past the visiting Black Bears (12-19-4, 7-16-3). The win clinched fifth place in Hockey East for UMass-Lowell.
Merrimack 3, UMass 2 - Karl Stollery scored with 24 seconds left in overtime, lifting the host Warriors (9-20-4, 5-18-3 Hockey East) past the Minutemen (14-18-3, 9-14-3).
ECAC - Jeff Foss scored unassisted at 13:49 of overtime to boost Rensselaer (8-25-2) past host Dartmouth, 3-2, on the opening night of the ECAC best-of-three opening-round series. Scott Fleming scored twice for the Big Green (14-13-3) . . . Brandon Wong scored 10:39 into overtime, powering host Quinnipiac (17-15-3) to a 3-2 win over Colgate (11-17-7) . . . Mario Valery-Trabucco scored twice, lifting host Union (17-15-3) to a 5-3 win over Clarkson (10-18-7).
NESCAC - In Amherst, Joel Covelli scored twice and the sixth-ranked Lord Jeffs (20-4-1) downed Trinity, 3-0, to set a school record for wins and advance to tonight's final against Middlebury. Leonard Badeau scored a pair of goals for the eighth-ranked Panthers (19-6-1), who used a three-goal third period to get past Williams, 4-1.
