FINAL SCORE: #2 Boston College 6, Vermont 3
BURLINGTON, Vt. – No. 2 Boston College (23-6-1, 15-4-1 HEA) scored three straight goals in the second period, including two on the power play, to hold off a strong start from Vermont (11-15-3, 6-11-2) in a 6-3 win in Hockey East action Friday night on Team IMPACT Night presented by Inspired Closets.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"We were really playing well," said Head Coach Steve Wiedler. "That team is too talented to give them a five-minute major and a five-on-three. There are things I'm encouraged by, but it takes what it takes to win at this level and it takes it all the time."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts opened the scoring on the first power play of the contest. Will Zapernick fed the puck down low to Isak Walther on the goal line. Walther fed a cross-crease pass to Joel Määttä who was wide open on the doorstep. He one-timed it home through the legs of BC's Jacob Fowler for his ninth goal of the season at the 12:28 mark of the opening frame.
• The Eagles tied the game at one off an offensive zone faceoff with 5:17 to play in the first. Dean Letourneau won the puck back to Will Skahan and the BC defender rifled a wrist shot through traffic just under the bar for his second goal of the season.
• Vermont retook the lead with another power play opportunity late in the frame. Määttä beat a BC defender to a puck along the boards and tapped it one-handed to the point for Simon Jellus. Jellus passed it along the blue line to Sebastian Törnqvist.
• The Eagles captain Eamon Powell tied things back up 8:14 into the second period. A Catamount made a great play on a BC forward cutting in the slot, but the puck came out to Powell who wristed it home to make it 2-2.
• At the 8:33 mark of the second period the Catamounts Daniel Sambuco received a five-minute major and game misconduct for slew footing. The Eagles would score twice over that span. Ryan Leonard picked up his 26th of the season with 7:54 to play in the second. Then during a period of five-on-three action James Hagens picked up his ninth of the year to make it 4-2 with 6:30 to play in the second.
• Colin Kessler answered back for the Catamounts with 2:26 to play in the second. In transition Isak Walther fed the first year before he deked the BC defense and backhanded home his team-leading 11th goal of the year. Määttä earned his third point of the night with the secondary assist.
• The Eagles reestablished their two-goal lead 2:31 into the third period. Michael Hagens notched his first career goal to make it 5-3.
• Andre Gasseau closed out the scoring with his 11th of the season into an empty net with 1:03 to play.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• With tonight's 6-3 decision, Community Bank N.A. will donate $225 to Special Olympics Vermont. Community Bank, N.A. donates $75 per goal to Special Olympics Vermont for every goal the men's and women's team scores this season.
• Joel Määttä extended his point streak this evening, he now has five goals and four assists over his last five games.
• Tonight was Joel Määttä's third career three-point game. It was also the second time he's done it in the last three games.
• Colin Kessler led all Catamounts with six shots on goal tonight.
• Will Zapernick matched a game-high with three blocked shots for Vermont.

UP NEXT
Saturday's showdown with No. 2 Boston College will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is the Catamounts annual Rally Against Cancer Game presented by Mascoma Bank. The first 500 fans will receive rally towels. For UVM students the first 100 in attendance will receive a Riser or Shiner courtesy of the Kountry Kart Deli.
 
Saturday's contest will air on ESPN+ with Rob Ryan on the call and as always it will also be broadcast live on WVMT (96.3 FM/620 AM) with the voice of the Catamounts Adam Lafleur in the Handy Toyota Broadcast Booth.
 
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