Boston College rebounded from a 2-0 deficit with two goals
early in the third period, but couldn't pull out a victory against North Dakota
on Saturday night in New York City. The Fighting Hawks held on for a 4-3 win,
their first over the Eagles since 2005, in the inaugural College Hockey
Showdown at Madison Square Garden.
Following a scoreless first period, Tyson Jost scored twice
to put UND up, 2-0, the second goal coming on a power play, after 40 minutes.
After a major penalty and game misconduct sustained by UND’s Rhett Gardner late
in the second stanza, Colin White got the Eagles to within a goal on a 5-on-3
man advantage just 49 seconds after the
puck dropped to begin began the final frame. Christopher Brown then tied the
game for the Eagles by putting home a rebound less than four minutes later.
UND (8-5-3 overall) regained the lead at 9:04 when Joel
Janatuinen snapped home a loose puck in the slot, and then Trevor Olsen took
advantage of a defensive miscue by BC (12-5-1) to make it 4-2 for the Fighting
Hawks with 2:01 left. Matthew Gaudreau’s long-range goal for the Eagles with
nine seconds remaining in regulation provided the final margin. Scott Savage assisted on all three BC goals.
UND outshot BC, 34-31, before 11,348 on-lookers at MSG. Joseph Woll finished with 30 saves for the
Eagles, while Cam Johnson had 28 stops for the Fighting Hawks, who went 1-for-6
on the power play compared to BC’s 1-for-2 success rate. UND now leads the
all-time series, 12-11-1, after BC had gone 4-0-1 against UND in the previous meetings
between the two schools.
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