Look who's back !

In a game that had and outstanding pace to it, the Boston College Eagles were able to get two crucial points as they defeated the UNH Wildcats 3-2 in OT tonight in front of 6,501 fans @ the Whittemore Center. Both teams recorded great chances all throughout the game but it was the Eagles who were able to capitalize on a power play chance late in the OT. It's just one of those feel good wins as this team has not won a league road game since December 3rd @ BU and have been somewhat struggling to score at critical junctures in games. One thing that I noticed tonight was that all of the defenseman really started to play more physical and I thought each and every one of them had some strong points in the game tonight. I thought guys like Edwin Shea and Isaac Macelod, both of whom have struggled a tiny bit as of late, had great games today. Shea set up the first goal when he threw a shot towards Barry Almeida, who redirected it past DeSmith to give BC the 1-0 edge early on. I thought UNH also had a very good game tonight as there were a bunch of points in the game, most notably at the end of the second, where UNH was all over BC but Parker Milner was able to make some key stops for the Eagles. I thought the BC penalty kill was once again pretty good tonight as they made a big stop with about nine minutes left to keep the game tied and held the Cats' to 1/6 on the PP. The power play continues to do their job when needed most. Of course there were times where it wasn't great but they got the job done when they were needed. Before I forget, if Barry Almeida is not in the Hobey Baker conversation by years end, there needs to be an FBI investigation. The guy continues to be not just the best player on this team but the best player in the league.

Why BC won 

1. Big goals at critical times. Last weekend, it was Maine who had key goals at key times vs BC. This weekend, it's the Eagles who come up with big goals late in games. 

2. Parker Milner. 31 saves in that environment is pretty tough to do. In two combined games this year @ The Whit, Milner has stopped 70 Wildcat shots. 

3. Barry Almeida. All I am going to say is he better be in the Hobey conversation. 

4. The new lines really seem to be clicking. The lines of Gaudreau-Mullane-Carey, Almeida-Arnold-Whitney and Kreider-Hayes-Sit all had great weekends. I really like the Whitney, Arnold, and Almeida line.

Problems 

1. The second UNH goal was pretty bad. I am not sure what happend but Borisenok was left wide open in front, the other UNH goal was just a good PP goal. 

Next Up- First Monday in February. You know what that means. 

Player of the game- Barry Almeida no questions asked. I thought Arnold and Kreider were also very good