{"id":124903,"date":"2021-01-08T21:53:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T03:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/?p=124903"},"modified":"2021-01-08T21:53:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T03:53:14","slug":"friday-roundup-a-night-of-ot-victories-includes-unh-upset-of-no-2-bc-and-bemidji-st-upending-no-7-bowling-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2021\/01\/08\/friday-roundup-a-night-of-ot-victories-includes-unh-upset-of-no-2-bc-and-bemidji-st-upending-no-7-bowling-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday roundup: A night of OT victories includes UNH upset of No. 2 BC and Bemidji St. upending No. 7 Bowling Green"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Hampshire goaltender Mike Robinson made one of his 35 saves as the Wildcats upset #2 Boston College, 4-3 in overtime, on the road on Friday (photo: John Quackenbos\/Boston College)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kalle Ericksson’s goal with 25.6 remaining in 3-on-3 overtime game New Hampshire a major road upset, knocking off No. 2 Boston College, 4-3 at BC’s Kelley Rink.<\/p>\n

The game was played with three of Boston College’s four medalists from World Juniors returning to the lineup. Alex Newhook, Drew Helleson and Matt Boldy all suited up for the Eagles, but the most notable exception was in uniform but did not play – BC goaltender Spencer Knight.<\/p>\n

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York had said earlier in the week that if available, Knight would play, but after talking with his sophomore netminder who posted three shutouts in five starts at World Juniors, he felt it was the correct decision to start rookie Henry Wilder.<\/p>\n

“He felt like he needed a couple of practices,” said York. “He’s not a like a positional player where he could jump right in. We were faced with a quick practice yesterday. He had been using some different equipment out with USA Hockey.<\/p>\n

“I thought it was a good talk and he’ll be ready to go [in the rematch with UNH] on Sunday.”<\/p>\n

For New Hampshire, they put forth a lineup that had success from top to bottom on Friday, with four different players netting goals and every one of the four forward lines having an impact.<\/p>\n

UNH struck first when Kohei Sato scored his first goal of the season at the 10:40 mark of the first.<\/p>\n

And thought BC’s Colby Ambrosio responded on the power play at 14:59, the Wildcats scored off the ensuing faceoff, retaking the lead just 10 seconds later.<\/p>\n

The Eagles were strong in the middle period, tying the game on Nikita Nesterenko’s goal with 1:49 left. And BC then took its first lead 2:49 into the third on Patrick Giles goal.<\/p>\n

That was a point at which the game could’ve gone sideways for New Hampshire as Boston College’s offense began to click. Both coaches acknowledged that turning point<\/p>\n

“We had the puck in the zone a lot, but we couldn’t dent the net there,” said York, whose team’s best opportunity came on a power play with 14:00 left where, instead of burying the hammer, allowed a shorthanded goal that tied the game. “Clearly with the power play and not being able to score and giving up a goal there, it was a bad turning point in the game.”<\/p>\n

Souza acknowledged the fact his team survived an onslaught early in the third, but also credits the veteran leadership with the assist.<\/p>\n

“I think we’ve got a veteran team, guys who’ve been around the league and know how explosive a team like Boston College is,” said Souza. “Those guys are fantastic players. So we just talked about playing within the standards and structure that we’re proud to play with.”<\/p>\n

After Filip Engaras’ shorthanded goal tied the game with 13:05 left, the teams headed to overtime, where BC had the best of the chances, but took a penalty late for too many men that led to Ericksson’s game winner.<\/p>\n

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UNH WINS!! Kalle Eriksson scores the OT game winner as the Wildcats defeat No. 2 BC, 4-3! The \u2018Cats are back on Sunday, Jan. 10 at 4 P.M. as they complete the series against BC at the Whittemore Center. Watch on College SportsLive. #BeTheRoar<\/a> @hockeyeast<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IYIgNj7rMu<\/a><\/p>\n

— UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) January 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n