Junior forward Kristaps Skrastins (Grobina, Latvia) scored the lone goal for the Wildcats.
Gabe Perreault scored the Eagles’ goal in the third period.
The Wildcats are now 11-15-6 (3-14-5 Hockey East), while the Eagles are 25-6-2 (17-4-2 Hockey East).
Up Next
- The Wildcats will conclude the regular season with a home-and-home series versus No. 15 UMass Lowell on Friday and Saturday, Mar. 7-8 at 7 p.m. The ‘Cats will travel to play the River Hawks at Tsongas Center on Friday on NESN and ESPN+, while Saturday will be Senior Night at the Whitt presented by Service Credit Union. The first 3,000 fans will receive a T-shirt courtesy of Portsmouth Airport Authority.
- Tickets can be purchased at UNHWildcats.com/BuyTickets or by calling the ticket office at (603) 862-4000. Don’t miss the most exciting family entertainment in New Hampshire.
Score: New Hampshire 1, #1 Boston College 1 (OT) – BC wins shootout, 3-2
Records: UNH 11-15-6 (3-14-5 Hockey East); BC 25-6-2 (17-4-2 Hockey East)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex)
Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Attendance: 6,501
How It Happened
- Senior forward Liam Devlin (Needham, Mass.) nearly got the Wildcats on the board at 4:11 in the first period, when he snagged a pass inside the defensive zone and then skated all the way to the goalie crease, but Jacob Fowler made the save.
- At 6:39, Ryan Leonard almost gave the Eagles their first goal on a breakaway as he intercepted a pass inside the defensive zone, skated all the way to the right circle, and then shot wide glove side and DiMatteo made a big glove save on the follow up by James Hagens.
Rico DiMatteo with the big glove save!
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- The Wildcats scored the first goal of the game at 7:58 in the second stanza, when a backhander by Skrastins was deflected off a BC defender and into the glove side of the net. Senior forward Robert Cronin (Plymouth, Mass.) and junior forward Cy LeClerc (Brentwood, N.H.) each tallied an assist. The goal by Skrastins was his third of the season.
Kristaps Skrastins scores the first goal of the game!
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- At 3:41 of the third frame, Perreault got the Eagles on the board when he received a pass from Eamon Powell, handled the puck, and then scored a power-play goal from the far circle.
- Leonard nearly won the game for the Eagles at 2:44 in overtime on a breakaway when he received a pass at center ice, skated to the attacking zone, and took a shot from the slot, but DiMatteo made the save to keep the score at 1-1.
- The game then went into a shootout as UNH and BC were tied 1-1 after the second round, as LeClerc and Perreault each scored in round two.
- Both teams scored in round three with Cronin finding the back of the net for the Wildcats and then Leonard tied it up for the Eagles.
- In round five, BC ended it when Lukas Gustafsson scored the shootout winning goal.
Inside The Numbers
- UNH outshot BC, 42-32.
- The Wildcats went 0-1 on the power play, while the Eagles went 1-2.
- DiMatteo made 31 saves, while Jacob Fowler recorded 41 saves to earn the win.
Beyond The Boxscore
- Cronin tallied his third point in last four games for a total of two goals and one assist during that stretch.
- LeClerc recorded his 17th assist, which leads the team.
- DiMatteo made his first start with the Wildcats.
