Tuesday night (3/1), Boston University defeated New Hampshire 5-2 in BU's last
trip to Snively (sp?).
 
 
UNH, playing only 3 lines due to recent suspensions, looked tired, especially
in the third.
 
BU's fourth line (Raush, Jenkins, and Pratt) played exceptionally well, keeping
play in the UNH zone most of the night when they were on the ice.
 
Although BU outshot UNH something like 20-6 in the first, UNH somehow had a 1-0
lead.
 
In the second, UNH had a slight edge in shots while BU took a 2-1 lead.
 
After giving up the tieing goal early in the third on a rebound, BU clamped
down on the tired UNH team and did not allow another shot on net (for apx last
18 minutes of game).
 
This was not the same UNH team that I watched (taped it off of chnl 50) beat
Lowell this weekend.  Instead of being hungry, they looked listless.
 
 
 
Although McKersie did not appear to have a "great" game in goal, the BU team
came up and continued BU's unbeaten streak since losing to Harvard in the
first round of the Beanpot.  It was also nice to see BU play well in the game
following their first ever clinching of the Hockey East regular season
championship.
 
 
BU now has a home-and-home with Providence this weekend before playing (sitting
with a bye (doubtful)) someone (Merrimack, Maine, Team Italia...) in the
Hockey East tourney.  Hopefully they can, #1, sweep Providence and, #2, play
someone the following week and, #3, have some idea who they're playing before
game-time that Friday. :-)
 
 
Tony  BU'92'93
Former Ogre