The No. 6 Boston University men’s hockey team split its first Hockey East home-and-home series against the University of Connecticut. On both nights, junior forward and assistant captain Bobo Carpenter, who came into the series with no goals, scored for the Terriers first.
On Friday, Carpenter found the back of the net twice during the second period, both on a pair of BU penalty kills. However, the stellar performance was not enough and UConn’s two power-play goals kept the contest at a 2-2 draw after 65 minutes.
On Saturday at the XL Center in Hartford, Carpenter continued his success with a hat-trick while sophomore forward Patrick Curry, and senior defenseman and captain Brandon Hickey each got their first goals of the season.
The Terriers’ next matchup will be against the No. 1 University of Denver on Friday night at Agganis Arena and then they will travel to play No. 11 Providence College on Saturday night.
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Read our articles from the weekend below:
Friday’s Articles
Recap – “Men’s hockey ties UConn in first Hockey East game”
Sider on Carpenter’s two short-handed goal night – “Men’s hockey ties UConn, 2-2, behind stoic effort by Bobo Carpenter”
Saturday’s Articles
Recap – “Men’s hockey beats UConn 6-3 on the road, Carpenter with a hat-trick”
Sider on BU’s offensive boost from Carpenter’s hat-trick and Curry’s two even strength goals – “Men’s hockey rides offensive surge from Carpenter, Curry for 6-3 win over UConn”
Here are some Twitter posts and highlights from the weekend:
Here are some photos from this weekend's split against UConn. Bobo Carpenter now leads the team in goals after yesterday night's hat-trick. pic.twitter.com/pudx7X6ZPH
— Boston Hockey Blog (@BOShockeyblog) October 22, 2017
HAT TRICK!
Bobo Carpenter scored a hat trick tonight as @TerrierHockey beat UConn, 6-3. pic.twitter.com/3vA1S1HAu3— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) October 22, 2017
“The puck was jumping in the net early but I thought we deserved it. We were playing with pace and physicality.” – Coach Quinn pic.twitter.com/Tv1DIADsqu
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) October 21, 2017
Good job boys made the trip down a good one… Lwts keep it up!!