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(Complete game box posted to list INFO-HOCKEY-L) ST. LAWRENCE UNIV. 0 1 3 - 4 2-1-0 ECAC 4-5-0 overall BOSTON COLLEGE 3 6 1 - 10 1-4-1 HE (1-0 SO) 3-7-1 overall Whether St. Lawrence was tired after last night's battle with Boston University or Boston College finally put everything together was not clear, but BC pounded the Fighting Saints tonight, scoring 3 power play goals and 3 shorthanded goals. Because the game was a rout (6-0 BC at one point), the teams played all 6 goalies. BC took the play to St. Lawrence from the start of this one, forechecking aggressively, making quick transitions from defense to offense, finishing off the plays, and in general showing offensive form they have not shown this year before tonight. For the Saints, on the other hand, it was a long, painful night where little went right even when they made good plays, and when many things went wrong. Though it turned out it may not have been needed, BC's Greg Taylor had another solid game in goal, giving up only the first 2 Saints' goals before being replaced at the 46:11 mark. Clint Owen was replaced by Jon Bracco for St. Lawrence after BC's 5th score, but it didn't really matter as Bracco was torched for 4 more 2nd period goals. Freshman Eric Heffler played the 3rd period in goal for SLU, his first action as a collegian (I think.) An indication of how the game was going to go was BC's first goal, a shorthanded score when Marty Reasoner won a faceoff in the left circle, cut right to the net, and slid a backhander past Owen. Don Chase had another shorthanded bid at the 3:00 mark but was stopped. Good forechecking produced the 2nd goal, as Toby Harris and Clifton McHale worked deep along the boards to pop the puck loose to Harris, who passed to a wide-open Brian Callahan at the left side who lifted the puck in. Continuing pressure by BC led to a power play chance; Brian Callahan sent the puck to the point, Ken Hemenway slapped it back in to Ryan Mittleman at the right of the crease and he took a couple of swipes to push it past the goalie. St. Lawrence mounted their best effort of the period in the last few minutes. Allard made a nice move to get free in front of the net but Taylor made the save. A couple minutes later a soft SLU shot beat Taylor, slid across the goal mouth and bounced off the pipe, coming to a stop about 2 inches outside the goal line. BC's Joe Harney cleared the puck. Had either of those 2 opportunities gone in, it may have been a different game. More pressure led to a BC penalty in the last few seconds of the period, setting up SLU for a power play to open the 2nd period. The roof fell in on St. Lawrence early in the 2nd, when Paul DiFrancesco tripped while skating the puck out of the SLU zone to start a power play rush, sending the puck directly to an unmarked Don Chase, whose shorthanded goal made it 4-0, BC. After a St. Lawrence penalty, they almost got their own shorthanded goal after the BC defense coughed up the puck for a point-blank shot, but Taylor made the save. 15 seconds later Brian Callahan made it 5-0 when a clear by Owen popped straight up in the air, fell at Callahan's feet right in front of the net, and he lifted it over Owen's shoulder. Owen was replaced by Bracco at this point (2:37 into second period). The teams went back and forth, with SLU missing their chances and BC putting heavy pressure on Bracco. BC scored their 3rd shorthanded goal in 3 penalty-kills at 6:44 as David Hymovitz scored from Chase. St. Lawrence came right back, finally getting on the board when DiFrancesco came out in front of the net from the right corner and stuffed a backhand through Taylor; a power play goal. It didn't stop the onslaught, though, as SLU was forced to take another penalty on a BC break, and the Eagles scored on the subsequent power play. It came after Bracco stopped a Don Chase shot, there were several swipes at the puck in the crease, and Hymovitz finally swept in to poke it through a prone goaltender. BC continued to dominate the period, getting several more great chances. O'Leary made it 8-1 with a slapper on a 3-on-1 break, Peter Masters got his first of the season with a quick one-timer after a nice feed from Reasoner, and SLU escaped only after Bracco made several more sharp stops. BC ended up with 25 shots in the period, 17 on goal, and the shot chart had most of them right in front of the goal. The third period was a bit rougher, as SLU was somewhat frustrated and BC got a little lazy; understandable with a 9-1 lead. Matt Oikawa got one back for St. Lawrence at 4:51. More clutch, grab, hold, and general interference was the style of play for the next part of the period. BC's Chase took a roughing penalty when retaliating at Tom Cullen, and Burke Murphy got the PPG from a sharp right-side angle, bouncing the puck through Andy McLaughlin's pads. The sixth goalie of the night entered at 16:55, when Ari Shocket replaced McLaughlin. Gordon's score brought SLU within 5, but a splendid shift at the blue line by Reasoner and pass to Ryan Mittleman enabled him to close out the scoring for BC. BC fans were understandably pleased with this effort, though it is hard to gauge how St. Lawrence stacks up as an opponent. They had just come off a tough road game at BU, where they got deflated by a 3rd period BU blitz, and got no real breaks in the BC game tonight. On the other hand, BC played a strong forechecking game, breaking up many passes and forcing SLU to give up the puck for repeated good BC shots. The good power play (3 for 5) and shorthanded goals (3) were positive signs for a BC team that has struggled to find its scoring touch. (The last BC 3-shorthanded-goal effort was an 8-4 win over UMass-Amherst on January 6, 1995.) Coach Jerry York went with a 7th defenseman to keep this group fresher, and it seemed to work, along with the rearranged forward lines. The entire group of forwards worked extremely hard tonight, going deep into the SLU zone to forecheck, fight for the puck, intercept clearing passes, and turning those efforts into good goal-scoring opportunities. Boston College's next game is at crosstown ECAC foe Harvard, Tuesday November 28th. St. Lawrence's hosts ECAC rival Union on December 1. A possible correction to the scoring in last night's Clarkson-BC game: The 2nd BC goal was listed on the game summary sheet as O'Leary 1 (Powers, Hymovitz). O'Leary got the tip of a Powers shot from the point; at least that is how I saw it and the scoresheet reported it. The rink announcer at the time credited the goal to freshman Andy Powers. Tonight's stat sheet showed the goal as credited to Powers, not O'Leary, and O'Leary's goal tonight was marked as his first. A question to those who may know: When does a scoresheet become official? I have noted several mistakes on the official game summary sheets over the months - for example, tonight's sheet shows the BC power play efficiency as 1 for 5, when the sheet clearly shows 3 BC power play goals. As these sheets are typed up under time pressure, I can understand some errors. That's why I usually keep my own stats as well, as a double check. I presume the "official" scoresheet is kept by the scorer at ice level. On the other hand, I recall discussions last year about press box people, SID's, etc., awarding assists after the fact. Is there a point when the statistics become set in stone? --------------- ---------------------- Rick McAdoo [log in to unmask] Read the FAQ!!! A pleased BC fan. GO EAGLES! HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.