A look at how the women of Hockey East performed this week!
Hockey East teams were in action throughout the weekend, as conference play delivered shootout drama, overtime finishes, shutouts and several key road victories across the league.
Thursday, Jan. 29
Conference play opened Thursday night at Walter Brown Arena, where the Northeastern Huskies and Holy Cross Crusaders skated to a 2-2 tie through regulation and overtime. Holy Cross struck twice late in the second period to take a 2-0 lead, but Northeastern responded in the third with goals from Kristina Allard and Jules Constantinople, the latter coming with just 31 seconds remaining to force overtime. After a scoreless extra frame, the Huskies secured the extra Hockey East point with a 1-0 shootout win, as Allard scored in the sixth round.
Friday, Jan. 30
Friday night featured a full slate of conference action, highlighted by strong goaltending and several road wins.
At J. Thom Lawler Rink, the Boston University Terriers earned a 3-0 road shutout over the Merrimack Warriors. BU scored twice in the first period and added an empty-net goal late, while goaltender Michelle Pasiechnyk stopped all 23 shots she faced.
Providence picked up a 4-1 win over the Vermont Catamounts in Burlington. The Friars built a lead with goals in each period and pulled away with two third-period tallies, as Hope Walinski made 25 saves in net.
In Durham, the UConn Huskies shut out the New Hampshire Wildcats 1-0. Megan Woodworth scored the lone goal on the power play in the second period, while Tia Chan recorded the shutout with 16 saves.
At Conte Forum, the Maine Black Bears earned a 4-3 road win over the Boston College Eagles. After the teams were tied through two periods, Maine scored three times in the third to take control before holding off a late push from BC.
Saturday, Jan. 31
Saturday’s games brought more close contests and overtime drama across the conference.
Providence secured a 3-2 road win over Vermont despite being outshot 42-15. Vermont opened the scoring, but the Friars responded with two second-period goals to take the lead. After Vermont tied the game late, Emma Hofbauer scored the game-winner at 16:31 of the third period, while Walinski made 40 saves.
Boston University followed up with a 3-1 win over Merrimack at Walter Brown Arena. Sydney Healey scored twice for the Terriers, including a power-play goal in the third period, as BU controlled play.
In Storrs, New Hampshire earned a 3-2 overtime win over UConn. The Wildcats scored twice in the third period before UConn forced overtime late, but Julia Cabral ended the game just 1:47 into the extra frame. Noemi Martinez made 49 saves for New Hampshire.
Northeastern closed out the weekend with a 2-1 win over Holy Cross at the Hart Recreation Center. The Huskies scored twice on the power play and held off a late Crusaders goal, as Renna Trembecky stopped 21 shots in net.
As conference play continues, Hockey East teams will look to carry momentum forward with the standings continuing to tighten across the league.
Game Recap
Thursday, Jan. 29:
Holy Cross at Northeastern, 2-2 (Northeastern wins shootout 1-0)
Friday, Jan. 30:
Boston University at Merrimack, 3-0
Providence at Vermont, 4-1
UConn at New Hampshire, 1-0
Maine at Boston College, 4-3
Saturday, Jan. 31:
Providence at Vermont, 3-2
Merrimack at Boston University, 1-3
New Hampshire at UConn, 3-2 OT
Northeastern at Holy Cross, 2-1