The No. 3 Boston University men’s hockey team’s win over No. 8 Boston College at Conte Forum on Friday propelled the Terriers higher into the national rankings. A tie versus the University of Connecticut the following night meant the Terriers (5-1-1, 3-1-1 Hockey East) earned three out of four points in Hockey East play over the weekend.
Again, we take a look at BU’s Corsi and Fenwick numbers from each of the games this weekend in this edition of By the Numbers.
*Note: On the Boston College scoresheet, the BC stats people did not indicate each shot that was a power-play chance. Instead of subtracting power-play shots on goal, I will just use all shots toward net for that game for simplicity reasons. For the UConn game, I will only look at 5-on-5 chances.*
Corsi and Fenwick vs. BC Full Game
Corsi For (Shots on goal, missed shots and blocked shots): 42
Corsi Against: 60
Corsi For Percentage: 41.2
Fenwick For (Shots on goal, missed shots): 36
Fenwick Against: 54
Fenwick For Percentage: 40
BU Goals For: 5
BC Goals For: 3
Corsi and Fenwick vs. BC First Period
Corsi For: 14
Corsi Against: 19
Corsi For Percentage: 42.4
Fenwick For: 10
Fenwick Against: 17
Fenwick For Percentage: 37.03
BU/BC Goals For: 0
Corsi and Fenwick vs. BC Second Period
Corsi For: 14
Corsi Against: 23
Corsi For Percentage: 37.8
Fenwick For: 12
Fenwick Against: 21
Fenwick For Percentage: 36.4
BU Goals For: 1
BC Goals For: 2
Corsi and Fenwick vs. BC Third Period
Corsi For: 14
Corsi Against: 18
Corsi For Percentage: 43.8
Fenwick For: 14
Fenwick Against: 16
Fenwick For Percentage: 46.7
BU Goals For: 4
BC Goals For: 1
Corsi and Fenwick vs. UConn Full Game
Corsi For: 57
Corsi Against: 31
Corsi For Percentage: 64.8
Fenwick For: 49
Fenwick Against: 28
Fenwick For Percentage: 63.6
BU Goals For: 4
UConn Goals For: 4
Corsi and Fenwick vs. UConn First Period
Corsi For: 25
Corsi Against: 13
Corsi For Percentage: 65.8
Fenwick For: 15
Fenwick Against: 13
Fenwick For Percentage: 53.6
BU/UConn Goals For: 1
Corsi and Fenwick vs. UConn Second Period
Corsi For: 12
Corsi Against: 4
Corsi For Percentage: 75
Fenwick For: 11
Fenwick Against: 2
Fenwick For Percentage: 84.6
BU Goals For: 0
UConn Goals For: 1
Corsi and Fenwick vs. UConn Third Period
Corsi For 25
Corsi Against: 12
Corsi For Percentage: 67.6
Fenwick For: 18
Fenwick Against: 12
Fenwick For Percentage: 60
BU Goals For: 3
UConn Goals For: 2
Corsi and Fenwick vs. UConn Overtime
Corsi For: 8
Corsi Against: 2
Corsi For Percentage: 80
Fenwick For: 5
Fenwick Against: 1
Fenwick For Percentage: 83.3
BU/UConn Goals For: 0
Takeaway
Against the Eagles (4-4, 1-3 Hockey East), BU definitely did not spend all that much time in the offensive zone. The Terriers did, however, make the most of their chances in the third and got a little bit of puck luck. Junior goaltender Matt O’Connor stood tall on his end to keep BU in the game. It didn’t take puck possession, but a couple of flukey goals propelled the Terriers in this one.
On the other hand, BU could’ve easily defeated UConn (2-4-3, 1-2-1 Hockey East) by three-plus goals last Saturday. On even-strength chances, BU held the puck for extended periods of time. The penalties caught up to the team, which is why the score was tied in the end. Staying out of the penalty box is paramount for this team going forward.
Other Notes
— Check out Maya’s photo gallery from the BC game.
— New Jersey Devils forward Jaromir Jagr spoke with WEEI.com about BU freshman Jack Eichel. It’s Jagr at his finest.
— Eichel was named Hockey East Rookie of the Week for his four-point weekend against BC and UConn.