Recap: Boston College falls to UConn in Hockey East Tournament, 4-3 (OT)

After Merrimack won the early game against UMass, BC and UConn faced off for a berth in the conference championship game against the Warriors. Play was very sloppy from the start. BC got a couple of quality opportunities on an early powerplay, but otherwise struggled to generate much offense.

Mostly the Eagles were failing to even get the puck into the offensive zone. UConn had an aggressive forecheck and was clogging passing lanes, resulting in plenty of turnovers. Louka Cloutier was on his game, though, and made a number of great stops when the Huskies came at him.

On one of BC’s first period powerplays, the puck appeared to have slipped by UConn goalie Tyler Muszelik after a scramble near the net. But a referee blew his whistle while the puck was very briefly covered from his view, waving off the goal that followed a second later. And because the whistle was blown, Boston College’s bench wouldn’t have won a challenge.

The Eagles finally cashed in at the start of the second period. They began the period on a powerplay, and before too long Dean Letourneau set up a pretty shot on the left side of the net to give BC a 1-0 lead. That would be short-lived.