It took a miracle for Boston College to reach overtime, but in the extra period, its luck finally ran out.
Freshman forward Alex Tuch scored for the No. 10 Eagles (17-10-2) with 9.6 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime, but Vermont forward Anthony Petruzzelli scored 1:47 into added time to help the No. 17 Catamounts (17-10-2) escape with a dramatic 3-2 win Friday night at Kelley Rink.
The contest between two ranked teams was a back-and-forth affair from the start, as both squads traded goals in the first period. Vermont took a 2-1 lead in the second period with a goal off the stick of forward Kevin Irwin, and that lead would hold well into the third frame.
With Eagles goaltender Thatcher Demko pulled, however, Tuch pounced on a loose puck after a shot from defenseman Noah Hanifin and netted the game-tying goal with seconds to spare.
It would be all for naught, however, as Petruzzelli saved the day for the Catamounts with his even-strength goal in overtime to give his team a much-needed win. The two squads will go at it again Saturday afternoon when they square off at 4:30 p.m. at Kelley Rink.
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Boston University 6, New Hampshire 3
UMass Lowell 3, Massachusetts 3 (OT)
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