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A disastrous start for New Hampshire turned into a dramatic finish at Whittemore Center last night as the Wildcats clawed their way back from a 3-0 first-period deficit to tie 16th-ranked BC, 4-4, in Durham, N.H.
Carl Sneep’s second score of the game gave the Eagles (2-2-1, 1-2-1 Hockey East) a three-goal bulge - all on power plays - just 14:38 into the game. After Peter LeBlanc got UNH on the board early in the second, Ben Smith restored BC’s three-goal cushion, again with the man-advantage, with 6:29 left in the period.
The Wildcats (2-4-2, 2-0-1) finally started putting heavy pressure on BC goalie John Muse (27 saves) in the third stanza and the rewards came slowly, first on Mike Sislo’s goal at 4:13. Less than four minutes later, Paul Thompson pulled UNH within one off an assist from Bobby Butler, and Butler drilled home the equalizer with 53 seconds remaining in regulation.
UNH’s Brian Foster finished with 32 saves.
UMass-Lowell 3, Vermont 3 - Ben Holmstrom had a pair of assists as the No. 8 River Hawks (4-2-1, 2-1-1 Hockey East) survived a rally by the No. 15 Catamounts (2-3-1, 1-2-1) to get the tie in Burlington, Vt.
Colgate 5, Harvard 4 - The Crimson (1-1-0, 1-1-0 ECAC) couldn’t hold a 3-0 lead in Hamilton, N.Y. Kyle Richter had 35 saves but the Raiders rallied.
Rensselaer 5, Yale 2 - Broc Little’s two goals were all the No. 6 Bulldogs (1-1-0) could muster in their ECAC opener. Chase Polacek scored twice for the host Engineers (5-3-1, 1-1-0).
Cornell 5, Dartmouth 1 - The host Big Red (2-0-0, 1-0-0 ECAC), ranked fifth, trounced the Big Green (0-2-0, 0-2-0) behind two goals from Blake Gallagher.
Quinnipiac 4, Clarkson 2 - Mike Atkinson had a hat trick for the host Bobcats (5-1-0) in their ECAC opener, including two shorthanded goals.
Union 3, Brown 3 - The teams’ ECAC opener in Schenectady, N.Y., ended in a tie as Mike Schreiber pulled the Dutchmen (3-3-2) even with the Bears (0-1-1) with 6:39 remaining.
UMass 4, Niagara 1 - The Minutemen (5-1-0) cruised in Amherst behind a pair of goals from Michael Lecomte.
Holy Cross 4, Sacred Heart 2 - Jay Silvia had a pair of scoring strikes for the Crusaders (3-3-1, 3-1-1 Atlantic) in Milford, Conn.
BC 3, Vermont 0 - Allie Thunstrom had her team-high seventh goal in leading the Eagles (3-2-4, 2-1-0 Hockey East) to the home victory.
Clarkson 2, Harvard 1 - The 10th-ranked Crimson (1-2-0, 1-2-0 ECAC) came up short against the No. 2 Knights (10-1-1, 4-0-0) despite 20 saves by Christina Kessler at Bright Center.
