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I'm *really* annoyed because my computer crashed and I lost my game review. I was not going to even try to re-write it, but I have decided write something. BU and NU meet again Saturday night at Walter Brown Arena in front of a sellout crowd of 3806. BU again played excellent hockey and this time the came away with a 4-2 victory over NU goalie Todd Reynolds. BU began the first period the same way they had played on Friday night, and it paid off as Tom Parlon was called for hooking just 1:50 into the game. BU immediately made Northeastern pay, as Mike Grier, in his usual powerplay position at the top of the crease, redirected a shot from the point past Reynolds just 6 seconds later. After a WWF takedown of Dan Lupo by Shane Johnson the two teams returned to hockey and BU began to take control. The Terriers went up 2-0 at 9:04 when Shawn Bates won a face-off to the left of Reynolds, but instead of drawing it back to a defenseman, he put a shot on goal that went into the net as Reynolds was caught by surprise. For the next seven minutes the Terriers put on a clinic, as the controlled the puck in the NU zone and poured shot after shot on net. Even when the Huskies got the puck out of their zone BU got it in center ice and went right back into the NU zone. After weathering the storm in the first, the Huskies came out in the second like a different team. They played much better and even were able to control the puck in the BU zone. It paid off for NU when Justin Kearns flipped the puck over Derek Herlofsky from the left side of the net. The puck landed in the crease to the right and as a BU and NU player tangled in the crease Tomas Persson saw the loose puck, skated in a knocked it into the open net. The Terriers slowly regained control of the game and caused Kearns to take a penalty at 13:46 for interference. BU was unable to setup and control the puck in the NU zone, but as the penalty time was ticking down Chris O'Sullivan made a rush up the right side. He got past one NU player, made a great move to around a second NU player. From the goal line he passed the puck through the legs of a third NU player back into the slot to Mike Grier, who gently shot it into a completely open net. The Huskies refused to roll over and play dead though and at 18:26 they went on the powerplay as Chris Drury was called for interference. Northeastern was no time as Dan McGillis scored just 9 seconds later to make it a one goal game after two periods. Both teams came out to play in the third, but BU was usually quicker to the puck and kept the Huskies from mounting any steady offensive pressure in the BU zone. Northeastern's momentum was killed by three penalties at 8:52, 11:49, and 16:35, as well as another BU goal at 16:02. The Terriers got a nice 3-on-2 rush as Chris Drury, Shawn Bates and Bill Pierce made a rush into the NU zone. Bates carried the puck through center ice into the NU zone and made a drop pass to Drury on the right wing. Drury then made a pass to Pierce on the wing, who made a shot from the face-off dot to Reynolds's right. Reynolds got the toe of his skate on the puck, but the rebound went straight out into the slot where Drury, following through on the play, was uncovered. He collected the puck on his stick and shot it into another open net for his first collegiate goal. The referees called 17 penalties, 7 on BU and 10 on Northeastern. Jim Fitzgerald called 10 penalties, 4 on BU and 7 on NU, including a 10 minute misconduct on the Huskies' Jordon Shields. Bob Fowkes called 6 penalties, 3 on each team. There were two sets of coincidentials, both called in the first period by Jim Fitzgerald. Observations: BU played extremely well again, making it two back-to-back games they played well. Derek Herlofsky looked to be back in form after the two games against Lowell. He made 39 on 43 shots for a .907 save percentage and had a 2.01 GAA in the two games. On defense Rich Brennan and Kaj Linna both played well and took no penalties. The BU defense only took 4 penalties total, 2 each night. They also did not allow Northeastern to get rebound shots as they usually cleared the puck out of the zone after only one NU shot. On offense BU looked very good, but they still misfired on far too many scoring chances. On special teams BU has finally started to play well, as the short-handed unit killed 9 of 11 NU chances for an .818 kill percentage (compared to 13 of 21 for .619 for the first 4 games). They also did a good job of not allowing NU to setup on several powerplays, and not allowing good shots when the Huskies did setup. It was very encouraging considering the way they played against Lowell and Maine, but they still need to improve. On powerplays BU continues to click, getting 2 goals on 7 chances Saturday, a 286 success rate. Friday's 0 for 7 made the weekend total of 2 for 14, a .143 rate look poor, but the powerplay unit did a better job of setting up in the offensive zone, controlling the puck and getting high quality shots on goal. Northeastern played very poorly for one period out of six. The other five periods they played much better, both on defense and offense. Goaltending is the biggest strength of NU, as both Veisor and Reynolds were in top form, each making a least a dozen excellent saves to keep the games from becoming blowouts for BU. The NU defense was overpowered by the BU offense, but they still played two good games and, other than the first period on Saturday, did a fine job of getting rebounds away from BU and out of the NU zone. Northeastern looked the weakest on offense, as they were unable to put much prolonged pressure on BU in the BU zone. They do have several good scorers and they took advantage on several opportunities they got. Northeastern's second biggest strength was their short-handed unit, as they shut down BU's powerplay on Friday night and did a decent job on Saturday. NU's powerplay was uneven, either looking good or looking poor. NU needs to be more consistent on powerplay if they want to do well all year. Overall I would give NU passing grades in all areas with goaltending getting top marks. If the defense and offense can take some of the pressure off the goalies I see Northeastern in the thick of it in March. BU Roster 1 Shawn Ferullo, G; 2 Kaj Linna, D; 3 Chris O'Sullivan, W; 4 Chris Kelleher, D; 5 Doug Wood, D; 7 Rich Brennan, D; 8 Bill Pierce, W; 9 Shawn Bates, C; 11 Bob Lachance, W; 12 Mike Grier, W; 15 Mike Sylvia W; 16 Ken Rausch, W; 18 Chris Drury, F; 19 Steve Thornton, C; 21 Mike Prendergast, W; 22 Matt Wright, W; 24 Jacques Joubert, C; 26 Jon Coleman, D; 27 Shane Johnson, D; 30 Tom Noble, G; 35 Derek Herlofsky, G Jeff Kealty sat out for the second straight game. Mike Sylvia returned to the line-up replacing John Hynes. NU Roster 2 Rick Schuhwerk, D; 3 Dan McGillis, D; 4 Darryl MacNair, D; 7 Tom Parlon, F; 8 Francois Bouchard, D; 9 Geoff Lucas, F; 10 Mike Collett, F; 11 Scott Campbell, F; 12 Justin Kearns, F; 14 Jordon Shields, F; 15 Dan Lupo, F; 17 Tomas Persson, F; 19 Marc Grande, D; 20 Craig Carmody, F; 22 Jason Kelly, D; 24 Eric Petersen, F; 25 J.F. Aube, F; 27 Jason Melong, F; 30 Todd Reynolds, G; 35 Mike Veisor, G Box Score Goals NU 0 2 0 - 2 BU 2 1 1 - 4 Shots NU 5 14 9 - 28 BU 24 13 11 - 48 Saves: BU - Reynolds 22 12 10 - 44 of 48 0.917% 59:00 BU - Herlofsky 5 12 9 - 26 of 28 0.929% 60:00 Power Plays: NU - 1 for 5 .200% NU - 2 for 7 .286% Penalties: BU - 7 for 14 minutes UML - 10 for 28 minutes Game Summary: 1st Period 1:50 BU - Mike Grier (Steve Thornton, Jon Coleman) 5x4ppg; 9:04 BU - Shawn Bates (unassisted) Penalties 1:50 NU - Tom Parlon (2 min - hooking - BF); 3:37 BU - Shane Johnson (2 min - holding - JF); 3:37 NU - Dan Lupo (2 min - roughing - JF); 17:39 BU - Bill Pierce (2 min - hitting after the whistle - JF); 17:39 NU - Tom Parlon (2 min - hitting after the whistle - JF); 18:46 BU - Jacques Joubert (2 min - cross-checking - BF) 2nd Period 3:03 NU - Tomas Persson (Justin Kearns); 15:21 BU - Grier (Chris O'Sullivan) 5x4ppg; 18:35 NU - Dan McGillis (Dan Lupo, Jordon Shields) Penalties 5:56 NU - Kearns (2 min - elbowing - BF); 8:08 BU - Chris Kelleher (2 min - holding - JF); 13:46 NU - Kearns (2 min - interference - JF); 16:05 NU - Marc Grande (2 min - slashing - JF); 18:26 BU - Chris Drury (2 min - interference - JF); 19:29 BU - Grier (2 min - interference - BF) 3rd Period 16:02 BU - Drury (Pierce, Shawn Bates) Penalties 4:11 BU - Bob Lachance (2 min - tripping - BF); 8:52 NU - Persson (2 min - elbowing - JF); 11:49 NU - Jordon Shields (2 min - interference - JF); 16:35 NU - Jason Kelley (2 min - roughing - BF); 18:43 NU - Shields (10 min - misconduct - JF) Referees - Jim Fitzgerald (JF), Bob Fowkes (BF) Linesman - Paul Scleparis Attendance: 2806 Three Stars of the Game: 3. BU Shawn Bates 2. NU Todd Reynolds 1. BU Mike Grier Points BU Mike Grier (2g), Shawn Bates (1g, 1a), Chris Drury (1g), Bill Pierce (1a), Steve Thornton (1a), Jon Coleman (1a), Chris O'Sullivan (1a) NU Tomas Persson (1g), Dan McGillis (1g), Justin Kearns (1a), Dan Lupo (1a), Jordon Shields (1a) All information is unofficial and may be wrong Sean Pickett - Go BU Terriers, 1994 Hockey East Champions! [log in to unmask]