After dropping their first game in Orono, the women’s squad comes back to win on Saturday, while the men sweep Merrimack in a home and home.
Women’s
Maine (1-3 L, 2-1 W)
In a weekend in which they needed a win, the Terriers got one, earning the split in Maine. On Friday, Maine opened the scoring just 27 seconds into the game. In the 2nd, just 1:06 into the period, newly appoint Assistant Captain Neely Nicholson scored her 2nd career shorthanded goal and first in almost exactly a year, with her last coming on November 1st, 2024. Maine scored 2 in the third to claim the win. Michelle Pasiechnyk tried her best to keep the Terriers in the game, stopping 32 of 35 Black Bear shots on goal.
On Saturday, Maine open the scoring on the power play at 9:42 in the first. Late in the second, the Terriers tied things up, when Clara Yuhn scored her 4th of the season, her first goal in Orono since October 28th, 2023. Sophomore defender Tessa Demain recorded her first point as a Terrier with an assist on the goal. In the third, BU’s leading scorer Sydney Healey recorded her 10th career multipoint game with her first goal in Orono since October 28th, 2023 at 9:34 in the period. The Terriers held on for the win, their 2nd of the season, with Pasiechnyk earning the win after stopping 27 of 28 Black Bear shots. The Terriers have won 4 of their last 5 at Alfond Arena.
Other Notes
The Terriers’ win was their first this season in their “normal” uniform set and first since
Michelle Pasiechnyk stopped 59 of 63 shots (.937) on the weekend
Men’s
Merrimack (3-2 W (OT), 5-4 W)
On Friday, the Terriers got back to their winning ways in a thriller at Agganis Arena. Jonathan Morello opened the scoring midway through the first at 11:04, his second of the season and first non-empty net goal as a Terrier. Merrimack got two back at 14:40 and 17:53 in the period to go into the intermission with the 2-1 lead.
After a scoreless second in which both teams combined for just 11 shots on goal, Jack Murtagh tied things up for the Terriers at 16:30. Murtagh scoring his second goal in as many Friday home games. It was also his 6th point in his last 8 games. Neither team could score in the remainder of the period, and the game headed to overtime.
In overtime, Cole Hutson made quick work of the Warrior, scoring the game winner just 21 seconds into the period. His first career overtime game winning goal. The win was the 100th against the Warriors, the 5th team that BU has reached that milestone against—Northeastern (172 Wins), BC (141), UNH (122), Providence (120).
On Saturday, the Terriers continued firing on all cylinders. After a scoreless first, the Terriers jump to a 3-0 lead. First up, Gavin McCarthy scored his second of the season 36 seconds into the period. It was his 6th of his career and first in a true road game. Next up, Cole Hutson scored his 5th of the season, 2nd of the weekend, scoring in an 11th different arena. A chaotic end to the period saw Merrimack cut into BU’s lead with two powerplay goals at 15:04 and 19:50. Sacha Boisvert recorded 3 assists in the period, the first Terrier to do that since Quinn Hutson in the 2nd period of BU’s 8-2 win over Providence on March 6th, 2025. Mikhail Yegorov took a roughing penalty at the end of the period, the first Terrier goalie to take a penalty since Mathieu Caron on December 1st, 2023, also in the 2nd period at Merrimack.
In the third, Owen McLaughlin extended BU’s lead with his 4th as a Terrier and his 3rd point of the game at 15:46 in the period. His most points in a game since February 22nd, 2025 when he recorded 5 against Minnesota-Duluth as a member of North Dakota. Jack Harvey scored an empty netter at 17:45, his fourth career goal against the Warriors, his most against any opponent. Merrimack made things interesting with 2 goals at 17:56 and 18:44, but time ran out before they could complete the comeback. The win was their first weekend sweep since January 17th and 18th vs. UNH, and their 8th win in their last 9 vs. Merrimack.
Other Notes
Cole Hutson has scored against all Hockey East opponents that brothers Quinn and Lane have scored against (Maine, Merrimack, Northeastern, Providence, UConn, UMass, UMass Lowell, and Vermont)
Friday was the first game this season that BU did not allow a goal in consecutive periods, and just the 2nd game that they didn’t allow a goal in multiple regulation periods
Sacha Boisvert set a new career best 4 point game on Saturday
BU went 3 straight periods this weekend without allowing a goal, their longest since shutting out Providence on February 15th, 2025
Advanced Stats
Game 1
BU recorded nearly 3 minutes more OZone Possession yet trailed Merrimack in shots on goal (-5). The Terriers maintained Possession at even strength 55%-45% despite an 47% to 53% faceoff deficit. At even strength, BU held the strong xG advantage, 2.04-1.7.
Per Period xG: 1st (1.31-1.26, BU), 2nd (0.81-0.6, BU) 3rd (0.52-0.57, Merrimack) Overtime (0.05-0.0, BU)
For the first time since the 2024 Beanpot semifinal against Harvard, Cole Hutson is the Terriers’ top performer in terms of Game Score.
BU recorded 4 high danger shots (1.07 xG) compared to Merrimack’s 1 (.2 xG)—which was saved by Mikhail Yegorov. 3 of BU’s HD shots came in, the first one of which resulted in Jonathan Morello’s goal.
The Terriers held the xG advantage for essentially the entire game after the 5-minute mark, the longest sustained edge since BU’s first game vs. Colgate.
11 Terriers recorded an xG% over 50 with Cole Hutson leading all players with more than 10 minutes of TOI with 64.16 xG%.
Game 2
Like night one, the Terriers held the possession advantage at EV 53%-47%. BU also held the slight edge in puck battles, 51%-49%.
Per Period xG: 1st (1.1-1.14, Merrimack), 2nd (0.84-1.19, Merrimack), 3rd (0.48-1.86, Merrimack)
Sacha Boisvert tops the Terriers for the first time since opening night vs. LIU. In each of the last 9 games, a different Terrier was the team’s top performer in terms of Game Score.
BU recorded just 2 high danger shots (.45 xG) neither of which resulted in a goal, while Merrimack recorded 5 (1.46 xG), 1 resulted in goal (.59 xG) while the other 4 were saved by Mikhail Yegorov (1.05 xG). BU’s three 2nd period goals had a combined .14 xG.
The xG differential remained tight for the first two periods of the game, with Merrimack ballooning a .39 edge in the 39th minute of the game to 1.77 by the final whistle.
All but 3 Terriers recorded an xG% under 60, with all Terriers with 15+ minutes of ice time recorded an xG% under 45.45%.
