BU 3 UNH 0: defkit's Terrier Takeaway

 

- It's always satisfying to come away with 3 points in a league game, especially against a team that beat you earlier in the season. That said, the outcome of the game could have been very different had Caron not had his best game as a Terrier. His saves during the 5 on 3 were especially important of course.

- For much of the game, BU played very sloppy: many weak passes intercepted; several whiffs of the puck at our own blue line, including by our WJC participants - Hutson and Willander. Also too much standing around on our Power Play, and forcing the puck into the covered "bumper/slot" to Greene.

- It seemed that often we would make a pass that wasn't the clear easiest pass to make. I don't know if the coaches felt we needed to change it up against UNH, but I noticed a lot less d-to-d passing once we were moving up ice, which led to a lot of the sloppy play, especially in the neutral zone.

- Really not a smart play by Quinn Hutson that got him ejected. While I think the Wildcat helped sell the call, Quinn had already given the player a bit of an elbow/shove to give the typical "get away from my goalie" message. To then go at him with a stick to his chest - not what I would expect from an older sophomore. I am sure the coaches will talk to him.

- It was kind of crazy the way the first goal just came out of nowhere, given how hard it had been to generate opportunities throughout. Peterson's deke at the blue line was the key, and of course a great shot by Stevens.

- Tuch played a strong game, and the second goal was a perfect example. He played aggressively without taking penalties. We got lucky with the bounce of the puck right out into the slot, but that wouldn't have happened without Luke's hustle.

- I was very impressed with UNH, even more so than when they beat us earlier on the season. They were strong on their sticks with crisp passing and great breakouts. And their goalie looks like a keeper too.

- Good crowd on hand and a great job by the 90-member Alumni-only band, who had to play many songs since the PA and sound system were down.