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Pluses and Minuses: Carpenter, Maguire carry Terriers in playoff-opening victory

The University of Massachusetts Amherst gave the No. 9 Boston University men’s hockey team quite the challenge in the first game of the Hockey East Tournament, pushing BU into an overtime contest. Ultimately, though, the Terriers earned a 2-1 victory to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series at Agganis Arena on Friday night. … Read morePluses and Minuses: Carpenter, Maguire carry Terriers in playoff-opening victory

Pluses and Minuses: No. 9 Terriers earn ‘true team win’ in victory over No. 10 Notre Dame

SOUTH BEND, Indiana — In the penultimate game of its regular season, the No. 9 Boston University men’s hockey team made what’s to come a little bit easier on itself. The Terriers (19-9-5, 12-5-4 Hockey East) defeated the No. 10 University of Notre Dame by a score of 3-2 in an important conference matchup to … Read morePluses and Minuses: No. 9 Terriers earn ‘true team win’ in victory over No. 10 Notre Dame

Pluses and Minuses: No. 9 Terriers notch 3rd consecutive win

No. 9 Boston University men’s hockey head coach David Quinn praised his team last weekend for giving full, 60-minute efforts in two wins over the University of Maine. Those are the kind of games, he said, that are needed down the stretch drive as points become even more valuable. Even against a team like Merrimack College, … Read morePluses and Minuses: No. 9 Terriers notch 3rd consecutive win

Pluses and Minuses: BU struggles in transition, hampered by penalties in loss to BC

(Judy Cohen also helped write this.) CHESTNUT HILL — After a back-and-forth matchup (My recap of the game is here), the Boston University men’s hockey team eventually fell to Boston College by a score of 5-3. We anticipated it would be, as always, an entertaining game — and we certainly got that. There were a … Read morePluses and Minuses: BU struggles in transition, hampered by penalties in loss to BC

Pluses and Minuses: Late goal sinks No. 12 BU at No. 15 Yale to start Connecticut weekend

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — Late in the third period of Friday night’s game against No. 15 Yale University, there was some confusion among the skaters on the ice for the No. 12 Boston University men’s hockey team. The Terriers had already pulled sophomore goaltender Connor LaCouvee for an extra skater, but there was a slight issue. … Read morePluses and Minuses: Late goal sinks No. 12 BU at No. 15 Yale to start Connecticut weekend

Pluses and Minuses: Forsbacka Karlsson pushes Terriers to draw with Providence

Both nights, it could have ended poorly, but both nights, the No. 11 Boston University men’s hockey team managed to erase deficits and eke out a tie. Saturday afternoon’s matchup with No. 1 Providence College at Agganis Arena was a little more intense offensively than Friday’s 1-1 tie in Providence, Rhode Island. After eliminating BU’s … Read morePluses and Minuses: Forsbacka Karlsson pushes Terriers to draw with Providence

Pluses and Minuses: Late goal, penalty kill help Terriers skate to tie with Providence

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — It doesn’t always work, but 36 seconds with an empty net and an extra skater proved enough for the No. 11 Boston University men’s hockey team to get what it could out of Friday night. Down 1-0 to No. 1 Providence College going into the third period, the Terriers (5-3-1, 3-2-1 … Read morePluses and Minuses: Late goal, penalty kill help Terriers skate to tie with Providence