Terriers Continue To Roll, Defeat UNH 3-1

Special Teams, Goaltending Propel BU to Weekend Sweep

The Boston University Terriers are clicking on all cylinders.

Getting Coach Jack Parker win number 799 of his career, the number two ranked Terriers completed a weekend sweep over the 11^th ranked University of New Hampshire Wildcats on the road Saturday night with a 3-1 victory.

With the win, BU is now 18-5-1 overall and 11-5-1 in Hockey East. The Terriers are now in sole possession of second place in Hockey East, just four points behind Northeastern University.

The Terriers continued to show a great deal of depth, getting their first goal from blue-liner Kevin Shattenkirk, while the eventual game winner came from rookie sensation Chris Connolly.

A night after earning his second shutout of the year, rookie netminder Kieran Millan shined again in the win, his 14^th victory in 16 starts this year. Millan made 29 saves, and is making it harder every night for Jack Parker to go back to a rotating goalie scenario.

Chris Higgins also proved that he has recovered from a brutal hit he took against Merrimack which sidelined him for a game against Boston College. In the two games since sustaining a concussion and receiving six stitches, Higgins has a goal and three assists.

BU also continued very strong special teams play, killing off all six New Hampshire power plays. Since giving up a power play goal forty seconds into a game against BC, the Terriers have killed off a whopping twenty consecutive penalties over an elapsed time of 38:57.

But it’s not just nearly two period of penalty killing that’s driving the Terriers. An offensive outburst has propelled BU to its most prosperous stretch of the year to this point. The Terriers are 11-1-1 in their last 13 games, and are yet to drop a contest outside of Hockey East.

BU will try to wrap up its stellar January on a high-note when they will travel to Merrimack looking to wrap up a season sweep of the lowly Warriors.

After that, the Terriers will look to bring back the Beanpot title to its most familiar home when they open up the tournament in the early game against Harvard University.