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Live Blog: No. 11 Boston College Men's Hockey at No. 12 Minnesota (Game 2)

The Eagles look to continue their early road success after Thursday's 3-1, series-opening win over the Gophers.
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After marching to its first win of the young 2025-26 season on Thursday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci, 3-1, over Minnesota, the Boston College men’s hockey program will go for round two on Friday night against the Gophers.

The No. 11 Eagles (1-1-0) were locked in from start to finish in Thursday’s out-of-conference triumph, outshooting No. 12 Minnesota (1-2) 34-19 despite losing the faceoff battle, 34-22.

Junior forward Will Vote notched the first goal of the game at the 14:09 mark of the first period,  but true freshman goaltender Louka Cloutier surrendered the first—and only so far—goal of his collegiate career just four minutes later to Brody Lamb.

Freshman forward and United States National Development Team Program product Will Moore, a 6-foot-3, 186-pound skater, tapped in the go-ahead goal on a redirected shot from the point by senior captain Lukas Gustafsson with just under four minutes left in the second frame, which ultimately sealed the win for BC.

Junior defenseman Drew Fortescue recorded an empty-net goal in the final minute of the game from an assist by Tedy Stiga, who could have scored the goal on a 2-on-0 breakaway but took the selfless route and dished the puck off his stick to Fortescue, who slammed it into the back of the net.

The Eagles started this year’s campaign with a 4-3 home loss to Quinnipiac on Friday, Oct. 3—exactly a week ago—before rebounding with the road win on Thursday. If BC escapes the Gophers’ den with two wins in the road series, it should be considered a massive confidence booster for head coach Greg Brown, who is in his fourth season at the helm.

Minnesota leads the all-time series with the Eagles, 18-13-3, after Thursday’s defeat.

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Shootout:

  • Minnesota wins the shootout on goals by LJ Mooney and Tanner Ludtke.

Overtime:

  • No team scored in overtime. A shootout will happen next, and the game will end in a tie.

3rd Period:

  • Regulation ends in a 2-2 tie. The Eagles will get a point regardless of the overtime outcome. Dean Letourneau's snipe at the end of the frame kept BC alive in the matchup. 3-on-3, sudden-death overtime is about to commence.
  • BC GOAL - Sophomore forward Dean Letourneau scores the first goal of his collegiate career from the right slot on a 2-on-1, roofing the puck over Nathan Airey's right shoulder. Boston College 2, Minnesota 2 [4:24].
  • 5:00 - Teddy Stiga limped off the ice, supposedly with an injury after taking a shot off the body.
  • 16:53 - Javon Moore is sent to the box for tripping. The Eagles go on the power play, their third of the game.

2nd Period:

  • 5:38 - It appeared as though BC tied the game at 2-2 via James Hagens' wide-open shot in front of the net, assisted by Teddy Stiga off a Minnesota defenseman's skate. But the goal was challenged by coach Bob Motzko for offsides, and he was successful.
  • MINNESOTA GOAL - Brodie Ziemer hands the Gophers their first lead of the series with a point-blank shot from the bottom of the circle, which slid past the right skate of Louka Cloutier. Ziemer's goal marks the first Minnesota power-play goal of the year. Minnesota 2, Boston College 1 [13:54].
  • 14:36 - Landan Resendes takes his second trip to the penalty box with a roughing penalty. Resendes was getting chippy with Minnesota players after the whistle.
  • 15:22 - The Gophers took the lead in shots, 11-10, before a Dean Letourneau shot gave BC the advantage once again. Freshman goalie Louka Cloutier is impressing with his pads, proving that he is not flustered by the atmosphere of college hockey.

1st Period:

  • 0:54 - The back-and-forth penalty cycle continues as Landan Resendes is sent to the box for slashing. The Gophers go on the man advantage for the second time in the period.
  • 3:44 - Leo Gruba is sent to the penalty box for hooking BC's Jake Sondreal. The Eagles go on the power play with time winding down in the initial frame.
  • 5:49 - BC's Ryan Conmy is sent to the penalty box for roughing. The Gophers go on the power play for the first time tonight after some skirmishes in front of Minnesota's net between James Hagens and Leo Gruba.
  • MINNESOTA GOAL - Freshman forward Javon Moore snuck in a blocker-side shot through Louka Cloutier to knot up the game at one apiece. Boston College 1, Minnesota 1 [6:19].
  • BC GOAL - Ryan Conmy unleashed a one-timer from the top of the circle on the Eagles' first man advantage of the night on an assist from Lukas Gustaffson. Boston College 1, Minnesota 0 [11:43].
  • 12:43 - The Eagles catch a huge break as seconds before Brodie Ziemer tapped the puck through Louka Cloutier's five-hole in front of the net, LJ Mooney was penalized for slashing, which nullified the goal. BC is awarded with the no goal, along with the power play.
  • 17:01 - Minnesota goaltender Nathan Airey saves two point-blank shots off the Eagles' offensive zone faceoff win from forward Teddy Stiga and defenseman Kristian Kostadinski. BC leads in shots, 2-0.

Pregame:

  • Boston College is fully dressed after pre-game warmups and is now awaiting tonight's puck drop at 7 p.m. ET.
  • Senior forward Oskar Jellvik is out for BC once again with a day-to-day injury.
  • The Eagles have arrived at 3M Arena at Mariucci for their second matchup against Minnesota, and third game of the year.

How to Watch:

Who: Boston College Eagles and Minnesota Gophers

When: Friday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. ET

Where: 3M Arena at Mariucci, Minneapolis, Minn. 

TV: BIG+

Radio: WEEI 850 AM 

Last Outing, Minnesota (before Thursday's loss): The Gophers split their season-opening series with Michigan Tech over the weekend. They won the first game, 6-3, and dropped the finale, 5-3. 

Last Outing, Boston College (before Thursday's win): The Eagles lost their season opener to Quinnipiac, 4-3, last Friday night at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Last Meeting: Boston College defeated Minnesota, 3-1, on Thursday, Oct. 10.

USCHO Rankings (pre-series):

  1. Western Michigan (32)- 943, 0-0
  2. Michigan State (11), 906- 0-0
  3. Boston University (2)- 895, 1-0
  4. Penn State (4)- 890, 2-0
  5. Denver- 811, 0-0
  6. Maine- 653, 0-0
  7. Providence- 572, 0-0
  8. Quinnipiac- 561, 1-0
  9. Michigan (1)- 553, 2-0
  10. North Dakota- 551, 0-0
  11. Boston College- 541, 0-1
  12. Minnesota- 478, 1-1
  13. UConn- 468, 1-1
  14. UMass- 387, 2-0
  15. Arizona State- 229, 0-2
  16. Ohio State- 216, 0-0
  17. Cornell- 177, 0-0
  18. Wisconsin- 144, 2-0
  19. St. Thomas- 143, 1-0
  20. Minnesota State- 117, 0-0

Others receiving votes:Colorado College 92, Michigan Tech 40, UMass Lowell 26, Minnesota Duluth 25, Northeastern 17, Bemidji State 13, Sacred Heart 10, St. Cloud State 7, Omaha 6, Bowling Green 5, Dartmouth 5, Bentley 4, Brown 4, Clarkson 3, Harvard 3, Canisius 2, Notre Dame 2, Augustana 1

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Graham Dietz
GRAHAM DIETZ

Graham Dietz is a 2025 graduate of Boston College and subsequently joined Boston College On SI. He previously served as an editor for The Heights, the independent student newspaper, from fall 2021, including as Sports Editor from 2022-23. Graham works for The Boston Globe as a sports correspondent, covering high school football, girls' basketball, and baseball. He was also a beat writer for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2023.

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