2007-08 Schedule/Results
2007-08 Statistics
Northeastern 2, Vermont 1 (OT)
Hockey East Quarterfinals, Game 2
March 15, 2008
Gutterson Fieldhouse (Burlington, VT)
| Team |
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
OT
|
Final
|
| Northeastern (16-17-3, 12-13-2 Hockey East) |
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
| Vermont (15-14-7, 13-9-5 Hockey East) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Dennis McCauley scored on the rebound of a David Strathman shot at 3:33 in overtime to lift Northeastern to a 2-1 win over Vermont in the second game of the Hockey East Quarterfinals on Saturday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Kyle Kraemer also scored and goalie Brad Thiessen made 34 saves.
The best-of-three series is tied at 1-1 after Vermont took a 1-0 game on Friday night. The deciding game will be on Sunday at 7 p.m. Northeastern improved to 16-17-3 overall and Vermont is 15-14-7 after losing. Northeastern was the No. 6 seed in the tournament with a 12-13-2 Hockey East record while Vermont got the No. 3 after going 13-9-5 in Hockey East.
On the winning play, Louis Liotti passed the puck from the right boards to David Strathman at the middle point. Strathman fired a shot and McCauley was in front and put in the rebound. The bench cleared in celebration.
The game was fast paced from the opening faceoff. Just 1:14 into it, Vermont got a puck through the crease behind Thiessen but the play ended when the net was knocked off. The Huskies had several good scoring chances as the period went on, including one each by Dylan Wiwchar and Greg Costa shortly after the three-minute mark. Northeastern had a five-on-three for a minute when Slavomir Tomko was called for hooking at 7:20 and Reese Wisnowski was called for tripping at 8:20. NU had several shots on goal over that span but Vermont consistently cleared the puck.
Vermont scored on a fluky play at 15:29 in the first period. A Northeastern defenseman tried to clear the puck and it went off referee Jeff Bunyon's skate. The puck went right to Peter Lenes, who passed it to Dean Strong. Strong shot it off the post and Colin Vock shot the rebound in for the score.
The second period was wild and the Huskies came out on top with the only score of the frame. With Vermont's Chris Atkinson in the penalty box for interference, the Huskies cycled the puck around the Vermont zone. Ryan Ginand passed it from the left side to Liotti at the point. Liotti passed it down low to Kraemer, who shot it off a defenseman in front for the score at 2:17.
There were six Vermont penalties and two on NU in the second period. Thiessen was excellent again in the second, making 11 saves. He stopped two breakaways in a row by Vock, the first to the short side and the second with a low pad save. Vermont goalie Joe Fallon made a great save on a Kraemer shot at 15:53.
The third period was back-and-forth all the way, with Vermont outshooting Northeastern 8-5. The period went scoreless with one Vermont penalty and two on the Huskies. In the final seconds of the game, Strong had a great opportunity on the left side of the crease but his shot hit the side of the net and the buzzer sounded.
Vermont appeared to score the game-winner at 2:33 in overtime when Patrick Cullity buried a shot in close from the left side. But Cullity drew a cross checking penalty right before he got the puck and it was ruled no goal. Cullity went to the penalty box and the power play resulted in McCauley's game-winner.
Sunday's game at 7 p.m. at Gutterson Fieldhouse will be broadcast on 890 ESPN Boston and WRBB Radio and it will have live video on B2TV.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Hockey
Northeastern vs #19 Vermont (Mar 15, 2008 at Burlington, Vt.)
Northeastern (16-17-3, 12-13-2 HEA) vs. Vermont (15-14-7, 13-9-5 HEA)
Date: Mar 15, 2008 Location: Burlington, Vt. Arena:
Attendance:4003 Start time:7:05pm End time:9:50pm Total time:2:45
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 15:29 VERM PP Vock, Colin/8 Strong, Dean/18 21,22,23,5 10,8,3,5,13
Lenes, Peter/11
2 2nd 02:17 NU PP Kraemer, Kyle/3 Liotti, Louis/3 16,5,3,6,12 4,15,20,25
Ginand, Ryan/10
3 OT 03:33 NU PP McCauley, Dennis/4 Strathman, David/12 12,6,5,3,16 2,10,14,22
Liotti, Louis/4
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Ginand, Ryan........ 3 4 1 0 8 0
4 Driscoll, Jim....... 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 *Liotti, Louis....... 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 Strathman, David.... 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 Nycholat, Dan....... 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Russo, Jimmy........ 1 1 0 0 2 0
12 McCauley, Dennis.... 0 1 1 1 3 0
13 Guzior, Randy....... 0 0 1 0 1 0
16 Kraemer, Kyle....... 0 3 0 0 3 0
19*MacLeod, Wade....... 3 0 1 0 4 0
21*Muench, Drew........ 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Costa, Greg......... 1 0 0 0 1 0
23*Donovan, Chris...... 1 2 0 0 3 0
26*Vitale, Joe......... 1 3 0 0 4 0
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Wiwchar, Dylan...... 0 1 0 0 1 0
37 Rassey, Rob......... 0 0 1 0 1 0
94 McNeely, Tyler...... 0 0 0 0 0 0
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 12 15 5 1 33 0
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Vermont 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Tomko, Slavomir..... 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 *Lenes, Peter........ 1 1 2 0 4 0
4 *Cullity, Patrick.... 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Irwin, Brayden...... 1 1 0 0 2 0
8 *Strong, Dean........ 0 1 0 1 2 0
9 Stacey, Wahsontiio.. 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Vock, Colin......... 3 2 1 1 7 0
11 Atkinson, Chris..... 0 0 0 0 0 0
13*Carlson, Corey...... 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 Roloff, Brian....... 1 3 1 0 5 0
15*Miller, Kevan....... 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 Lutz, Mark.......... 0 0 2 0 2 0
18 Stalberg, Viktor.... 0 1 0 0 1 0
20 Wisnowski, Reese.... 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 Downing, Jack....... 2 0 0 0 2 0
22 Burrows, Josh....... 0 2 0 0 2 0
25 Higgins, Jonathan... 4 0 1 0 5 0
28 Lawson, Dan......... 0 0 0 0 0 0
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Hill, Jeff DNP
31 Spillane, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 14 11 8 2 35 0
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 OT Tot
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NU 0 1 0 1 - 2
VERM 1 0 0 0 - 1
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 OT Tot
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NU 12 15 5 1 - 33
VERM 14 11 8 2 - 35
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd NU VERMONT
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1st 0-2 (5) 1-2 (5)
2nd 1-4 (8) 0-1 (0)
3rd 0-2 (0) 0-2 (3)
OT 1-1 (1) 0-0 (0)
Total 2-9 (14) 1-5 (8)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd NU VERMONT
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1st 2/4 2/4
2nd 2/4 6/12
3rd 2/4 1/2
OT 0/0 1/2
Total 6/12 10/20
Three stars:
1. McCauley, Dennis
2. Vock, Colin
3. Thiessen, Brad
Officials:
Referee:Jeff Bunyon
Linesman:Chris Low
Linesman:Matt Reigert
GOALTENDERS
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 OT Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... W 63:08 1 0 13 11 8 2 34
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vermont Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 OT Svs
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29 Fallon, Joe......... OTL 63:33 2 0 12 14 5 0 31
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Tomko, Slavomir VERM 2 HOOKING 07:20 PP
1st Wisnowski, Reese VERM 2 TRIPPING 08:20 PP
1st Strathman, David NU 2 HOLDING 14:24 PP
1st Guzior, Randy NU 2 TRIPPING 17:10 PP
2nd Atkinson, Chris VERM 2 INTERFERENCE 01:26 PP
2nd Lawson, Dan VERM 2 HOLDING 04:30 PP
2nd Stalberg, Viktor VERM 2 SLASHING 08:26 PP
2nd Vitale, Joe NU 2 HOLDING 12:45 PP
2nd Carlson, Corey VERM 2 SLASHING 13:45 PP
2nd Strathman, David NU 2 CROSS-CHECKING 16:27
2nd Tomko, Slavomir VERM 2 SLASHING 16:27
2nd Stalberg, Viktor VERM 2 SLASHING 18:21 PP
3rd Wisnowski, Reese VERM 2 HIGH STICKING 08:36 PP
3rd Russo, Jimmy NU 2 CROSS-CHECKING 10:07 PP
3rd Kraemer, Kyle NU 2 INTERFERENCE 17:43 PP
OT Cullity, Patrick VERM 2 INTERFERENCE 02:33 PP
Win-Thiessen, Brad (16-16-3). Loss-Fallon, Joe (13-12-5).
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Vitale, Joe 18 11
22 Costa, Greg 7 7
3 Ginand, Ryan 7 8
37 Rassey, Rob 5 7
16 Kraemer, Kyle 2 3
11 Russo, Jimmy 1 0
94 McNeely, Tyler 0 1
19 MacLeod, Wade 0 2
Totals......... 40 39
Vermont - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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8 Strong, Dean 16 15
14 Roloff, Brian 11 9
5 Irwin, Brayden 8 10
25 Higgins, Jonathan 4 5
9 Stacey, Wahsontiio 0 1
Totals......... 39 40
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 07:20 09:20 02:00 3 0
1st 09:20 10:20 01:00 2 0
2nd 01:26 02:17 00:51 1 0 PPG
2nd 04:30 06:30 02:00 3 0
2nd 08:26 10:26 02:00 2 2
2nd 14:45 15:45 01:00 0 0
2nd 18:21 00:21 02:00 2 0
3rd 08:36 10:07 01:31 0 0
OT 02:33 03:33 01:00 1 0 PPG
SUMMARY: 9 opps, 14 shots, 2 goals, time 13:22
Vermont - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 14:24 15:29 01:05 1 0 PPG
1st 17:10 19:10 02:00 4 0
2nd 12:45 13:45 01:00 0 0
3rd 10:36 12:07 01:31 2 0
3rd 17:43 19:43 02:00 1 0
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 8 shots, 1 goal, time 07:36
