Eagles Demolish Friars 7-0. Seniors Get Their 100th. Win

Barry Almeida scored the 4th BC goal. 

There isn't really much to say besides the fact that the Eagles absolutely destroyed the Providence Friars @ home by a score of 7-0 this afternoon @ Conte Forum. BC was paced by goals from Barry Almeida, who had four points, Steve Whitney, Bill Arnold, Danny Linell, and Johnny Gaudreau. Whitney, along with Almeida recorded a whopping +5 rating for the night as he started the scoring for the Eagles just 30 seconds into the game. Parker Milner continued to prove why he may just be the hottest goalie in the country as he stopped all 25 Friar shots in the forty nine minutes he played. The Eagles also scored their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th goals just two minutes apart. The Friars actually came out of the gate pretty hard as they pressured the Eagles in the early going but they just couldn't get anything past Milner and the rock solid BC defense. Coach York said after the game that the first period was the "most technically sound period we have played all season". Another great part about the game was that the BC special teams were just great all game as the PK held the Friars to going 0/5 on the PP and even though they only had one PP, the Eagles were able to extend their streak of scoring at least one PP goal a game to 11 games when Johnny Gaudreau got one past Friar goalie Justin Gates in the middle of the third period.

There isn't much to say about the second and third periods besides the fact that forward Mike Sit got hurt midway through the second. Thankfully, it was not a serious injury as we were told it was just a minor lower body injury. I thought that all four lines continued to be great as the Eagles have not lost since the lines were shaken up after BC was swept @ Maine. I think the Gaudreau-Mullane-Carey line continues to show why it is one of the top offensive lines in Hockey East and the Almeida-Arnold-Whitney line was just as good as both lines did a great job of generating chances in the PC zone. Looking ahead to next week, the Eagles will have a chance to clinch the Hockey East regular season title if we can sweep UVM or if we win a game and BU falls in at least one game to Northeastern. Overall, another great effort by a team that still doesn't appear to be slowing down anytime soon. 

Why BC won 

1. The Eagles just dominated PC in every way. When you look at the stats you can see the shots were close but the biggest difference is that BC converted on their chances and PC didn't. 

2. Rock Solid defense. Not only was Milner outstanding, but the defense really did a good job of keeping the PC chances to the outside of the slot area. 

3. The Special Teams. Both the PK and the PP were outstanding for BC. The PK did a great job as they gave the Friars nothing on the PP for the second night in a row. 

Problems

1. Nothing too bad. It  would be good to see the Sit-Hayes-Kreider line do more offensively. 

Player of the Game- There is a lot to chose from but I'll go with Barry Almeida with his four points and a +5 rating.

Notes- The BC senior class picked up their 100th win. Johnny Gaudreau extended his scoring streak to seven games. BC sits in first place heading into the final weekend.