FINAL SCORE: #1 Boston University 5, Vermont 2
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Five different skaters scored for top-ranked Boston University Saturday night as they defeated the Catamounts 5-2 in front of a sold-out Gutterson Fieldhouse. With the win, the Terriers improved to 16-4-1 while the Catamounts fell to 10-11-1 overall.

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COACH'S QUOTE
"Credit to BU, they played a complete game," Head Coach Steve Wiedler said. "It speaks to the strength of our league. We had some things inside of our game that were positive, but we didn't execute on the small details. BU's talent level will make you pay for those mistakes."
 
"Our fan support this weekend was amazing," continued Wiedler. "The buzz was back in the Gut. That would be our biggest regret of the weekend is not being able to get our fans a win after all the support they gave us."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Boston University lit the lamp first 9:49 into the opening period. Lane Hutson got rewarded driving to the net after punching in his tenth goal of the season off a pass from Tom Willander, taking the one goal lead.
• Jack Hughes doubled the Terrier's scoring at the 17:18 mark of period one. After receiving the puck from Dylan Peterson below the goal line, Hughes cycled his way up to the faceoff dot where he unleashed a wrist shot glove side high improving BU's lead, 2-0.
• The Terriers scored their third unanswered on the power play 2:40 into the second frame. Three BU players successfully circled the puck around the zone leaving Devin Kaplan wide open in the slot, cashing in on the dish from Jeremy Wilmer.
• Vermont cut the Terriers lead to two at the 15:52 mark in the second period. Jens Richards shot the puck from the point, initially getting blocked, but found its way back to the blue line. Eli Barnett gathered the puck, unleashing another missile towards the net. BU's goaltender made the first save but left a juicy rebound for Ryan Miotto to bury his eighth goal of the season.
• BU regained the three-goal lead 0:57 into the final period after Sam Stevens put home the rebound off Devin Kaplan's snapshot going off the goalkeepers left pad.
• Macklin Celebrini scored the Terriers fifth goal of the night on a backhand shot at 7:51 in the third period putting the game seemingly out of reach.
• The Catamounts didn't go down without a battle, scoring their second goal of the game at the 13:42 mark of the third frame. Barnett made a clean break out pass to Simon Jellus down the boards who then made a pass to a streaking Zach Dubinsky down the middle, sniping a shot past the glove of BU's goalie.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• With tonight's 5-2 decision, Community Bank N.A. will donate $150 to Special Olympics Vermont. Community Bank, N.A. donates $75 per goal to Special Olympics Vermont for every goal the men's and women's team scores this season.
• Five total Catamounts tallied points in Saturday's matchup, led by Barnett who registered two points on two assists.
• Miotto led the Catamounts in shots on goal, earning four throughout the match and one goal.

UP NEXT
Next weekend the Catamounts will host #17 New Hampshire in a two-game series from Gutterson Fieldhouse. The teams will face off Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m. Both contests will air live on ESPN+.
 
Friday night is the Catamounts annual Rally Against Cancer Night presented by Mascoma Bank. There will be Rally towels and other small giveaways in the lobby including lip balm and sunscreen. Fans are encouraged to wear lavender, the universal cancer awareness color to this game in support of the team's awareness initiatives. The team will be wearing special edition jerseys that will be auctioned off online.
 
Saturday is Fan Appreciation night presented by Little Caesars. Fans will be randomly selected to win prizes in-game all night long! Little Caesars will be handing out free pizza to UVM students, and be one of the first 500 fans in the door to receive a free pom hat from NBT Bank in the main lobby.

Handy Toyota is the presenting sponsor of the UVM men's hockey program