Junior forward Mitchell Fossier scored at 4:09 of overtime for the Black Bears
Fossier Lifts Maine Past Boston College In Overtime, 2-1
Junior forward Mitchell Fossier scored at 4:09 of overtime for the Black Bears

ORONO, Maine-- The Black Bears took a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory over the Boston College Eagles on Saturday night at the Alfond.

Mitch Fossier's seventh goal in February lead the Black Bears to a key victory in Hockey East play, while Jeremy Swayman turned aside 33 shots en route to his 14th victory of the season.

First Goal: Boston College opened up the scoring on the power play. Oliver Wahlstrom took a pass at the nearside half boards from the point by Ben Finklestein and cut across the slot to fire from the farside faceoff circle. David Cotton took a deflection in front for his 18th of the season.

Second Goal: Brendan Robbins tied the game with 47 left to go in the second period. Brady Keeper kickstarted the play with a nifty backhand pass across the point over to Jakub Sirota. Sirota fired a hard shot that was tipped by the screening Robbins to tie it.

Third Goal: Eduards Tralmaks took a puck from the corner and chipped it up the boards in the last minute of the overtime. Chase Pearson corralled the puck for a short pass over to Fossier, who pinpointed a backhanded shot five hole.


Notes:

-The Black Bears defense blocked 15 shots in front of Swayman in the contest.

-With the victory, Maine sweeps the season series against BC.

-The Black Bears are now 4-0-1 in their last five, with wins against Providence, Merrimack and Boston College.

-Maine is now 14-14-4 overall and 10-8-4 in Hockey East, good for 22 points and sixth place in the Hockey East standings. The Black Bears are two points behind No. 5 Boston University, with 24 points.


Next:

The Black Bears trek to Amherst to take on the conference-leading UMass Minutemen on Saturday, March 2. Puck drop for that game is 8:00 p.m.

Game Summary

Saturday, February 23, 2019

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Game statistics
37 Shots 35
1 / 2 Power Plays 0 / 3
6 / 12 PIM 5 / 10
10-18-3 Records 14-14-4
GOAL SCORERS
Boston College Maine
David Cotton (18)
1st/12:12 PP
Brendan Robbins (7)
2nd/19:13
Mitchell Fossier (7)
OT/4:09  GW
GOALTENDERS
Boston College Maine
Joseph Woll
64:09, 33 Saves, 2 GA
(L, 9-17-3)
Jeremy Swayman
64:09, 36 Saves, 1 GA
(W, 14-14-4)