BURLINGTON, Vt. – No. 8 Boston University's Drew Commesso made 23 saves Saturday earning his first shutout of the season in a 3-0 win over Vermont in Hockey East action from Gutterson Fieldhouse on Burlington Telecom Night. With the win, the Terriers remain in first place in Hockey East with a week to go in the regular season.
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COACH'S QUOTE
"We lost to a better team today," Head Coach
Todd Woodcroft said. "They are skilled, fast, disciplined, and lead the league in offense. In my opinion, this is the best team we've played this year. We couldn't match their output, but we matched their work ethic. In the long run, having some success against a team like BU this series will help us grow."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Boston University's Jay O'Brien opened the scoring for the Terriers 2:56 into the contest on the power play. From just outside the faceoff circle O'Brien one-timed a feed from Jeremy Wilmer just inside the post for his seventh goal of the season.
- With 7:13 to play in the first period Domenick Fensore doubled the Terriers advantage in transition. Fenesore took a feed from Dylan Peterson, skated into the slot and wired a shot past UVM's Oskar Autio (28 saves) for his ninth goal of the season.
- Luke Tuch provided the insurance marker midway through the third period for the Terriers. Tuch deflected a Lane Hutson point shot from right in front of the UVM net for his ninth of the year.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Joel Määttä and Thomas Sinclair led all skaters Saturday night with nine faceoff wins.
- Isak Walther, Finn Evans and Will Zapernick shared the team lead with three shots on goal Saturday.
- Saturday night marked the Catamounts final home appearance at Gutterson Fieldhouse this season. Vermont's path to TD Garden in the Hockey East Tournament will involve road games in the Opening Round and Quarterfinals.
UP NEXT
Vermont will close out the regular season this coming week as they travel to face New Hampshire Thursday night and #17 Merrimack on Saturday. Both games are slated for 7 p.m. puck drops. The games will air live on ESPN+. They will also be available on a pay-per-view basis internationally at
https://portal.stretchinternet.com/hockeyeast. Subscriptions to the service are available for $9.99 USD per month or $4.99 USD for individual games. The voice of the Catamounts, Adam LaFleur, will broadcast the action from the Handy Toyota Broadcast Booth on WVMT (FM 96.3 / AM 620). As always, the game will also be available on the Varsity Network App.
Handy Toyota is the presenting sponsor of the 2022-23 men's hockey season
