Both Terrier teams got swept in their Hockey East weekend series.
Women’s
Vermont (2-5 L, 1-2 L)
The Terriers hoped to shake off their Beanpot loss on Friday night, but the Catamounts had other ideas. After a scoreless 1st, Vermont scored 4 unanswered goals with 3 coming in the 2nd at 5:03, 15:34, 17:33 and 1 in the 3rd at 8:51. Three of Vermont’s goals came on the power play marking the first time since November 1st vs. Northeastern that BU allowed more than 1 powerplay goals. Keira Healey got her first of her career on the power play at 10:45. Vermont got a shorthanded goal less than two minutes later at 12:03. Sydney Healey scored her 12th of the season at 19:12. It is the first time the Healey sisters have scored in the same game become the second pair of Terrier sisters to do so.
Sydney Healey opened the scoring on Saturday, just 20 seconds into the game. It was her 8th career goal against the Catamounts, her most vs. any opponent. Healey has scored in each of her last 5 games vs Vermont. UVM tied things up at 10:12 in the first. In the second, Vermont took the lead for good at 13:16 of the period, on the power play.
Despite the loss, Michelle Pasiechnyk was solid saving 29 of 31 shots she faced.
Other Notes
Sydney Healey is the 6th different Terrier with a 5+ game goal streak vs. any single opponent, and her 5 game goal streak is 2nd longest against the Catamounts only behind Jesse Compher's 6 game goal streak
Men’s
Providence (3-4 L, 0-4 L)
The Friars came out hot on Friday night, scoring 2 power play goals in the first period to open the scoring at 7:00 and 11:32 in the period.
In the second Cole Eiserman cut into the lead with his 9th of the season and first on the road this season at 3:14 in the period.
Tynan Lawrence scored his first collegiate goal and first collegiate point, just 28 seconds into the 3rd, to tie things up. PC took back the lead at 11:40. Cole Eiserman had other ideas, tying things back up at 12:49. Eiserman’s first multi-goal game on the road of his career. PC took the lead for good at 17:19 in the period.
On Saturday night, Providence opened the scoring at 2:03 in the first. For the next 48 minutes and 31 seconds, neither team scored, until PC doubled their lead at 10:34. The Friars potted two more at 17:26 and 19:42 to cap off a weekend sweep of the Terriers. It is the first time the Terriers have been shutout by Providence since October 26th, 2018.
It is the first time since 2023-24 that BU was shut out at home twice in the same season.
Other Notes
Mikhail Yegorov saved his 2nd penalty shot of the season
Cole Eiserman’s two goals were his first and second road goals he has scored in Southern New England
Advanced Stats
Game 1
The 5.1 xG allowed by the Terriers was their most since allowing 7 to Quinnipiac on November 15th. At even strength possession was nearly even with PC having 18:37 of possession and BU having 18:13.
Per Period xG: 1st (0.54-1.44, PC) 2nd (0.23-1.03, PC) 3rd (0.82-2.59, PC)
Cole Eiserman was the team’s top performer for the first time since Red Hot Hockey vs. Cornell at Madison Square Garden on November 29th.
Providence recorded 10 high danger shots (2.43 xG), 2 resulted in goals (.5 xG), 3 missed the net (.65 xG), and 5 were saved by Mikhail Yegorov (1.28 xG). BU recorded just 2 (.48 xG) with 1 saved and the other missing the net.
Providence had surpassed BU’s total xG just 32 minutes into the game.
Cole Eiserman was the only Terrier with an xG% over 50.
Game 2
BU held the possession at even strength edge 56% to 44% as well as won Puck Battles 53% to 47%.
Per Period xG: 1st (0.5-0.8, PC) 2nd (0.58-0.29, BU) 3rd (1.7-0.98, BU)
Mick Frechette is the 16th different Terrier to be the team’s top performer in terms of Game Score.
BU recorded 4 high danger shots (1.11 xG) compared to PC’s 3 (.81 xG) however 3 of them occurred in the last minute and a half of the game after Yegorov was pulled.
A much closer game than Friday night, however PC still held the xG edge for most of the game.
Cole Eiserman was the only Terrier with a xG% over 50 in both games this weekend
