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From the FreeP: Noonan’s 1st-period goal leads BU past Maine

By Annie Maroon/DFP Staff

The victory could not have been narrower, but the No. 7 Boston University men’s hockey team defended a one-goal lead for about 53 minutes on Saturday against the University of Maine, winning 1–0 in its last home game of 2012.

Junior defenseman Garrett Noonan scored the Boston University men’s hockey team’s only goal in its 1–0 victory over the University of Maine. MICHELLE JAY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Freshman goalie Sean Maguire had 28 saves in the shutout, his second straight at Agganis Arena. The Terriers (10–5, 8–4 Hockey East) had just 21 shots to the 28 taken by the Black Bears (2–10–2, 1–6–2 Hockey East), Hockey East’s last-place team.

BU coach Jack Parker opened his post-game press conference with an understatement: “Well, that wasn’t easy.”

At first, it seemed it might be. BU opened the game with three and a half minutes of puck possession in Maine’s defensive zone. The Black Bears could not clear the puck or even catch up with BU’s quick passes, and their first line had to remain on the ice for about three times the length of a normal shift.

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