Boston University Hockey Blanks Boston College, 5-0

Boston College Hockey didn't look very good on Sunday afternoon. Boston University Hockey, on the other hand, looked great, as the Terriers blanked the host Eagles by a 5-0 count before a sold-out crowd of 7,784 at BC's Kelley Rink.

It was the first time the Terriers had shut out the Eagles since March 1, 1983, at BC's now-demolished McHugh Forum. It was also just BU's eighth shutout ever in the 255-game series that dates back to 1917-18.

It was the first meeting between the two Green Line rivals since BC's 3-2 win in the first round of the 59th Beanpot Tournament in February at TD Garden in Boston. It was also the first time that the Eagles had lost to the Terriers by at least four goals since December 7, 1997, a 5-1 setback that also occurred at Kelley Rink.

The 16th-ranked Terriers (4-4-1 overall, 3-3-1 Hockey East) got rolling just 54 seconds into the game on a goal by Corey Trivino from the slot, and never looked back in besting the second-ranked Eagles (9-3-0, 7-2-0 HEA). Wade Megan then scored on a wraparound with 47 seconds left in the opening stanza, while both goals were set up by Chris Connolly.

Alex Chiasson and Matt Nieto added second-period goals for BU, with Chiasson also recording an assist on Nieto's tally. Megan then closed out the scoring with less than two minutes remaining in regulation on a shorthanded breakaway goal.

Kieran Millan made 21 saves in goal as BU blanked all eight Eagle power-play attempts. The Terriers were 2-for-5 with the man advantage themselves, with Megan and Chiasson doing those honors. BU thus overcame a 3-2 OT loss to Merrimack on Friday, while BC edged Northeastern, 2-1, that same night.

"I thought our entire team played really smart defensively, battled defensively," said BU coach Jack Parker to collegehockeynews.com. "It would be a shame to single any one guy out, because they all played so hard and they all played really smart. It was our best effort of the year, no question about that.

Goaltender Parker Milner (15 saves) and the Eagles won't have long to lick their wounds. They visit Catholic rival Notre Dame on Friday, and then ECAC power Yale on Nov. 26. They'll then host the Terriers again on Dec. 2, in the first game of a home-and-home series.