| Prd | Time | Team | Score | Type | Scored By | Assists |
| 1st | 3:37 | BU | 1-0 | EV | Clayton Keller (13) | Dante Fabbro/7, Brandon Hickey/9 |
| 1st | 14:40 | BU | 2-0 | EV GW | Dante Fabbro (4) | Clayton Keller/15, Chad Krys/5 |
| 2nd | 9:05 | UMA | 1-2 | PP | Ray Pigozzi (6) | Shane Bear/5, Steven Iacobellis/10 |
| 3rd | 10:24 | BU | 3-1 | EV | Bobo Carpenter (10) | Clayton Keller/16, Jordan Greenway/17 |
| Scoring | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boston University | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Shots on Goal | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SOG |
| Massachusetts | 8 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| Boston University | 22 | 7 | 16 | 45 |
| Team Stats and Records | PP | PIM | SHGF |
| Massachusetts (5-21-2) | 1/6 | 8/16 | 0 |
| Boston University (18-7-2) | 0/7 | 7/14 | 0 |
| Massachusetts Goaltending | MIN | GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Saves |
| Ryan Wischow (L, 4-15-2) | 59:45 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 42 |
| Empty Net | 0:15 | 0 |
| Boston University Goaltending | MIN | GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Saves |
| Jake Oettinger (W, 15-6-2) | 59:35 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| Empty Net | 0:25 | 0 |
BOSTON, Mass. - Freshman Clayton Keller had a hand in all three goals, scoring his team-leading 13th tally of the season and adding two assists to push the No. 3/3 Boston University men's ice hockey team to a 3-1 victory over Massachusetts on Friday evening at Agganis Arena.
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: #3/3 Boston University 3, Massachusetts 1
Records: BU (18-7-2, 11-4-2 Hockey East), Massachusetts (5-21-2, 2-13-1 Hockey East)
Location: Agganis Arena - Boston, Mass.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Terriers earned a wire-to-wire victory, scoring two goals in the opening period before adding an insurance goal in the third to pick up their 18th win of the season.
- Freshman Clayton Keller opened the scoring 3:37 into the contest off a feed from classmate Dante Fabbro and then returned the favor later in the period, setting a Fabbro tally to push the lead the 2-0.
- The visitors got one back with the only goal of the middle stanza as Ray Pigozzi redirected a shot to the net on a power play at 9:05.
- BU regained a two-goal edge for good with 9:36 left in regulation when Keller found sophomore Bobo Carpenter with a cross-slot pass that he buried for his 10th goal of the year.
- Keller's tally was his team-leading 13th of the year and came from the high portion of the right slot as his effort got through traffic to beat UMass netminder Ryan Wischow.
- Fabbro's goal, which occurred with 5:20 left the opening period, was from nearly the same location as Keller's. The defenseman earned his fourth marker of his rookie year.
- Freshman goaltender Jake Oettinger turned in yet another strong performance, totaling 28 saves and keeping the visitors off the board in even-strength play.
GAME NOTES
- Keller extended his point streak to 14 games (10g, 14a), which matches Jack Eichel's longest streak and is the longest by a Terrier since Jay Pandolfo put together a 15-game streak during the 1995-96 season.
- The Terriers held a 45-26 shot advantage with 19 of their shots coming on the power play.
- BU went 0-for-7 with the man advantage and killed off five of the Minutemen's six chances on the power play.
- Fabbro also recorded a game-best three blocked shots.
- The Terriers are 10-2-0 in their past 12 contests.
- Junior Brandon Hickey, sophomore Jordan Greenway and freshman Chad Krys each earned one assist on the night.
NEXT UP
- The Terriers now focus their attention on the 65th Beanpot, where they will face No. 8/8 Boston College in the second semifinal on Monday (Feb. 6) at TD Garden.
- The game will be broadcast live on NESN and is set to start at 8 p.m.