In yet another BU-BC Beanpot game that needed extra time to produce a winner, Wilmer Skoog banged home a rebound at 7:20 of the second overtime to send the Terriers to next Monday’s championship game where they’ll face defending champion Northeastern. BU reaches the title game for the 54th time in 68 tournaments and will be seeking its 31st title.
Down 3-1 with less than eight minutes left in regulation, Terriers roared back to tie with a pair of goals in 70 seconds, took the lead, then gave it up in the final minute forcing overtime. The teams played a scoreless five-minute overtime and, due to a new NCAA rule, the game officially ended as a tie for the record books. But the tournament required a winner so after the ice was resurfaced, a 20-minute second overtime began.
BU held the shots edge in the second OT, 5-2, including a Patrick Harper breakaway stopped by Spencer Knight. On the winning sequence, Alex Vlasiccontrolled the puck in the left corner and sent a pass toward the BC crease. Alex Brink took a whack at it, which Knight defended, but the rebound went to a closing Skoog who roofed the bouncing puck and set off a celebration on the ice and among the Terrier faithful.
Wilmer Skoog nets the winner to put BU into the Beanpot final. #BUvsBC#Beanpot(via @NESN) pic.twitter.com/yHFMSeKvO7— Boston Hockey Blog (@BOShockeyblog) February 4, 2020
Goal scorers for BU were Patrick Curry, David Farrance, Harper, Robert Mastrosimone and Skoog. Goalie Ashton Abel stopped 37 BC shots. Check back for more game details. ● GoTerriers.com recap and comprehensive box score ● Post-game comments: O'Connell, Harper, Skoog
● Boston Hockey Blog game recap, Top 5 Moments
● NESN Beanpot Notes , Skoog credits “luck”
Looking backFormer Terrier Kiefer Bellows has been called up to the New York Islanders. He had been the leading scorer for AHL Bridgeport, where scored 15 goals in his last 26 games.● Newsday.com report
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#8 Terriers begin the defense of their Beanpot championship, facing off against Boston College in the second semifinal at Walter Brown Arena. Game time is 8 p.m. and the contest will air on NESNplus in New England. It will be streamed throughout North America on CBS All-Access and in Canada via TSN.● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Live Stats, ● CBS All-Access live stream● Boston Herald Sammy Davis set to defend Beanpot title 