ORONO – The 13th-ranked University of Maine men’s hockey team came out of the weekend series against No. 1 Boston College with a win and a tie after Saturday night’s 2-2 draw.
Boston College earned an extra Hockey East point by winning the shootout in eight rounds but the game goes into the books as a tie.
Sophomore defenseman Lucas Gustafsson, whose father Marcus scored the overtime game-winner in UMaine’s 3-2 overtime win over New Hampshire in the 1999 NCAA championship game in Anaheim, Cal., backhanded the puck past Victor Ostman as BC won the shootout 3-2.
UMaine is now 6-1-1 while BC is 7-2-1.
Josh Nadeau’s power play goal off a nifty Lynden Breen pass gave UMaine a 2-1 lead with 7:58 left in regulation but Ryan Leonard tied it by batting home his own rebound with 4:14 left.
UMaine killed off a power play in overtime.
UMaine sophomore center Felix Trudeau opened the scoring at the 18:41 mark of the first period but BC freshman left wing Gabe Perreault tied it up 2:43 into the second period. It was his second of the campaign.
BC, with one of the nation’s best power plays, had a two-man advantage for 1:25 later in the second period but the Black Bears killed it off to keep the score tied entering the third period.
Trudeau scored off a scramble in front. Reid Pabich tracked down a puck behind the net and centered it. Several players battled for the puck and Trudeau was able to sweep it through Fowler’s legs.
The Eagles tied it seconds after killing a UMaine power play.
Ryan Leonard came out of the penalty box and stole the puck.
He broke into the offensive zone and snapped a pass over to Perreault at the top of the right circle and Perreault ripped a rising wrist shot over Ostman’s glove into the short side corner.
