By Arielle Aronson/DFP Staff
Through the previous eight games of the No. 6 Boston University men’s hockey team’s schedule, one constant for BU has been the personnel on the top two lines. BU was led in those games by a top unit of sophomore wing Matt Nieto, senior captain Chris Connolly and junior assistant captain Alex Chiasson, while the second line showcased junior winger Wade Megan, junior center Ben Rosen and sophomore wing Sahir Gill.
But following a 3-2 double-overtime loss to the University of New Hampshire on Friday night, BU coach Jack Parker said he was shuffling lines because he wanted to find some way to spark his offense. As one of his changes, Parker reinstated a second line in which Gill centered Nieto and freshman Evan Rodrigues.
When they were reunited on Saturday afternoon, the trio turned in immediate results. The line combined for five points (two goals, three assists) in the Terriers’ 4-2 win over the UNH in Game 2 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals.
“They’re guys that are the straw that stirs the drink for us, so to speak,” Parker said. “They have to get things done for us. And that second line tonight got a lot of things done for us.”
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