Thursday, March 26, 1992 at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI
NC$$ EAST REGIONAL FIRST ROUND GAME
Michigan State Spartans (24-10-8) 0 1 3 - 4
Boston University Terriers (22-9-4) 0 2 0 - 2
FIRST PERIOD MSU-BU
No scoring.
Penalties: BU, Brennan (interference) 9:47; BU, Linna (high-sticking)
10:32; MSU, Norris (hooking) 15:41.
SECOND PERIOD
1. MSU1, Rem Murray 13 (Bryan Smolinski, Michael Thompson), 5:18. 1-0
2. BU1, Mike Prendergast 19 (Mark Bavis, David Sacco), 5:50. 1-1
3. BU2, Sacco 14 (Mike Bavis), 19:04. 1-2
Penalties: BU, Linna (holding) 1:53; BU, Aucoin (holding) 9:53; MSU,
Messier (hooking) 14:50.
THIRD PERIOD
4. MSU2, Bart Turner 9 (Rob Woodward, Steve Worden), 1:39. 2-2
5. MSU3, Dwayne Norris 41 (unassisted), 7:25. GWG 3-2
6. MSU4, Smolinski 29 (Murray, Joby Messier), 12:55. 4-2
Penalties: BU, Brennan (cross-checking) 4:07; MSU, Thompson
(interference) 14:30; BU, Prendergast (slashing) 19:02.
SHOTS ON GOAL: Michigan State 8--7-11 = 26
Boston University 5-10--9 = 24
GOALIES: MSU, Mike Gilmore (15-9-7, 60:00, 24 sh-22 sv).
BU, Scott Cashman (12-6-2, 60:00, 26-22).
POWER PLAYS: MSU 0 of 6. BU 0 of 3.
PENALTIES: MSU 3/6. BU 6/12.
REFEREE: Greg Shepherd. LINESMEN: Jay Borman, K.C. Chermak.
ATT: see 2nd game.
Goal Descriptions
MSU1, 5:18 2nd: Chaotic in neutral zone - near MSU's defensive blue line
Smolinski makes a pass from right hand boards to Murray who is breaking
through the neutral zone. Murray slips between BU D and goes in on
breakaway. Wrist shot through the goalie's legs.
On ice for MSU: Murray, Smolinski, Thompson, Messier, McCauley
On ice for BU: Lilley, Pomichter, Friedman, Linna, Aucoin
BU1, 5:50 2nd: Mark Bavis makes pass from goal line to Prendergast who is
wide open in slot. Goalie is screened and Prendergast lets a quick shot go
upper left hand corner.
On ice MSU: Woodward, Suk, Worden, McCauley, Norton
On ice BU: Mark Bavis, Sacco, Prendergast, Dion, Brownschidle
BU2, 19:04 2nd: MSU caught in line change. Puck cleared in MSU zone. Sacco
passes to Mike Bavis along side boards. Bavis back to Sacco, walks in
alone along goal line. No MSU defenders around. Sacco stuffs puck in
lower right hand corner.
On ice MSU: Murray, White, Thompson, McCauley, Garbarz
On ice BU: Mark Bavis, Mike Bavis, Sacco, Brennan, O'Sullivan
MSU2, 1:39 3rd: Pass from behind the net from Woodward to Turner. Turner
takes shot, gets his own rebound and stuffs it past BU G Cashman.
On ice MSU: Turner, Worden, Woodward, Norton, Norris
On ice BU: Friedman, Lilley, Pomichter, Brennan, O'Sullivan
MSU3, 7:25 3rd: 2 BU D mishandled puck at own blue line. MSU's Norris
intercepts pass and skates in from right side - gives a shoulder fake
and then pulls puck onto backhand and puts it behind goalie.
On ice MSU: Norris, White, Suk, Perreault, Messier
On ice BU: Koskimaki, Thornton, Mike Bavis, O'Sullivan, Brennan
MSU4, 12:55 3rd: Pass on blue line by MSU's Messier inside BU zone. Pass
goes to Murray who takes snapshot from inside middle of blue line. BU G
Cashman makes initial save, rebound pops out front, and Smolinski slides
through BU defenders, pounces on rebound and puts it behind goalie.
On ice MSU: Murray, Smolinski, Thompson, McCauley, Messier
On ice BU: Friedman, Lilley, Pomichter, Linna, Aucoin
BU QUOTES
Head Coach Jack Parker: "We had to work hard for every shot. I think we
put pressure on them in the zone, but not in front of the goaltender.
They did a good job keeping us to the perimeter.
I think we were legless coming off of the long layover. We were going
pretty well on adrenalin until the third goal, but then after that it
started to catch up with us.
I think the fact that we had such a good season was unexpected. We knew
coming in that our freshmen would help us out, but we didn't know how
well and how hard our upperclassmen would contribute - that was the
surprise."
Forward David Sacco: "They are a big strong team, big defensively. They
were clutching, grabbing and holding a lot. We worked well down low
sometimes, but sometimes we didn't.
We have a young team, n one expected us to come this far and we have a
solid nucleus coming back. We're excited about next year."
Senior D Tom Dion: "We played a solid game. I think the layover hurt us
more mentally than physically. Scrimmaging just isn't the same."
MSU QUOTES
Head Coach Ron Mason: "I think the two teams were evenly matched, then we
got the momentum in the third period where it counts. It was a tough
battle. We had a difficult time finding our legs out there and I think
the ice played a big factor in that, but I thought we persevered and did
the right things at the right time."
On Dwayne Norris - "A great effort by Dwayne when he broke around the
defenseman to score the third goal, but I've seen a lot of those this
year from him.
We started to stand around in the second period when they gained the
momentum from us and we made some adjustments in our lines and went
with three different combinations in the third period."
Forward Dwayne Norris: On the goal - "I don't know what he [goalie] was
thinking at that point. I was more worried about cutting off the
defenseman than getting a shot on net. I thought maybe he should have
poke-checked me or stacked the pads.
We showed some real character and poise and we stuck to our game plan
and played some disciplined hockey in the third period."
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Mike Machnik [log in to unmask] mikem@{beanpot,bubba}.ma30.bull.com
(Any opinions expressed above are strictly those of the poster.)
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