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Sophomore forward Colby Ambrosio posted a goal and an assist for the Eagles
Boston College Skates Past Northeastern, 4-1
Sophomore forward Colby Ambrosio posted a goal and an assist for the Eagles

Box Score

BOSTON, Mass. - Led by 30 saves from Eric Dop and goals from four different players, Boston College opened a weekend home-and-home series with a convincing 4-1 Hockey East victory over No. 13 Northeastern on Friday night at Matthews Arena.

The Eagles (11-15-5, 6-10-3 HEA) improved to 6-1-0 in their last seven visits to Matthews and clinched the three-game regular season series with the Huskies (19-10-1, 10-7-1 HEA).

Colby Ambrosio posted a goal and an assist for a multi-point night, while Marc McLaughlin netted his league-high 19th of the year in his first game back from the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Trevor Kuntar and Marshall Warren also lit the lamp in the win.

Boston College netted three of the four goals in an offensive first period. Ambrosio opened the scoring just 16 seconds into the game, flipping a backhander blocker side following a net drive down the right wing. Kuntar fired a long rebound through traffic from the high slot at 3:51 for a quick 2-0 advantage.

Matt Choupani put the Huskies on the board from just inside the left circle at 14:25, but McLaughlin buried a rebound at the right post less than 90 seconds later to restore the two-goal cushion.

Warren extended the lead just past the midway point of the second, going coast-to-coast at the tail end of a power play before deking backhand to beat TJ Semptimphelter glove side. Dop posted his first assist as an Eagle on the play, which started behind the BC net.

Dop stopped all 16 shots he faced in the third period, including a key save on Sam Colangelo from the right wing circle.

BC out-shot NU 25-15 in the first two periods combined and took only one penalty all night.

The teams close the series on Saturday night at Kelley Rink at 7 p.m.